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So-called Pozzo-Albani relief

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Description: So-called Pozzo-Albani relief
TitleSo-called Pozzo-Albani relief
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 420 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions37 x 35 cm
LocationRijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, Netherlands
Accession numberPb 74
SubjectsLibations in artRelief (Sculpture), GreekFuneral rites and ceremonies in art
StatusShowing a woman holding a jug and a soldier extending a phiale
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Description: The Art of Libation in Classical Athens
The Art of Libation in Classical Athens
Does the woman seen on the oil flask, or lekythos, shown in fig. 3.1...
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Milette Gaifman
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2018 by Milette Gaifman
Related print edition pages: pp.87-115
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Description: White-ground lekythos, left side
White-ground lekythos, left side
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 425 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationMuseés royaux d'Art et d'Historie, Brussels
Accession numberA1023
White-ground lekythos, left side
White-ground lekythos, left side
Description: White-ground lekythos, right side
White-ground lekythos, right side
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 425 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationMuseés royaux d'Art et d'Historie, Brussels
Accession numberA1023
White-ground lekythos, right side
White-ground lekythos, right side
Description: Seated woman holding a libation bowl in her right hand and a bird in her left
Seated woman holding a libation bowl in her right hand and a bird in her left
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date450–425 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions105 cm
LocationNational Archeological Museum, Athens, Greece
Accession number711
Seated woman holding a libation bowl in...
Seated woman holding a libation bowl in her right hand and a bird in her left
Description: Grave sculptural relief
Grave sculptural relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 450–425 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 105 cm
LocationNational Archeological Museum, Athens
Accession numberInv. 711
Grave sculptural relief
Grave sculptural relief
Description: Worshippers approaching Athena
Worshippers approaching Athena
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date490–480 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 67 cm
LocationAcropolis Museum, Athens
Accession number581
Worshippers approaching Athena
Worshippers approaching Athena
Description: Reclining heroic figure holding a libation bowl and accompanied by a female figure,...
Reclining heroic figure holding a libation bowl and accompanied by a female figure, nude youth, and an older man
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date470–500 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions51 cm
LocationNational Archeological Museum, Athens, Greece
Accession number1501
Reclining heroic figure holding a...
Reclining heroic figure holding a libation bowl and accompanied by a female figure, nude youth, and an older man
Description: Worshippers approaching an altar
Worshippers approaching an altar
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date430–400 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 46 cm
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Athens
Accession number1950
Worshippers approaching an altar
Worshippers approaching an altar
Description: White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date470–460 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsH: 19.4 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=461050&partId=1&searchText=D27&page=1
Accession number17,720,320.16
White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Description: Phiale
Phiale
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date400–500 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClay, reddish clay, metallic black glaze
Dimensions4.8 x 21.9 cm (1 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/1718
Accession number1913.126
Phiale
Phiale
Description: Red-figure jug, front side
Red-figure jug, front side
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date430–420 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=460629&partId=1&searchText=E541&page=1
Accession numberE541
Red-figure jug, front side
Red-figure jug, front side
Description: White-ground lekythos, right side
White-ground lekythos, right side
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nameBosanquet Painter
Creator name (description)Attributed to the Bosanquet Painter
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date440–430 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsH. 14 3/16 in. (36.1 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/251383
Accession number23.160.39
White-ground lekythos, right side
White-ground lekythos, right side
Description: Sarcophagus with slaughter of Niobids by Artemis and Apollo
Sarcophagus with slaughter of Niobids by Artemis and Apollo
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 150
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Sarcophagus with slaughter of Niobids by...
Sarcophagus with slaughter of Niobids by Artemis and Apollo
Description: Hercules and the Cretan bul, metope from the Temple of Zeus, Olympia
Hercules and the Cretan bul, metope from the Temple of Zeus, Olympia
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 575–550 BC
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationOlympia Museum, Olympia
Hercules and the Cretan bul, metope from...
