„Unpublished Fragments of Roman Sarcophagi in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.“
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
„Additions to the Gallery of Greek and Roman Daily Life.“
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
„Additions to the Gallery of Greek and Roman Daily Life.“
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
Glass was present in nearly every aspect of daily life—from a lady’s morning toilette to a merchant’s afternoon business dealings to the evening cena, or dinner.
1st century CE Glass gladiator cup Roman ca. 50–80 CE Glass jug Roman 3rd–
discusses the Museum’s first publication devoted to Ennion with Ennion: Master of Roman
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During the last three centuries of the Republic, Rome became a metropolis and the capital city of a vast expanse of territory acquired piecemeal through conquest and diplomacy.
relief Greek, South Italian, Tarentine ca. 325–300 BCE Marble bust of a man Roman
The invention of glassblowing led to an enormous increase in the range of shapes and designs that glassworkers could produce, and the mold-blowing process soon developed as an offshoot of free-blowing.
Glass jug Ennion 1st half of 1st century CE Glass gladiator cup Roman ca. 50
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Skip to main content Ennion: Master of Roman Glass Lightfoot, Christopher S.
The wealth of its natural resources and its strategic position on the principal maritime route linking Greece and the Aegean with the Levant and Egypt made Cyprus a major prize for the warring Hellenistic rulers.
Bronze water spouts in the form of lion masks Greek or Roman ca. 100 BCE–100 CE
Some marble sculptures were completely painted and gilded, effectively obscuring the marble surface; others had more limited, selective polychromy used to emphasize details such as the hair, eyes, and lips and accompanying attributes.
Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale Roman ca. 50–40 BCE Marble head of an elderly woman
