Classical Period Gallery

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Sisyphus, Edward Burne-Jones, ca. 1870

thegetty:Three favorite objects selected by our new curator of antiquities.Head of a Bearded Man, 16

theancientwayoflife:~ Marble grave stele of a little girl.Period: ClassicalDate: ca. 450–440 B.C.Cul

didoofcarthage:Myrtle spray, said to be from a tomb near Eleusis in AtticaGreek, Classical Period, 4

rnyfh:Lekythos (oil flask), Ancient Greek / Late Classical Period

Proserpine, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1874

The centaur Chiron teaches Achilles how to play the lyre. Carved red jasper gemstone in a modern go

Hellenistic bronze sculpture of Hermes. Now in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Photo credit:

Terracotta applique in the form of a griffin. From Taranto (ancient Taras/Tarentum), artist unknown

ancientart:The ancient Greek Erechtheum on the Athenian Acropolis, 421-406 BC. In the southwestern c

Fragment of a terracotta head of a satyr. Artist unknown; 4th cent. BCE. From Taranto (ancient Tar

South Italian painted rhyton in the shape of a goat’s head. Artist unknown; 4th cent. BCE. Now in

Ancient Greek bronze coin, believed to have been issued by the city of Apollonia in Macedon. On the

Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt (Greek 5th-4th Century BC)

Terracotta figurine of the healing deity Asclepius, with his caduceus. Artist unknown; 1st cent. BC

Limestone funerary stele (shaft) with a “Cypriot capital” Period: Classical Date: 5th ce

Myrtle spray, said to be from a tomb near Eleusis in AtticaGreek, Classical Period, 400-350 B.C.gold

Silver drachm of Naxos with head of Dionysus (obverse) and bearded Silenus holding kantharos (revers

Statuette of the goddess Artemis/Diana. Unknown Anatolian artist; 1st cent. BCE. Now in the Getty Vi

Sardonyx cameo depicting a Ptolemaic prince as Hermes. Artist unknown; 3rd cent. BCE. Now in the C

Drachma from Bruttium (Locri or Croton). On the obverse, Hera Lacinia; on the reverse, Zeus with hi

Red-figure squat lekythos with a departing warriorAttributed to the Achilles PainterAttic Greek, c.

warriormale:historyarchaeologyartefacts:Greek helmets, classical period, from Olympia Museum store r

theancientwayoflife:~ Gold box ring surmounted by a scarab.Period: ClassicalDate: ca. 330–310 B.C.Cu

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