Hercules and the Cretan bul, metope from the Temple of Zeus, Olympia
Description: Parthenon frieze in stairwell
Parthenon frieze in stairwell
Posted by:John Carlson
May 25
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date2006
Object typeSculpture
LocationYale University, School of Architecture, New Haven, Connecticut
Parthenon frieze in stairwell
Parthenon frieze in stairwell
Description: Tomb of the baker Eurysaces
Tomb of the baker Eurysaces
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date30–1 BC
Object typeArchitecture
LocationRome
Tomb of the baker Eurysaces
Tomb of the baker Eurysaces
Description: Grave stele of Thraseas and Euandria
Grave stele of Thraseas and Euandria
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 400–370 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/699200
Accession numberSK 738
Grave stele of Thraseas and Euandria
Grave stele of Thraseas and Euandria
Description: Sarcophagus with orans and philosopher
Sarcophagus with orans and philosopher
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 270
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationS. Maria Antiqua, Rome
Sarcophagus with orans and philosopher
Sarcophagus with orans and philosopher
Description: Warriors dancing
Warriors dancing
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)Copy after late fourth-century BC Attic original
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 100–1 BC
Object typeSculpture
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Warriors dancing
Warriors dancing
Description: White-ground lekythos, left side
White-ground lekythos, left side
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nameVilla Giulia Painter
Creator name (description)Attributed to an artist near the Villa Giulia Painter
Creator nationality/cultureAncient Greek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 460 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsH. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247300?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=06.1021.134&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1
Accession number06.1021.134
White-ground lekythos, left side
White-ground lekythos, left side
Description: Maidens holding pitchers and libation bowls, detail of frieze from Parthenon
Maidens holding pitchers and libation bowls, detail of frieze from Parthenon
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator namePhidias
Creator name (description)Designed by Phidias
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 447–432 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 106 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
Maidens holding pitchers and libation...
Maidens holding pitchers and libation bowls led by figure holding an incense burner
Description: Lion hunt, detail of side of the Alexander Sarcophagus
Lion hunt, detail of side of the Alexander Sarcophagus
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation daten/a
Object typeSculpture
Lion hunt, detail of side of the...
Lion hunt, detail of side of the Alexander Sarcophagus
Description: Ceremony to Honor the Memory of Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau
Ceremony to Honor the Memory of Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1793
Object typePrint
MaterialsEtching
LocationMusée de la Révolution Française, Vizille, France
Ceremony to Honor the Memory of...
Ceremony to Honor the Memory of Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau
Description: Two faces of a stamnos
Two faces of a stamnos
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
LocationFrom Millingen, "Peintures antiques de vases grecs," plate 23
Two faces of a stamnos
Two faces of a stamnos
Description: Face of a biting giant, detail of large frieze of the Zeus Altar from Pergamum
Face of a biting giant, detail of large frieze of the Zeus Altar from Pergamum
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation daten/a
Object typeSculpture
Materialsfrieze
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Face of a biting giant, detail of large...
Face of a biting giant, detail of large frieze of the Zeus Altar from Pergamum
Description: Athens, Panagia Gorgoepikoos, western façade, detail of calendrical frieze with...
Athens, Panagia Gorgoepikoos, western façade, detail of calendrical frieze with figures of Scorpio and Sagittarius
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 01
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 100–200 AD
Object typeArchitecture
LocationPanagia Gorgoepikoos, Athens, Greece
Athens, Panagia Gorgoepikoos, western...
Athens, Panagia Gorgoepikoos, western façade, detail of calendrical frieze with figures of Scorpio and Sagittarius
Description: Red-figure cup, interior
Red-figure cup, interior
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date430–470 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationAntikensammlungen, Berlin
Accession numberF2299
Red-figure cup, interior
Red-figure cup, interior
Description: Sarcophagus with scenes from the life of a Roman general
Sarcophagus with scenes from the life of a Roman general
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 130–170
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationPalazzo Ducale, Mantua
Sarcophagus with scenes from the life of...
