
Sleeping Hermaphroditus (c. 100β150 CE)
What appears to be a peacefully sleeping young woman might surprise you. As you circle the sculpture, the view suddenly shifts β revealing male anatomy alongside the feminine curves. A Hermaphrodite.

Marble, a luxurious stone prized for its elegance and durability. This category features statues and decorative works that exemplify the timeless appeal of marble artistry.

What appears to be a peacefully sleeping young woman might surprise you. As you circle the sculpture, the view suddenly shifts β revealing male anatomy alongside the feminine curves. A Hermaphrodite.

Meet a truly unique masterpiece: a marble statuette of the goddess Nemesis, the personification of moral right and retribution. She embodies swift justice and control over destiny.

This Roman relief panel draws the viewer into a tranquil divine gathering where the god Apollo leads the nine Muses in a scene of artistic inspiration and harmony.

The Statue of the Muse Polyhymnia (also spelled Polymnia or Polimnia), now proudly displayed at the Centrale Montemartini in Rome. Created as a Roman copy of a Hellenistic original, she represents the Greek goddess of sacred hymns, pantomime, and deep contemplation.

This is no ordinary statue β it is a 19th-century plaster cast of one of the most important surviving examples of Archaic Greek sculpture: the famous βKore of Samos,β often still called the βHera of Samos.β

This marble omphalos from Delphi is one of the most powerful surviving symbols of ancient Greek religion. Its rounded, almost beehive-like form represents the omphalos, or βnavel,β the point the ancient Greeks identified as the center of the world.

This bust shows Athena, or Minerva to the Romans, as a calm but powerful divine presence. Her face is uncovered, yet she wears the helmet that identifies her as a goddess of strategy, protection, wisdom, and war.

This Roman marble captures a moment of violent motion: portraying a satyr and nymph, where she twists away from him in resistance. The bodies are tightly interlocked, creating a composition full of tension, movement, and unease.

This marble gable figure once formed part of the sculptural decoration of the Hieron in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace.

A fragmentary draped marble statue that preserves the torso of a standing female figure, wrapped in deeply carved layers of drapery. Although the head, arms, lower legs, and feet are missing, the surviving body still gives a strong impression of elegance and dignity.

A marble torso from Delos that preserves only part of a female figure, yet still conveys much of the statueβs original impact. The soft modeling of the abdomen, hips, and thighs gives the body a natural, sensuous presence..

A marble grave statue that turns the quiet pose of a female servant into the whole meaning of the work. Made in Attica, Greece, around 330β320 BC.