Hellenistic and Roman bronzes

statue of the Greek Titan Helios; one of the seven wonders of the ancient world

sculpture formerly at Piazza del Campidoglio

ancient bronze horses at the basilica of San Marco, Venice

Hellenistic Greek bronze sculpture of a sitting nude boxer at rest

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ancient Roman bronze bust

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Roman-Etruscan bronze sculpture

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ancient Greek bronze sculpture

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Greek bronze statue

statue on St. Mark's Square, Venice, Italy

highly valuable metal alloy in classical antiquity

ancient Roman statue

statue in Agde, France

gilded bronze statue of the Roman Imperial period

thumb|right|200px The Idolino, or Idolino of Pesaro, is a Roman bronze statue of a nude youth in contrapposto, standing 146 cm high, made in approximately 30 B.C. It is a copy of a Greek sculpture in the style of Polyclitus made in approximately 440 B.C. It received the name "Idolino," which is Italian for "Little Idol," in the 19th century.

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thumb|Pseudo-Seneca bust recovered from the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum MANN 5616 The Pseudo-Seneca is a Roman bronze bust of the late 1st century BC that was discovered in the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum in 1754, the finest example of about two dozen examples depicting the same face. It was originally believed to depict Seneca the Younger, the notable Roman philosopher, because its emaciated features were supposed to reflect his Stoic philosophy. However, modern scholars agree it is likely a fictitious portrait, probably intended for either Hesiod or Aristophanes. It is thought

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thumb | right | Bowl made of Corinthium Bronze Hepatizon (Greek etymology: , English translation: "liver"), also known as black Corinthian bronze, was a highly valuable metal alloy in classical antiquity. It is thought to be an alloy of copper with the addition of a small proportion of gold and silver (perhaps as little as 8% of each), mixed and treated to produce a material with a dark purplish patina, similar to the colour of liver. It is referred to in various ancient texts, but few known examples of hepatizon exist today.

thumb|upright=1.15|Today's Regisole monument in front of the Cathedral of Pavia. Beyond, at the left of the cathedral, ruins of the Torre Civica. The Regisole ("Sun King") was a bronze classical or Late Antique equestrian monument, highly influential during the Italian Renaissance. It was originally erected at Ravenna, in what is now Italy, but was moved to Pavia in the Middle Ages, where it stood on a column before the cathedral, as an emblem of communal pride and Pavia's deep connection with imperial Rome.

27–25 BC bronze statue of Roman Emperor Augustus

ancient bronzes in Piraeus Museum

statue in New York City, United States of America

statue of Anahit, the Armenian Goddess

Roman statue dated I century BC to I century AD

remnant of a Roman age equestrian statue

antique bronze statue, Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany