#late hellenistic

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~ Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Parthia with bust of Orodes II.

Culture: Greek

Period: Late Hellenistic Period

Date: 57–37 B.C.

Mint: Kingdom of Parthia

Place of origin: Seleukeia-on-the-Tigris (Babylonia)

Medium: Silver

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Ancient Hellenistic Greek Linear-cut Amber Glass Bowl Late Hellenistic, 2nd - 1st Century B.C.

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Detail of a rhinoceros (PINOKEPOC) from the Nile Mosaic of Palestrina. This mosaic has an interesting history: thought to be created for an artificial grotto by Alexandrian craftsmen, it is identified as evidence of the spread of Egyptian cults in Italy (eg. the cult of Isis). Late Hellenistic - 1st century BC.

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Bronze statuette of a horse

Greek, Late Hellenistic (late 2nd–1st century B.C.)

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Terracotta statuette of a seated woman playing a kithara

Cypriot, 2nd–1st century B.C.

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Aphrodite, known as the Venus de Milo

Greek, Melos, ca. 100 BC

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Marble relief of a horseman

Greek, 1st century B.C.