A statue from Thebes, Egypt of Pharaoh Nebtauira' Montuhotep, the second ruler of the 9th dynasty (2010-1998 BC).
A view of Rome from a porch in the Vatican Museum.
The sculpture that started it all for the Vatican Museums, Laocoön and His Sons (c. 27 BC - 68 AD), was discovered on January 14, 1506 in a vineyard near the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.