Hellenistic Period

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The great Athenian orator Demosthenes.  Roman copy (1st cent. BCE - 2nd cent. CE) in leaded bronze,

Marble portrait of the Hellenistic monarch and military commander Pyrrhus of Epirus (318-272 BCE). 

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

Seleucus I Nicator, Hellenistic ruler and founder of the Seleucid dynasty.  Roman bronze copy after

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

Stephanophoric silver tetradrachm of the Euboean polis of Eretria.  On the obverse, a bust of Artemi

didoofcarthage:Mirror with Aphrodite and Adonis Etruscan, Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period

Hellenistic copper-alloy bust of a man, thought by some scholars to depict Philip V of Macedon (r. 2

Silver didrachm of the polis of Neapolis (Naples) in Magna Graecia (south Italy).  On the obverse, a

Tetradrachm of the Hellenistic monarch Antigonus III Doson (r. 229-221 BCE).  On the obverse, the wr

didoofcarthage:Marble head of a goddess. Greek, Hellenistic Period, 2nd to 1st cent. B.C. Metropolit

didoofcarthage:Statue of a seated poet (Orpheus?)Greek (from Tarentum), Early Hellenistic Period, 33

8-litrai silver coin of Syracuse, signed by the engraver Ly(sid…)  On the obverse, the head o

ancientpeoples:Gold phiale Inscribed on the base ‘Pausi’ and decorated with acorns. 3.6cm high and 2

archaicwonder:Macedonian Gold Pegasus & Nemean Lion Fibula, Hellenistic Period, 330-300 BCEach s

Head (black bronze) of Ptolemy II or III.  Artist unknown; 246-222 BCE.  Now in the Metropolitan Mus

heaveninawildflower:‘Inlay of an Apis bull.’ Mosaic glass.Egyptian. Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dy

Coin of King Monounius I (r. ca. 290-270 BCE) of the Dardanian state, depicting a cow and suckling c

Marble bust of Antisthenes (ca. 445-365 BCE), Socratic philosopher sometimes credited as the founder

mini-girlz:Figurine of the Victory (Niké)1st quarter 2nd century BCAncient Greece (period) - Helleni

Terracotta figurine from Myrina, depicting an actor of Greek New Comedy.  Artist unknown; late 3rd o

Hellenistic bronze statuette of a boxer.  Artist unknown; 1st cent. BCE.  Now in the Walters Art Mus

The Trojan prince Troilus brings his horse to a fountain to drink, while Achilles (to the left; not

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