Sarcophagus with scenes from the life of a Roman general
Description: Lycian phalanx, detail of frieze from Nereid tomb
Lycian phalanx, detail of frieze from Nereid tomb
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 390–380 BC
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationBritish Museum, London
Lycian phalanx, detail of frieze from...
Lycian phalanx, detail of frieze from Nereid tomb
Description: White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nameWoman Painter
Creator name (description)Attributed to the Woman Painter
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 420 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationBadisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, Germany
Accession numberB1528
White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Description: White-ground lekythos, right side
White-ground lekythos, right side
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nameGroup R
Creator name (description)Attributed to a painter of Group R
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date420–400 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsH.: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247925
Accession number07.286.45
White-ground lekythos, right side
White-ground lekythos, right side
Description: Amphora (the "Dipylon Vase")
Amphora (the "Dipylon Vase")
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 770–730 BC
Object typeContainer
DimensionsH: 160 cm
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Amphora (the "Dipylon Vase")
Amphora (the 'Dipylon Vase')
Description: Parthenon metopes and Sullivan frieze
Parthenon metopes and Sullivan frieze
Posted by:John Carlson
May 25
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date2016
Object typeSculpture
LocationYale University, School of Architecture, New Haven, Connecticut
Parthenon metopes and Sullivan frieze
Parthenon metopes and Sullivan frieze
Description: Athens, Monument of Philopappos, processus consularis
Athens, Monument of Philopappos, processus consularis
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 114–116
Object typeSculpture
LocationAthens, Greece
Athens, Monument of Philopappos,...
Athens, Monument of Philopappos, processus consularis
Description: Relief fragment of goddesses, mother, nurse, and infant
Relief fragment of goddesses, mother, nurse, and infant
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date430–400 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions10 1/2 × 8 9/16 in. (26.7 × 21.7 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/251519
Accession number24.97.92
Relief fragment of goddesses, mother,...
Relief fragment of goddesses, mother, nurse, and infant
Description: Gorgoneion for roof-tile, modern cast
Gorgoneion for roof-tile, modern cast
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 440 BC
Object typeSculpture
Materialsancient mold and modern cast
LocationBritish Museum, London
Gorgoneion for roof-tile, modern cast
Gorgoneion for roof-tile, modern cast
Description: White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nameBosanquet Painter
Creator name (description)Attributed to the Bosanquet Painter
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date450–440 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationAntikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel
Accession numberKä 402
White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Description: Les obsèques de M. Thiers.—Aspect du boulevard Saint-Denis, le 8...
Les obsèques de M. Thiers.—Aspect du boulevard Saint-Denis, le 8 Septembre à deux heures de l'après-midi
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 27
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1877
Object typePrint
MaterialsWood engraving
Locationreproduced in Le Monde Illustré, 15 September 1877
Les obsèques de M....
Les obsèques de M. Thiers.—Aspect du boulevard Saint-Denis, le 8 Septembre à deux heures de l'après-midi
Description: White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nameCarlsberg Painter
Creator name (description)Attributed to the Carlsberg Painter
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 430 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationAntikensammlungen, Munich
Accession numberSS81
White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Description: Funerary krater with scene of mourning, detail
Funerary krater with scene of mourning, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 769–730 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Funerary krater with scene of mourning,...
Funerary krater with scene of mourning, detail
Description: Figure of a young man from a funerary relief
Figure of a young man from a funerary relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 05
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 330BCE
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions63 1/8 × 30 3/4 × 18 3/4 in. (160.3 × 78.1 × 47.6 cm)
LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX
https://collections.dma.org/artwork/4003104
Accession number1966.26
Figure of a young man from a funerary...
Figure of a young man from a funerary relief
Description: Hegiso Monument
Hegiso Monument
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator name (description)Object attributed to Kallimachos
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date410–400 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions61 3/8 x 38 1/4 in. (156 x 97 cm)
LocationNational Museum, Athens
http://www.namuseum.gr/collections/sculpture/classical/classic11-en.html
Accession number3624
Hegiso Monument
Hegiso Monument
Description: Sarcophagus with battle between Romans and German cavalry, from the Via Tiburtina
Sarcophagus with battle between Romans and German cavalry, from the Via Tiburtina
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 150–200
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationNational Museum, Rome
Sarcophagus with battle between Romans...
