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| Ancient Rome Love Scene 1st-2nd century AD mosaic Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ancient Rome Isis AD 100-150 marble statue (two colors) Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ancient Rome Head of Jupiter 1st century AD bronze Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ancient Rome Table Leg - Satyr and Maenad 2nd century AD marble Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ancient Rome Sacrificial Bull 1st century AD marble relief Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ancient Rome Sarcophagus - The Muses AD 130-200 marble Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
To the Muses
Whether on Ida's shady brow,
Or in the chambers of the East,
The chambers of the sun, that now
From ancient melody have ceased;
Whether in Heav'n ye wander fair,
Or the green corners of the earth,
Or the blue regions of the air,
Where the melodious winds have birth;
Whether on crystal rocks ye rove,
Beneath the bosom of the sea
Wand'ring in many a coral grove,
Fair Nine, forsaking Poetry!
How have you left the ancient love
That bards of old enjoyed in you!
The languid strings do scarcely move!
The sound is forced, the notes are few!
– William Blake (written at about age fourteen, first published in 1783)
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| Ancient Rome Gravestone with Five Portrait Busts 65-35 BC limestone Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ancient Rome Gravestone of Titus Calidius Severus 1st century AD limestone Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ancient Rome Head of Young Woman AD 120-130 marble Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ancient Rome Head of Athlete 1st century AD marble Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ancient Rome Head of Goddess 1st century AD marble Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ancient Rome Head of Meleager 1st-2nd century AD marble Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ancient Rome Head of Old Man AD 50-100 marble Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ancient Rome Head of Pan 1st-2nd century AD marble Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |