We are yet to fully understand the purpose of this object, but it is believed she was used for ritual purposes. This was found in a devoted pit in the company of another figure. When the Snake Goddess was originally excavated her head and left arm were missing. The cat placed on her head had no real reason for being there. The goddess is wearing a flounced shirt which is a weaving known to Minoans. The personal adornment was very important to the Minoans.   

The woman is fully symmetrical and elongated holding snakes in her hands. Her waist is very sinched in, with very white skin.  

Augustus as Imperator was discovered in the Villa of Liva, Prima Porta, Italy, in the early first century CE. You can now find this sculpture in the Vatican Museum in Rome. The material is marble and was originally painted with polychrome. It is believed the original was made of bronze from the late first century BCE. The height is six feet and eight inches. Augustus came to power in his early thirties which is why he looks so youthful. He never ages in any of his portraits. When he became emperor, he utilized material culture in the service of the empire. He creates monumental architecture and understands that art is power. Augustus makes sure to send out his image all over the empire to make himself more familiar to the people of Rome. He has idealized proportions and a contraposes stance. Augustus looked towards classical Greece during the material culture. He is wearing a cuirass which is a skirt and a breast plate. He is standing next to a contrapposto pose where his arm is extended, and he is about to address. The symbolism is Roman, but the style is classical Greece. The support is an image of Cupid riding a dolphin. Augustus claimed to have ascended from Venus the same as Cupid. Augustus claims divine lineage which gives him the right to be emperor. We see relief sculptures that show peacefulness. In the pectoral region, we know the sky God displayed in the mantel and the chariots that pulled the sun and moon. This shows that everything the sky touches during the night and the day is under Augustus' power. The middle is the most important diplomatic event under Augustus. On the left, we see a soldier and on the right side, we see a Roman soldier holding a Roman standard. Augustus is showing that he can resolve things without conflict. He was able to negotiate the exchange of Roman standards.