Ancient Greek religious practice, essentially conservative in nature, was based on time-honored observances, many rooted in the Bronze Age (3000–1050 B.C.), or even earlier.
Greek 3rd–2nd century BCE Ten marble fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief Roman
Found at Karavas, near Kyrenia, Cyprus, 1902; [ Amedeo Canessa, Paris (sold 1911) [17.190.147]]; J. Pierpont Morgan (American), London and New York (from 1911) [17.190.147]; Estate of J. Pierpont Morgan(until 1917) [17
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
Said to have come from Alexandria (von Bothmer and d’Harnoncourt 1950, p. 9, no. 46) [Until 1926, with Maurice Nahman, Cairo]; [July 1926, purchased by Joseph Brummer from M. Nahman]; [1926-1948, with Joseph Brummer, New York (P3294)]; 1948, purchased by Walter C
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
Said to have been found in Smyrna (Colignon 1892, p. 498) Before 1885, acquired by William Roger Paton in Smyrna; by 1895 and until 1932, collection of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Blacker, London; acquired in 1932, purchased from Mrs
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
Said to have been found in Vari (Greece), near Sounion, by the sea (Brummer Gallery stock card P8122, Brummer Gallery Records) [By 1925, with Theodoros Zoumboulakis (Zoumpoulakis) and Michel Roussos, Athens and Paris]; [September 1931, acquired by Joseph Brummer, purchased from Th
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
[By 1964 and until 1973, with Herbert Cahn, Basel]; 1973, purchased by Rosemary and George Lois from Herbert Cahn; 1973-2010, collection of Rosemary and George Lois, New York; on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1973, 1992, and 1999; acquired in 2010, purchased from Rosemary and George Lois through Bobbie Entwistle of Entwistle London
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
Said to be from Taranto, South Italy By 1936, private collection, Europe; [until 1957, collection of Dr. Jacob Hirsch (1874-1955), Paris, Lucerne, and New York]; 1957, acquired by Henning Throne-Holst at the posthumous Hirsch sale, purchased through Ars Antiqua, Lucerne (lot 68); 1957-1988, collection of Henning Throne-Holst (1895-1980), Djursholm, Sweden; 1988, purchased by Mr
Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman
