Roman Statue of an Amazon on horseback and a Barbarian, 2nd cent AD from the Imperial villa near Faro. The National Roman Museum, Rome, Italy

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Roman Statue of an Amazon on horseback and a Barbarian, Circa mid 2nd cent AD excavated from the Imperial villa near Faro, Italy. An Amazon perched on a rearing horse clashes with a barbarian who attempts to deal a final blow before dying. The work is based on a Hellenistic original from the Pergamon school from the second half of the 2nd cent. , The group was displayed in the Imperial villa with another of the same theme now in the Borghese collection. The National Roman Museum, Rome, Italy

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Size: 5977px × 4762px
Location: National Roman Museum, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Largo Villa Peretti, Rome, Metropolitan City of R
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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