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[132] Greek, "Sprigil (Scraper)"

Greek (from Taras, South Italy), Strigil (Scraper), 5th century BC. Excavated in Taras, South Italy, Europe. Bronze with green patina. R.T. Miller Jr. Fund. 1951.23.

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[130] Epiktetos and Pamphaios, "Kylix with Palmette-Eye Motif"

Kylix with Palmette-Eye Motif, Depicting a Reclining Youth Playing the Game of Kottabos, 520-510 BC. Earthenware with black and red glaze. General Acquisitions Fund, 1967.61A.

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[116] Persian, "Palace Guard, from Persepolis"

Palace Guard, from Persepolis, 485–480 BCE. Limestone relief. R. T. Miller Jr. Fund, 1943.276.

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[119] Roman, "Portrait of an Isis Priest"

Portrait of an Isis Priest, early 2nd century CE. Proconnesian marble (nose is a later repair). Gift of Mrs. Joseph Cook, 1902.1.

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[123] Roman, "Torso from reduced copy of the Pothos by Skopas"

Torso from reduced copy of the Pothos by Skopas, 1st–2nd century CE. Pentelic marble. R. T. Miller Jr. Fund, 1941.43.

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[126] Egyptian, "Relief from the Tomb of Ny-ankh-Nesut"

Relief from the Tomb of Ny-ankh-Nesut, ca. 2300 BCE. Tempera on limestone. R. T. Miller Jr. Fund, 1943.302.

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[129] Roman, "Front of a Sarcophagus Lid with the Story of Jonah"

Front of a Sarcophagus Lid with the Story of Jonah, second half 4th century CE. Marble, with addition of porphyry and Cosmatesque mosaic work of the 13th century CE. R. T. Miller Jr. Fund, 1948.3.

[135] Greco-Roman, "Water Jug with African Head"

Water Jug with African Head, 2nd century BCE. Terracotta with traces of polychrome. Bequest of Dorothy M. Bell (OC 1925), 2022.15.