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- The Hermitage - The Department of the Art and Culture of Antiquity -
The relics in the Hermitage of the culture of classical antiquity in-
clude a very rich collection of vases, carved stones, jewellery and terra-
cotta, a rare collection of Roman portrait busts, and examples of Greek
sculpture. The latter is represented in the Hermitage, as in the majority
of museums in the world, primarily by first-third century Roman copies
from Greek originals, most of which were lost even in antiquity.
The following exhibitions are open to view:
The Art and Culture of Ancient Greece: 800-200 B.C.
The Art and Crlture of Ancient Towns of the Northern Black Sea
Coastlands: 700 B.C.-3rd century A.D.
The Art and Culture of Ancient Italy and Rome: 700 B.C.-4th
century A.D.
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