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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 55. Chapters: Antiquities of the Louvre, Archaeological collections of the Hermitage, Collection of Naples National Archaeological Museum, Collection of the British Museum, Venus de Milo, Code of Hammurabi, Pazyryk burials, Barberini ivory, Winged Victory of Samothrace, Venus Kallipygos, Venus Genetrix, Farnese Hercules, Dendera zodiac, Stele of the Vultures, Pseudo-Seneca, Borghese Collection, Furietti Centaurs, Borghese Gladiator, Alexander Mosaic, UCL Institute of Archaeology, Antioch mosaics, Borghese Vase, Diana of Versailles, Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, Pereshchepina Treasure, Romano-Germanic Museum, Egyptian Collection of the Hermitage Museum, Apollo of Piombino, Secret Museum, Naples, Venus of Arles, Farnese Atlas, The Seated Scribe, Harmodius and Aristogeiton, William Mulloy Library, Antinous Mondragone, Kul-Oba, Harbaville Triptych, Athena of Velletri, Lady of Auxerre, Farnese Cup, Cippi of Melqart, Seated Hermes, Tiara of Saitaferne, Apollo of Mantua, Ares Borghese, Solokha, Apollo Sauroctonos, Farnese Bull, Orestes and Electra, Hera Farnese, Marcellus as Hermes Logios, Oglakhty, Venus and Mars, Antinous Farnese, Cosmetic Spoon: Young Girl Swimming, Bobrinski Bucket. Excerpt: The Barberini ivory is a Byzantine ivory leaf from an imperial diptych dating from Late Antiquity, now in the Louvre in Paris. It is carved in the style known as late Theodosian, representing the emperor as triumphant victor. It is generally dated from the first half of the sixth century and is attributed to an imperial workshop in Constantinople, while the emperor is usually identified as Justinian, or possibly Anastasius I or Zeno. It is a notable historical document because it is linked to queen Brunhilda of Austrasia. On the back there is a list of names of Frankish kings, all relatives of Brunhilda, indicating the important posi...