Raia Images Index II

Index of Images, Part II: Ann R. Raia

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Frieze: mask of a Silenus 1 Century CE
Detail of the wall frieze of the corridor leading from the white cubiculum in the House of Livia at Prima Porta.
Rome: Museo Massimo. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: fresco; Augustan; drama

Frieze: three masks 1 Century CE
Detail of the wall frieze of the corridor leading from the white cubiculum in the House of Livia at Prima Porta.
Rome: Museo Massimo. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: fresco; Augustan; drama

Bas Relief: Theater Masks late 2nd Century CE
Rome: Museo Montemartini. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: Sculpture; drama

Seated Minerva end 1 Century BCE-beginning 1 Century CE
The face is a copy of Athena. She wears the aegis. Composite of pink alabaster, basalt, luna marble.
Rome: Museo Massimo (from Piazza Emporio). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: Sculpture; gods

Mosaic with Acanthus leaves and Birds late 2-early 1 Century BCE
Pavement Border from the pool of a Roman Bath
Rome: Museo Montemartini (from Via San Lorenzo in Panisperna). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: mosaics ; floral motifs

Muse (copy of a 2nd Century BCE original)
Wrapped in a himation, holding a Papyrus scroll
Rome: Museo Montemartini (from Via Terni, near Variani Gardens). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: Sculpture; gods; women

Head of Nerva 96-98 CE
Rome: Museo Massimo (from Tivoli). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: sculpture; emperors

Nike Mosaic end 1 Century BCE
Nike and masks of Dionysus
Rome: Museo Massimo (from a Roman villa near the Villa Ruffinella). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: mosaics

Mosaic of a Nile scene 2 Century BCE
Rome: Museo Massimo (from Vigna Maccarani near San Saba on the Aventine). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: mosaics

Head of Octavia 1 Century BCE
Rome: Museo Massimo (from Elletri). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: sculpture; Augustan; portraits

Pastoral Frieze 1 Century CE
Detail of the wall frieze of the corridor leading from the white cubiculum in the House of Livia at Prima Porta.
Rome: Museo Massimo. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: fresco; Augustan

Head of Poppaea 54-68 CE
Rome: Museo Massimo (from Mercato Antiquario). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: Sculpture; women; portraits

Biographical Sarcophagus marble fragment
The frontal relief showed episodes from the life of the deceased who is portrayed in religious devotion, military service, and marriage. The groom's face is erased; he holds a scroll in his left hand but the hand clasping his bride (dextrarum iunctio)is broken off. The female wearing a diadem is the goddess Concordia; the figure of the bride is lost. mid-2 Century CE
Rome: Museo Montemartini (from Via Crotone). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999, 2004
Keywords: death; portrait; marriage; army; clothing

Seated Muse 55 BCE (?)
Rome: Museo Montemartini (probably from Theater of Pompey, Via Arenula). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: Sculpture; gods

Head of Silvanus Crowned with Pine
Rome: Museo Montemartini (from Via of the Imperial Fora). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: Sculpture; gods

Tetrastyle Ionic Temple
A bas relief of a temple with a pediment depicting the Battle of the Amazons or the Trojan War
Rome: Museo Montemartini (from Via del Corso). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: Relief Sculpture; temple

Togaed Barberini
Grandfather: 80-40 BCE; Father: 20-15 BCE; Statue: last decade 1 Century BCE, Head: mid 1 Century BCE
Rome: Museo Montemartini. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: Sculpture; portrait

Male in a Toga last decade 1 Century BCE
Rome: Museo Montemartini. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: Sculpture; portrait

Banqueting Vestals with a male figure (Pontifex Maximus?)
Rome: Museo Montemartini (from Via del Corso; possibly from altar inside the Ara Pacis). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: Relief sculpture; Augustan

Woman with a Maiden 50-40 BCE
Rome: Museo Montemartini. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: Sculpture; women; portraits

Porticus of Octavia: monumental entrance, 32 BCE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: city of Rome; architecture

Porticus of Octavia: corner beside Theater of Marcellus, 32 BCE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: city of Rome; architecture

Porticus of Octavia: monumental entrance, 32 BCE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: city of Rome; architecture

Porticus of Octavia: side and path facing Theater of Marcellus, 32 BCE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: city of Rome; architecture

Porticus of Octavia: interior walkway, side facing Theater of Marcellus, 32 BCE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: city of Rome; architecture

Porticus of Octavia: corner beside Theater of Marcellus, 32 BCE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: city of Rome; architecture

Theater of Marcellus dedicated in 13/11 BCE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: theater; drama; city of Rome

Theater of Marcellus (bottom tier of arches, Doric columns) dedicated in 13/11 BCE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: theater; drama; city of Rome

Theater of Marcellus (2nd level of arches, Ionic columns) dedicated in 13/11 BCE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: theater; drama; city of Rome

Theater of Marcellus (cavea seen from Temple of Apollo Sosianus) dedicated in 13/11 BCE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: theater; drama; city of Rome

Theater of Marcellus (Ionic tier without marble facing) dedicated in 13/11 BCE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: theater; drama; city of Rome

Theater of Marcellus (detail of arch and Ionic column) dedicated in 13/11 BCE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: theater; drama; city of Rome

Fasces: architectural sculpture
Rome: outer wall of the Theater of Marcellus(ded. 13/11 BCE). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: architecture; relief sculpture; city of Rome

Fasces: close-up
Rome: outer wall of the Theater of Marcellus (ded. 13/11 BCE). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: architecture; relief sculpture; city of Rome

Temples D and C: Largo Argentina
Temple D (left) is largest, not completely excavated; Temple C (right) end 4 or beginning 3 century BCE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: temple; republican; city of Rome

Temple D: Largo Argentina
Largest of the 4 Republican temples, it is not yet completely excavated.
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: temple; republican; city of Rome

Pompey's Curia: Largo Argentina, 55 BCE
Remains of the Curia, between the 4 Republican Temples and the Theater of Pompey; where Caesar was killed. Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: architecture; republican; city of Rome

Pompey's Curia: Largo Argentina, 55 BCE
Remains of the Curia, behind the 4 Republican Temples. Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: architecture; republican; city of Rome

Pompey's Curia: Largo Argentina, 55 BCE
Remains of the Curia, behind Temples B and C. Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: temple; republican; city of Rome

Temple C: Largo Argentina, end 4/ beginning 3 century BCE
Oldest of the 4 Republican temples
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: temple; republican; city of Rome

Temple B: Largo Argentina. Republican
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: temple; republican; city of Rome

Temple B - Temple A: Largo Argentina. Republican
The area between Temples A and B.
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: temple; republican; city of Rome

Temple A: Largo Argentina. Republican
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: temple; republican; city of Rome

Private Library
a reconstruction after the library at the Villa Hadriana
EUR (Rome), Museum of Roman Civilization. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: architecture; private life

Marble Base The She-wolf and twins in the Lupercal near Fico Runcinale
EUR (Rome), Museum of Roman Civilization (found near Foro Boario; in National Museum of Soccolma). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: relief sculpture; myth

Marcus Aurelius 161-80 CE
Gilded bronze equestrian statue set by Michaelangelo in 1538
Rome: Piazza del Campidoglio. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: sculpture; emperors; portraits

Nile River 2 Century CE
Rome: Palazzo Senatorio (left stair). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: sculpture; city of Rome

Tiber River: 2 Century CE
Rome: Palazzo Senatorio (right stair). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: sculpture; city of Rome

Dea Roma
Formerly Minerva (found at Cori); porphyry statue
Rome: Palazzo Senatorio (center niche). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: sculpture; city of Rome

Archaic Rome : model of Rome from the time of Tarquinius to the first 10 years of the Republic.
EUR (Rome), Museum of Roman Civilization Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: map; model; city of Rome

Temple of Saturn: capitals and architrave, dating from Plancus reconstruction in 42 BCE
Rome: Roman Forum (original 498 BCE). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: sculpture; city of Rome; architecture

Medallion of the Emperor Age of Hadrian
The Emperor sacrifices to Apollo
EUR (Rome): Museo della Civilta (reworked for decoration on the Arch of Constantine: see Arch of Constantine). Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: sculpture; emperor; sacrifice

Basket Chair
Replica of the wicker cushioned "throne" chair in which women are often pictured as sitting (side 1; side 2)
EUR (Rome): Museo della Civilta. Credits: Ann Raia, 2004
Keywords: domestic; furniture; home

Colosseum: vaulted groundfloor circuit passage, 80 CE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: architecture; city of Rome

Colosseum: vaulted 2nd floor circuit passage, 80 CE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: architecture; city of Rome

Colosseum: stair from ground floor to upper level, 80 CE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: architecture; city of Rome

Colosseum: 2nd level stairs, 80 CE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: architecture; city of Rome

Colosseum: ground floor arch leading to cavea, 80 CE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: architecture; city of Rome

Arch of Constantine: sculptural details, 315 CE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: architecture; city of Rome

Arch of Constantine: attic sculptural details, 315 CE
Rome. Credits: Ann Raia, 1999
Keywords: architecture; city of Rome

Coin of Philip II, King of Macedon; silver tetradrachm, minted in Pela, 359-336 BCE
Obverse (here): head of Zeus, from whom Philip claimed descent; Reverse (not shown): Jockey with palms of Victory, celebrating Philip's victory in the Olympic games
Chicago, Fine Arts Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2001
Keywords: coin, Macedonian empire, gods

Coin: Alexander: silver tetradrachm, minted by King Lysimachus of Thrace (ruled 306-281 BCE)
Obverse (here): head of Alexander with horns of Zeus-Ammon; Reverse (not shown): Athena holds Nike, who crowns the king's name.
Chicago, Fine Arts Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2001
Keywords: Greek coin, Thrace

