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Ancient Mediterranean Art

Ancient Mediterranean Art
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Mirror with scene of the Judgment of Paris

Mirror with scene of the Judgment of Paris

Etruscan
4th - 3rd century B.C.
48.36
Kudurru (Boundary Stone)

Kudurru (Boundary Stone)

Babylonian
ca. 1300 B.C.
48.45
Hydria (water jar)

Hydria (water jar)

Nausicaa Painter
ca. 450 B.C.
68.6
Head of Pan, Replica of Poylcleitan Paniscus (small Pan)

Head of Pan, Replica of Poylcleitan Paniscus (small Pan)

Roman
71.1
Head of Bastet from a menat (beaded necklace with counterpoise)

Head of Bastet from a menat (beaded necklace with counterpoise)

Egyptian
2nd-1st century B.C.
68.87
Seated figure

Seated figure

Egyptian
ca. 2000 B.C.
44.34
Posthumous portrait head of the Emperor Claudius

Posthumous portrait head of the Emperor Claudius

Roman
54 - 68 A.D.
93.6
Mosaic from the House of Menander with Zeus

Mosaic from the House of Menander with Zeus

Roman
3rd - 4th century
40.181.1
Relief from Imperial Reception Hall with servant bearing wine

Relief from Imperial Reception Hall with servant bearing wine

Achaemenid, Persepolis, (modern Iran)
ca. 500 B.C.
40.49
Fragment from a tunic, Bacchanalian scene

Fragment from a tunic, Bacchanalian scene

Egyptian
4th century
70.71
Funerary Portrait

Funerary Portrait

Egyptian
1st - 2nd century
50.62
Jug

Jug

Cypriot
8th-6th century B.C.
55.27
Aphrodite (after Praxiteles)

Aphrodite (after Praxiteles)

Greek
2nd - 1st century B.C.
70.105
Head of a woman (Arsinoe II or Arsinoe III)

Head of a woman (Arsinoe II or Arsinoe III)

Egyptian, Alexandria
3rd century B.C.
50.42
Head of an African

Head of an African

Roman
ca. 2nd century
67.127
Black-Figure Amphora, (two handled vessel) with Dionysiac revels

Black-Figure Amphora, (two handled vessel) with Dionysiac revels

Greek, Attica
ca. 525 - 500 B.C.
63.119
Female figure

Female figure

Cycladic
ca. 2500 B.C.
64.126
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