974660
September 21, 2021
Casa di cascus longus, trapezoforo nel peristilio
974643
September 21, 2021
Drawing from the name vase of the Penelope Painter, with the patiently sorrowing Penelope [cf. 153] beside her unfinished weaving and her son Telemachus. The other side shows Odysseus’ homecoming. Fro... View MoreDrawing from the name vase of the Penelope Painter, with the patiently sorrowing Penelope [cf. 153] beside her unfinished weaving and her son Telemachus. The other side shows Odysseus’ homecoming. From Tarquinia. About 440 BC. (Chiusi 1831)
974638
September 21, 2021
Purple and gold cloth from the tomb of Philip II at Vergina. A floral fantasy combining many different plants and flowers. Width 61.5 cm. (Thessaloniki)
974632
September 21, 2021
Clay cup in the shape of a sheep’s head. The relief group on the neck shows a fight between a griffin and an Amazon, cast from a metal relief. Made in South Italy. About 350 BC. Length 20.8 cm. (Oxfor... View MoreClay cup in the shape of a sheep’s head. The relief group on the neck shows a fight between a griffin and an Amazon, cast from a metal relief. Made in South Italy. About 350 BC. Length 20.8 cm. (Oxford 1947.374)
974309
September 20, 2021
La Loyauté
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Date 1876
Medium painting
Dimensions 203.8 x 92.1 cm (80.2 x 36.3 inches)
974651
September 21, 2021
Brandenburg an der Havel ( Germany ) . Archaeological Museum of the state of Brandenburg - Medieval Gallery: Medieval sword, from Dreetz.
974639
September 21, 2021
Athenian red-figure pelike (oil container) by the Pan Painter. A sleek Heracles confounds the African servants of the Egyptian King Busiris, who intended to sacrifice him. The servants have African tr... View MoreAthenian red-figure pelike (oil container) by the Pan Painter. A sleek Heracles confounds the African servants of the Egyptian King Busiris, who intended to sacrifice him. The servants have African traits as typically portrayed in Greek art (facial features, circumcision) but the artist could not convey dark skin – rather a problem in the red-figure technique though surmounted by others. From Boeotia. About 460 BC. Height 31 cm. (Athens 9683)
974636
September 21, 2021
(a) Red mottled jasper scaraboid; Perseus, with his sickle-sword, tiptoes towards Medusa to cut off her petrifying head. Early 4th century BC. 3 × 2.2 cm. (Private collection) (b, c,) Two gems signed ... View More(a) Red mottled jasper scaraboid; Perseus, with his sickle-sword, tiptoes towards Medusa to cut off her petrifying head. Early 4th century BC. 3 × 2.2 cm. (Private collection) (b, c,) Two gems signed by Dexamenos; a flying heron found in the Crimea (Chalcedony); and a portrait head (yellow jasper mottled with red). About 440 BC. Lengths 2 cm; 2/1 cm. (St Petersburg, P.1841/42.24; Boston Museum of Fine Arts 23.580)
974631
September 21, 2021
Clay plaque from Locri. The goddess Demeter, seated holding corn ears and a cock, faced by Dionysus with his drinking cup and vine. About 460 BC. Height 26.8 m. (Reggio)
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