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  • Coins of various denominations including denarius, sestertius, as and half-as, bronze, Gallo-Roman, 1st - 2nd century AD, excavated in the Vesunna domus in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The coins are stamped with the head of an emperor. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vines, bas-relief from a Gallo-Roman limestone column fragment, late 2nd century AD, excavated in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mercury, god of trade, Gallo-Roman bronze statuette, bronze, 1st - 3rd century AD, excavated at the thermal baths at Coulounieix-Chamiers, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Venus, goddess of love and beauty, Gallo-Roman, depicting Venus Genitrix, protector and founded of the Gens Julia dynasty, Gallo-Roman, late 1st century BC - early 1st century AD, from the Roman Theatre in Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The head would originally have been encased in a sculpted body with drapery, and was copied from an original sculpture by the Greek Praxiteles. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jupiter-Taranis, god of thunder, detail of head, Gallo-Roman limestone statue, mid 2nd century AD, excavated in Eymet, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apollo with a lyre wearing a torc, Gallo-Roman bronze statuette, 2nd century AD, excavated at Saint-Amand-de-Coly, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument of the groom Apollinaris, with portrait relief and moon in the apex, Gallo-Roman limestone relief, late 2nd - 3rd century AD, excavated at Chancelade, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Taurobolium altar, used for sacrificing bulls, dedicated to Cybele, Mother of the Gods, and to the imperial Numina, by Lucius Pomponius Paternus, with relief of bull's head, sacrificial knife, ladle and vase, Gallo-Roman sculpture, 180-250 AD, excavated in the ramparts of Vesunna, detail, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stele, with Mercury, known as Mercure de la Cite, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture, 2nd century AD, discovered at the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maritime scene with dolphin and sea god, bas-relief from a sculpted limestone Gallo-Roman column fragment, late 2nd century AD, excavated in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jupiter-Taranis, god of thunder, detail of head, Gallo-Roman limestone statue, mid 2nd century AD, excavated in Eymet, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask, from a pilaster fragment, Gallo-Roman bas-relief, 2nd century AD, excavated in the Jardin Secrest in the ramparts of Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pilaster fragment, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture with female figures with many breasts, 2nd century AD, excavated in the Jardin Chambon in Perigueux, detail, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Venus, goddess of love and beauty, Gallo-Roman statuette, white clay, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deer, Gallo-Roman limestone bas-relief, excavated at the Villa du Vieux Nontronneau, Lussas-et-Nontronneau, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Bacchus, god of wine, with 3 horns, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture, excavated at the Villa des Olivoux in Montignac, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a woman known as Junon, wearing a diadem, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture, excavated at the Jacobin convent in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Taurobolium altar, used for sacrificing bulls, dedicated to Cybele, Mother of the Gods, and to the imperial Numina, by Lucius Pomponius Paternus, Gallo-Roman sculpture, 180-250 AD, excavated in the ramparts of Vesunna, detail, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Taurobolium altar, used for sacrificing bulls, dedicated to Cybele, Mother of the Gods, and to the imperial Numina, by Lucius Pomponius Paternus, with relief of bull's head, sacrificial knife, ladle and vase, Gallo-Roman sculpture, 180-250 AD, excavated in the ramparts of Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jupiter-Taranis, god of thunder, Gallo-Roman limestone statue, mid 2nd century AD, excavated in Eymet, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a child from an imperial family, Gallo-Roman marble sculpture, 1st century AD, excavated at the Campniac domus in Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Column sculpted with vine scrolls and squirrels eating grapes, Gallo-Roman limestone relief, late 2nd century AD, excavated in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Naval scene with soldiers and weapons, bas-relief from a sculpted limestone Gallo-Roman column fragment, late 2nd century AD, excavated in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Calceus shoe from the foot of a statue, probably of a knight or dignitary, Gallo-Roman bronze sculpture from the forum of Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pins, Gallo-Roman, 1st - 5th century AD, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dice made of bone used for games, Gallo-Roman, excavated at the Vesunna domus in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stele, with Mercury, known as Mercure de la Cite, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture, 2nd century AD, discovered at the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stele of the daughter of Mascellio, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture, 141-200 AD, excavated in Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gladiator, painted Gallo-Roman vase fragment, excavated at the Vesunna domus in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frieze fragment with urn and vegetal scrolls, Gallo-Roman bas-relief, late 2nd century AD, excavated in the Bardon house in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument with carved relief, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture, excavated in Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Child with a dog on a lead and the inscription Vava, sgraffito from a Gallo-Roman fresco fragment, 61-150 AD, excavated at Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument with head of a woman, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture, excavated in Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pilaster fragment, Gallo-Roman bas-relief with urn and masks, 2nd century AD, excavated in the Jardin Secrest in the ramparts of Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pilaster fragment, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture with female figures with many breasts, 2nd century AD, excavated in the Jardin Chambon in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Naval scene with soldiers and weapons, bas-relief from a sculpted limestone Gallo-Roman column fragment, late 2nd century AD, excavated in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar to the gods of Olympus, with reliefs of Diana, Bacchus, Apollo, Vulcan, Hercules and Ceres, Gallo-Roman sculpture excavated in the Jardin Vidal in Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grape harvest, from a pilaster fragment, Gallo-Roman bas-relief, late 2nd century AD, excavated in the Jardin Secrest in the ramparts of Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Column sculpted with vine scrolls and squirrels eating grapes, Gallo-Roman limestone relief, late 2nd century AD, excavated in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Naval scene with soldiers and weapons, bas-relief from a sculpted limestone Gallo-Roman column fragment, late 2nd century AD, excavated in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wall plaster with inlaid stone and shells known as 'opus musivum', a type of wall decoration inspired by both murals and mosaics, Gallo-Roman, from the thermal baths at Chamiers, Coulounieix-Chamiers, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument with a priestess holding a mirror, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triumphal altar with relief of a victory figure, 2 captives, weapons and a cuirass, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture, excavated in the Jardin Vidal in Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of animal in foliage, detail from a sculpted limestone column and capital, Gallo-Roman, mid 2nd century AD, excavated in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Venus, goddess of love and beauty, Gallo-Roman, depicting Venus Genitrix, protector and founded of the Gens Julia dynasty, Gallo-Roman, late 1st century BC - early 1st century AD, from the Roman Theatre in Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The head would originally have been encased in a sculpted body with drapery, and was copied from an original sculpture by the Greek Praxiteles. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of woman known as lady with ponytail, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture, excavated at 	Condat-sur-Trincou, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Bacchus, god of wine, with 3 horns, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture, excavated at the Villa des Olivoux in Montignac, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Venus, goddess of love and beauty, Gallo-Roman, depicting Venus Genitrix, protector and founded of the Gens Julia dynasty, Gallo-Roman, late 1st century BC - early 1st century AD, from the Roman Theatre in Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The head would originally have been encased in a sculpted body with drapery, and was copied from an original sculpture by the Greek Praxiteles. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dice made of bone used for games, Gallo-Roman, excavated at the Vesunna domus in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mother goddess suckling 2 babies, Gallo-Roman figurine, clay, from Allier in Auvergne, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument of a couple, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture, excavated in Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument with head of a woman, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture, excavated in Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Venus, goddess of love and beauty, Gallo-Roman, depicting Venus Genitrix, protector and founded of the Gens Julia dynasty, Gallo-Roman, late 1st century BC - early 1st century AD, from the Roman Theatre in Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The head would originally have been encased in a sculpted body with drapery, and was copied from an original sculpture by the Greek Praxiteles. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Neptune, god of the sea and protector of navigators, detail, Gallo-Roman, marble, late 2nd century AD with inscription added in 3rd century AD dedicating it to the Renunclarii, an association of boat traders, from excavations in the river Rhone, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait head of Tiberius, 42 BC - 37 AD, Roman emperor 14-37 AD, Gallo-Roman, made at the end of his reign or posthumously, marble, excavated at the Arles cryptoporticus in 1939, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fish, fresco fragment from the Vesunna domus in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait head of Tiberius, 42 BC - 37 AD, Roman emperor 14-37 AD, Gallo-Roman, made at the end of his reign or posthumously, marble, excavated at the Arles cryptoporticus in 1939, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Medea as woman with 2 children, drawing a sword, Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, from a funerary building in the Arles Roman cemetery near the ramparts, excavated in 1782, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The scene depicts the moment Medea kills her rival Creusa and her 2 sons to punish her husband Jason. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Augustus, 63 BC - 14 AD, first Roman emperor 27 BC - 14 AD, detail, Gallo-Roman, marble, late 1st century BC, from the central niche of the royal door of the Theatre at Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The 3m high statue used for imperial propaganda is of several fragments, and was originally encased in stone painted drapery. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Venus, goddess of love and beauty, fragment, Gallo-Roman, marble, 1st century AD, from the Arles Roman Theatre, excavated in 1823, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait head of Tiberius, 42 BC - 37 AD, Roman emperor 14-37 AD, Gallo-Roman, made at the end of his reign or posthumously, marble, excavated at the Arles cryptoporticus in 1939, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dancer statue, 1 of 4 originally in the niches of the stage of the Arles Roman Theatre, Gallo-Roman, with traces of polychrome, late 1st century BC, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frieze of auriga cupids holding whips and driving biga chariots drawn by 2 horses, Gallo-Roman relief from a funerary monument, 1st century AD, excavated at the Arles Roman Theatre, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a young boy from a wealthy family, Gallo-Roman, marble, late 2nd - late 3rd century AD, excavated from the Arles ramparts in 1858, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Mars, Roman god of war, worshipped by the Roman legions, Gallo-Roman, depicted as an old man with beard and helmet, marble, late 2nd - early 3rd century AD, excavated from the river Rhone, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sphinx and herma, relief on a sarcophagus, Gallo-Roman, marble, late 2nd century AD, excavated at Saint-Genest-de-Trinquetaille, Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sarcophagus with relief of wild boar and deer hunting, Gallo-Roman, marble, mid 4th century, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sarcophagus of St Peter and the law, Gallo-Roman early christian, with relief of Christ the Doctor giving the book of the law to St Peter, also St Paul, other apostles and biblical scenes, marble, late 4th century AD, excavated at the Alyscamps necropolis at Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frieze of auriga cupids holding whips and driving biga chariots drawn by 2 horses, Gallo-Roman relief from a funerary monument, 1st century AD, excavated at the Arles Roman Theatre, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1131.jpg
  • Frieze of auriga cupids holding whips and driving biga chariots drawn by 2 horses, Gallo-Roman relief from a funerary monument, 1st century AD, excavated at the Arles Roman Theatre, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar of Apollo, Gallo-Roman, with relief of flayed Marsyas hanging from a tree by his hands, marble, late 1st century BC, from the pulpitum of the Arles Roman Theatre, excavated in 1823, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallic weapons, detail, Gallo-Roman relief of clothing, shields, helmets, drapery, spears and sword pommel, from a municipal structure commemorating a military victory, early 1st century AD, excavated in Arles in 1972, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Venus, goddess of love and beauty, fragment, Gallo-Roman, marble, 1st century AD, from the Arles Roman Theatre, excavated in 1823, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait head of Tiberius, 42 BC - 37 AD, Roman emperor 14-37 AD, Gallo-Roman, made at the end of his reign or posthumously, marble, excavated at the Arles cryptoporticus in 1939, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait head of Caligula, 14-41 AD, third Roman emperor 37-41 AD, Gallo-Roman, depicted as a young man and later reworked and transformed into an effigy of his successor Claudius, marble, 1st century AD, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pastoral relief with shepherd with flock of sheep and basket of food and pan pipes hanging in trees, Gallo-Roman, from a sarcophagus lid, marble, late 4th century AD, excavated at the Alyscamps necropolis at Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Bacchus, Roman god of wine, Gallo-Roman, crowned with wreath of vines and grapes and wearing a micra (headband to protect from headaches), late 1st - early 2nd century AD, from Fontvieille Meunerie de Barbegal near Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela of Turrania Philematio and Chia, with portrait reliefs of Chia (right), a freed slave who commissioned the monument and Philematio a former Greek slave of Sextius Terranius, Gallo-Roman, stone with traces of polychrome, 1st century AD, excavated in Arles in 1810, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. Both women wear tunics, cloaks, earrings, rings and bracelets and Philematio pulls a veil across her face. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Phaedra declaring her love for Hippolytus accompanied by a cupid and her nurse, relief detail from the sarcophagus of Phaedra and Hippolytus, imported from Greece and finished in Arles by a Gallo-Roman sculptor, marble, mid 3rd century AD, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceramic jug, Gallo-Roman, with medallion relief of a duel between Thelonicus, a retiarius gladiator, and Sedulus, a secutor gladiator, with referee, 1st century AD, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chaste Suzanne sarcophagus, Gallo-Roman early christian, with relief of deceased in medallion, and the story of Susanna and other old testament figures in the upper and lower registers, marble, mid 4th century AD, excavated at the Alyscamps necropolis in Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sarcophagus cover pediment with relief of reclining bearded man holding reins of a racehorse, detail, Gallo-Roman, possibly belonging to a racehorse owner, late 2nd century AD, from Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait head of Tiberius, 42 BC - 37 AD, Roman emperor 14-37 AD, Gallo-Roman, made at the end of his reign or posthumously, marble, excavated at the Arles cryptoporticus in 1939, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait head of Gaius Caesar, 20 BC - 4 AD, grandson of Augustus, Gallo-Roman, marble, late 1st century BC - early 1st century AD, excavated at the Arles cryptoporticus in 1951, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1171.jpg
  • Sarcophagus with relief of wild boar and deer hunting, detail, Gallo-Roman, marble, mid 4th century, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a smiling satyr, Gallo-Roman, with pointed ears and horns, marble, early 2nd century, excavated at Trinquetaille in Arles in 1860, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Mars, Roman god of war, worshipped by the Roman legions, Gallo-Roman, depicted as an old man with beard and helmet, marble, late 2nd - early 3rd century AD, excavated from the river Rhone, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sarcophagus of the Anastasis or Resurrection, detail, Gallo-Roman early christian, with relief of the deceased in medallions, cross with crown and 12 apostles, late 4th century AD, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The sarcophagus may have belonged to emperor Constantine II. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sarcophagus with relief of wild boar and deer hunting, detail, Gallo-Roman, marble, early 4th century, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Augustus, 63 BC - 14 AD, first Roman emperor 27 BC - 14 AD, Gallo-Roman, marble, late 1st century BC, from the central niche of the royal door of the Theatre at Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The 3m high statue used for imperial propaganda is of several fragments, and was originally encased in stone painted drapery. He probably held a victory statuette and a spear. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sarcophagus of Psyche, Gallo-Roman, with relief of a winged woman being led by a man holding a basket of lowers, representing the soul of the dead being led to the afterlife, marble, late 2nd - early 3rd century AD, excavated at the Alyscamps necropolis at Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Craftsman's tools, Gallo-Roman relief of chisel, compasses, adze, plumb line, square and mallet, from a funerary monument, 2nd - 3rd century AD, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frieze of auriga cupids holding whips and driving biga chariots drawn by 2 horses, Gallo-Roman relief from a funerary monument, 1st century AD, excavated at the Arles Roman Theatre, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar to the civic crown with relief of the crown which was awarded to a citizen for saving another's life, Gallo-Roman, marble, late 1st century BC, from the pulpitum in the Arles Roman Theatre, excavated in 1727, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Packers at work, Gallo-Roman relief fragment from a funerary monument, 3rd century AD, excavated at the Arles necropolis, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. Arles sits on river and road axes and would have had an important trading industry and many storage facilities. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait head, thought to be Julius Caesar, 100-44 BC, Gallo-Roman, marble, mid 1st century BC, excavated in the river Rhone at Arles in 2007, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of bearded man with pointed ear, with crocodile and dolphin, thought to be a god of the ocean, fragment, Gallo-Roman, from Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Mithras, Indo-Iranian god of light worshipped by the Mithraic Cult, Gallo-Roman, wearing a Phrygian cap, late 2nd - early 3rd century AD, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dancer wearing a chiton (Greek tunic), Gallo-Roman relief fragment, 1st century AD, from a funerary monument or mausoleum, excavated in the Arles ramparts, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Acroterion, or decorative pedestal, representing a theatrical mask, with curled onkos hair and open mouth, oversized and exaggerated for use as a stage prop, Gallo-Roman, 1st century AD, excavated in Les Baux-de-Provence in 1836, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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