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Ancient Mediterranean Art

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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
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
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
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
Jug

Jug

Cypriot
8th-6th century B.C.
55.27
Head of an African

Head of an African

Roman
ca. 2nd century
67.127
Fragment from a tunic, Bacchanalian scene

Fragment from a tunic, Bacchanalian scene

Egyptian
4th century
70.71
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
Obelisk with hawk-headed Ra

Obelisk with hawk-headed Ra

Egyptian
46.199
Attic tetradrachm

Attic tetradrachm

Greek, Macedonia (modern Greece, Bulgaria, Macedonia)
324-323 B.C.
56.215
Pyramidion of Hori

Pyramidion of Hori

Egyptian, Abu Tig, New Kingdom
ca. 1350 B.C.
48.186
Funerary stele of the house-mistress Udjarenes

Funerary stele of the house-mistress Udjarenes

Egyptian
664 - 610 B.C.
48.224
Cosmetic bottle

Cosmetic bottle

Egyptian
5th-4th century B.C.
33.174
Votive figure

Votive figure

Sumerian
ca. 2900 - 2500 B.C.
41.34
Bas-Relief Fragment

Bas-Relief Fragment

Assyrian
ca. 670 B.C.
46.49
Portrait head of a "barbarian" (probably a Dacian)

Portrait head of a "barbarian" (probably a Dacian)

Roman
1st - 2nd century
56.59
Cinerary urn

Cinerary urn

Roman
1st - 2nd century
56.64
Stamnos (jug) with Quadriga Racing

Stamnos (jug) with Quadriga Racing

Greek, Attica
late 6th century B.C.
66.47
Steelyard and Portrait Weight

Steelyard and Portrait Weight

Byzantine
4th or early 5th century
67.50
Lion

Lion

Roman
1st century B.C.-1st century
61.17
Bes

Bes

Egyptian, Roman period
1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D.
47.86
Relief with Ptolemy II making an offering to a god

Relief with Ptolemy II making an offering to a god

Egyptian, Behbeit el Hagara
285-246 B.C.
47.57
Jar

Jar

Egyptian
57.65
Relief from an Urn: Eteokles and Polyneikes in Combat

Relief from an Urn: Eteokles and Polyneikes in Combat

Etruscan
2nd century B.C.
47.21
Aphrodite (after Praxiteles)

Aphrodite (after Praxiteles)

Greek
2nd - 1st century B.C.
70.105
Horse

Horse

Greek, Geometric Style
8th century BCE
77.12
Funerary Portrait

Funerary Portrait

Egyptian
1st - 2nd century
50.62
Attic decadrachm with quadriga (obv.) and head of Arethusa (rev.)

Attic decadrachm with quadriga (obv.) and head of Arethusa (rev.)

Greek, Syracuse, after Evainetos (active 415 - 390 B.C.)
ca. 380 B.C.
56.231
Stele of Chaywet

Stele of Chaywet

Egyptian
ca. 2250 - 2000 B.C.
47.64
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