[By 1918, R.D. Messayeh, New York]; [1919, purchased by Joseph Brummer from Messayeh, New York (Brummer inv. no. N315)]; acquired by the Museum in 1947, purchased from the estate of Joseph Brummer, New York
, May 8–August 17, 2003. “Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins,� Getty Villa, Los
The Picture: A vase of flowers stands on a stone socle, its contents spilling forth from the surrounding alcove. Visible on the heavily shadowed vase, perhaps made of terracotta or gilt bronze, are the plump figure of a reclining putto, vegetable ornamentation, and a grotesque face
Rothe, Los Angeles, 1995, p. 150; and J. Wadum and N.
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with signage and texts drawn from the artist’s local community in South Central Los
With the rise of the transatlantic trade through the seventeenth into nineteenth centuries, ivory became among the most valuable African natural resources desired by Western industry.
Los Angeles: Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 1992. Thornton, John K.
Beginning with Augustus, the emperors of the imperial period made full use of [sculpture’s] potential as a tool for communicating specific ideologies to the Roman populace.
Los Angeles: Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, 1990.
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University (2014); and an MFA in Photography from the University of California Los
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She has served on advisory boards at CODART, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and
Keith Christiansen takes a closer look at some of the objects in the Museum’s recently acquired Jabach portrait.
Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (94.SB.11.1) For example, the bronze lion attacking
From an imperial villa in Boscotrecase, near Pompeii (Santini 1905; Alexander 1929). 1903-4, excavated by Ernesto Santini from an imperial villa on his property at Boscotrecase; from 1904, collection of E
Roman Art. pp. 129, 131, fig, 79, Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum.
Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum and The Getty Research Institute, 2017.
