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collection’s 453 terracotta oil lamps dating from the Classical, Hellenistic, Roman
Richter, Gisela M. A. 1928. „A Newly Acquired Loutrophoros.“ Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 23(2), part 1: p. 54–57, figs. 1–3.Richter, Gisela M. A. 1930. Handbook of the Classical Collection
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
From a hypogeum (so-called “tomb B�) on the property of Savino Scocchera in Mandorleto Grotticelle, east of Canosa, Italy (Cozzi 1896, p. 495, no. 12) 1895, found in a hypogeum (tomb) near Canosa, Apulia, Italy; [until 1922, collection of Joseph Chmielowski]; February 1922, acquired by William Randolph Hearst, purchased through the American Art Galleries, New York (lot 185); from 1922, collection of William R
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
“Following a period of sporadic incursions and large movements of people, demographic and economic changes in the eighth century B.C. lead to overseas colonization, spreading Greek language and culture across the Mediterranean and Black seas. Communities throughout the Greek world evolve into city-states, laying the foundations for democracy. Literature, science, and the arts flourish for several centuries, and new genres of artistic and intellectual expression evolve.”
Roman rule, Greek mainland, 146 B.C.–330 A.D.
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Accession Number (0-9) Accession Number (9-0) Glass jar with marvered trails Roman
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Damaged Bone Series“ Michael Aschenbrenner 1990 Panel with Warrior Resting Late Roman
Throughout the ages, public sculptures have served as didactic tools, offering moral, patriotic, and cultural instruction. Symbols of pride, they have proclaimed cities as tastemakers in civic and aesthetic matters.
MacMonnies Thiébaut frères 1893–94, cast 1894 Architecture Daniel Chester French Roman
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
