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| Persephone Roman Empire 2nd century AD marble Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |
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| Dionysus with Panther Roman Empire 2nd century AD marble Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |
That these "Roman" statues from the Hermitage were intensively restored in the modern era before going on display is evident simply from their smoothed-out contours. Yet no reader of the museum's descriptions need suspect that these pieces were not dug out of the earth in mint condition with all fingers and toes and locks of hair in place, and identity labels attached. The Hermitage continues to present antique artifacts as they were presented everywhere in the 18th and 19th centuries – each polished pastiche completed with an unambiguous identity.
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| Apollo Roman Empire 2nd century AD marble Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |
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| Eros with Shell Basin Roman Empire 2nd century AD marble fountain statue Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |
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| Emperor Octavian Augustus as Jupiter Roman Empire before AD 50 marble Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |
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| Crouching Venus with Cupid Roman Empire 3rd century AD marble Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |
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| Portrait-disc of a man Roman Empire AD 150 marble Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |
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| Bust of Emperor Philippus Arabs Roman Empire AD 250 marble Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |
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| Bust of Emperor Balbinus Roman Empire AD 225-250 marble Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |
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| Portrait-head of a woman Roman Empire 1st century AD marble Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |
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| Victor in Chariot Race Roman Empire AD 125-150 marble Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |
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| Lion Roman Empire 1st century BC marble Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |
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| Vase Roman Empire AD 100-150 marble Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |
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| Perseus and Athena with Gorgon Mask Roman Empire 1st century AD terracotta Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |