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The Sculptures of Geneva On The Lake
Sculptures (outside) front off the building right side to back of
building.
- Esquiline Venus (torso), Greek, 5th Century B.C., Naples
Museum.
- Cherub, Renaissance, by Andrea del Verrochio, Pulazzo
Vecchio, Florence.
- Hermes (head), Greek, by Praxitelles, 4th Century B.C.,
Acropolis Museum.
- Lemnian Athena (head), Greek, attributed to Phidias, circa
450 B.C., Civico Museum, Italy.
- Sophocles (head) late 4th Century B.C., British Museum.
- Hera of Samos, Archaic Greek, circa 560 B.C., Louvre.
- Torso (clothed), Archaic Greek, Louvre.
- Venus de Milo, Greek, circa 100 B.C., discovered in 1820,
Louvre.
- Two heads in oval niches, east façade.
- Pieta and other religious statues - part of the original Shrine
of the Finger Lakes
Bas-reliefs (inside)
- Bacchic Dance, originally from Herculaneum, circa 100 B.C.,
National Museum Naples. Entrance F, 1st floor.
- Satyr with Panther, originally from Herculaneum, circa
100 B.C., National Museum Naples. Entrance E, 1st floor.
- Rosette, Moorish, from the walls of the Alhambra, Granada,
Spain. Entrance B, 1st floor.
- Egyptian Frieze, Pharon, Horus and his wife meeting
the god Thoth, Louvre. Entrance F, 2nd floor.
- Processional Relief, Classical Greek, Hermes and one of the
Charities, circa 480 B.C., Louvre. Entrance E, 2nd floor.
Terra-cotta urns (outside) on pedestals around the pool.
- Six terra-cotta urns originally brought from Italy, are being
restored and will soon be replaced on their pedestals.
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