Coin: Persephone: silver tetradrachm, minted by the tyrant Agathokles in Syracuse, 310/05 BCE
Obverse (here): head of Persephone, wreathed with grain; Reverse (not shown): Nike nailing a helmet to a military trophy. Agathokles, upon conquering Sicily, replaced the head of the nymph Arethusa on his coins with the head of Persephone
Chicago, Fine Arts Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2001
Keywords: Greek coin, Syracuse, gods

Coin: Athena: silver stater, minted in Syracuse 345/317 BCE
Obverse (here): head of Athena wearing a helmet; Reverse (not shown): Pegasus. Syracuse overthrew its tyrants and placed these democratic motifs of its mother colony Corinth on its coins
Chicago, Fine Arts Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2001
Keywords: Greek coin, Syracuse, gods

Coin: Sabina: gold aureus, 134 CE
Obverse (here): head of Empress Sabina, inscribed "Sabina Augusta." Trajan's grand-niece, she married Hadrian in 100 CE, and died 136/7; Reverse (not shown): Juno with a peacock, connecting the empress with the state religion.
Chicago, Fine Arts Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2001
Keywords: Roman coin, women, Roman empire

Coin: Lion: Greek
Obverse: lion, with inscription and 5 pointed star
Chicago, Fine Arts Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2001
Keywords: Greek coin, animals

Coin: Woman: Greek
Obverse: head of a woman wearing a circular headpiece with attached hair veil
Chicago, Fine Arts Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2001
Keywords: Greek coin, women

Coin: Nike: Greek
Obverse: winged Victory, seated, holding a bird in her right hand
Chicago, Fine Arts Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2001
Keywords: Greek coin, victory

Coin: Drusus: gold aureus, Rome, 41/45 CE
Obverse (here): head of Nero Claudius Drusus, son of Livia and brother of Tiberius. He was killed when he fell from his horse in Germany. His son Claudius honored him with this coin when he became emperor; Reverse (not shown): triumphal arch
Chicago, Fine Arts Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2001
Keywords: Roman coin, Roman empire, Claudian dynasty

Aureus: Agrippina the Younger
Obverse (here): head of Agrippina, the sister of Caligula and she was the fourth wife of Claudius, whom she killed so that her son Nero could become emperor (he in turn killed her); inscribed with her name and the imperial honorific "Augusta." Rome, 50/54 CE
Copenhagen, Glyptotek Ny Carlsberg. Credits: Ann Raia, 2008
Keywords: coin, Empire, women

Coin: Janus: silver didrachm, minted in Rome or South Italy, 225/214 BCE
Obverse: double-headed god of beginnings, Janus, who gave his name to the first month of the year. The doors of Janus' gate, through which the Roman army marched to war, were open in war, closed in peace; Reverse (not shown): Jupiter.
Chicago, Fine Arts Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2001
Keywords: Roman coin, Republic, gods

Coin: Quirinus/Romulus: silver denarius, minted in Rome, 60 BCE
Obverse: bearded Quirinus, a local deity worshiped on the Quirinal Hill, was the patron of Rome and identified with Romulus; Reverse (not shown): Ceres with a snake.
Chicago, Fine Arts Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2001
Keywords: Roman coin, Republic, gods

Concordia (?): bronze with silver inlaid eyes, Rome, 1st century CE
Concordia is seated on an elaborate, large throne, wearing a coronet, and missing her left arm; she was the personification of harmony and accord (cf. Cicero's concordia ordinum)
Chicago, Fine Arts Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2001
Keywords: sculpture, bronze, gods

Seated Girl: Attic Greek terracotta statue, 350/25 BCE
Smiling child, probably the daughter of an aristocratic Athenian family, is seated on a chair, wearing a smaller version of female dress; she was probably sent to the Sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron as one of the arktoi
Chicago, Fine Arts Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2001
Keywords: sculpture, terracotta, women

Etruscan God: decorative bronze foot of a cista, probably from Vulci, early 5th century BCE
The Etruscan sun god Usil (?) skips over the waves (note the wings and winged shoes), above an Ionic capital, which rests on a feline paw; one of three animal feet which supported a round storage box (cista).
Chicago, Fine Arts Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2001
Keywords: sculpture, bronze, gods, Etruscan

Figured Relief Panel: stucco, Rome, 1st century CE; (detail)
White figures against a painted blue background: a chimera/griffin (?) stands before a seated, partially draped female holding personal ornaments; made from molds, these rectangular reliefs were placed in groups to decorate walls and ceilings of public and private buildings.
Chicago, Fine Arts Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2001
Keywords: reliefs, stucco, women

Kantharos: white painted earthenware; Greek ,probably made in Canosa (Apulia, South Italy), in 3rd century BCE (found in Tarentum)
GrAn oversized, footed pot with large curved handles attached only at the lower portion; instead of figures, the central zone contains a dedication in Greek capitals: "For Aphrodite."
Chicago, Fine Arts Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2001
Keywords: South Italian pottery

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