Sarcophagus with battle between Romans and German cavalry, from the Via Tiburtina
Description: White-ground lekythos, left side
White-ground lekythos, left side
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator namePainter of Munich 2335
Creator name (description)Attributed to the Painter of Munich 2335
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 430 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta, white ground with red, yellow and brown wash
Dimensions32.6 x 10 x 9.8 cm (12 13/16 x 3 15/16 x 3 7/8 in.) other (Mouth): 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.) other (Foot): 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/25992
Accession number1982.50
White-ground lekythos, left side
White-ground lekythos, left side
Description: White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nameGroup R
Creator name (description)Attributed to a painter of Group R
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date420–400 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsH.: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247925
Accession number07.286.45
White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Description: Funerary relief of Licinius Philonic(os) and P. Licinius Demetrius
Funerary relief of Licinius Philonic(os) and P. Licinius Demetrius
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date70–100 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 68 cm; W: 80 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?assetId=459080001&objectId=465530&partId=1
Accession number1954.12–14.1
Funerary relief of Licinius Philonic(os)...
Funerary relief of Licinius Philonic(os) and P. Licinius Demetrius
Description: Phiale
Phiale
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 325–301 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsGold repoussé
DimensionsDiam 9.8 in. (25 cm)
LocationNational Historical Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria
Phiale
Phiale
Description: Relief/anatomical votive
Relief/anatomical votive
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date100–200 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions30.48 × 20.32 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
Accession number1867,0508.117
Relief/anatomical votive
Relief/anatomical votive
Description: White-ground lekythos, right side
White-ground lekythos, right side
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator namePainter of Munich 2335
Creator name (description)Attributed to the Painter of Munich 2335
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 430 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta, white ground with red, yellow and brown wash
Dimensions32.6 x 10 x 9.8 cm (12 13/16 x 3 15/16 x 3 7/8 in.) other (Mouth): 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.) other (Foot): 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/25992
Accession number1982.50
White-ground lekythos, right side
White-ground lekythos, right side
Description: White-ground lekythos, left side
White-ground lekythos, left side
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nameBosanquet Painter
Creator name (description)Attributed to the Bosanquet Painter
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date440–430 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsH. 14 3/16 in. (36.1 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/251383
Accession number23.160.39
White-ground lekythos, left side
White-ground lekythos, left side
Description: Pedestal of the Column of Antoninus Pius, decursio
Pedestal of the Column of Antoninus Pius, decursio
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 161
Object typeSculpture
LocationCortile delle Corazze, Vatican Museums, Rome
Pedestal of the Column of Antoninus...
Pedestal of the Column of Antoninus Pius, decursio
Description: Battle between Alexander and the Persians, detail of side of the Alexander...
Battle between Alexander and the Persians, detail of side of the Alexander Sarcophagus, from Sidon, probably the tomb of King Abdalonymus
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 320 BC
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationArchaeological Museum, Istanbul
Battle between Alexander and the...
Battle between Alexander and the Persians, detail of side of the Alexander Sarcophagus, from Sidon, probably the tomb of King Abdalonymus
Description: Fight between dog and cat, with onlookers, side of statue base from Athens
Fight between dog and cat, with onlookers, side of statue base from Athens
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 500–470 BC
Object typeSculpture
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Fight between dog and cat, with...
Fight between dog and cat, with onlookers, side of statue base from Athens
Description: Hercules and the Keryneian hind, metope from the Treasury of Athens, Delphi
Hercules and the Keryneian hind, metope from the Treasury of Athens, Delphi
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 530–470 BC
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationDelphi Museum, Delphi
Hercules and the Keryneian hind, metope...
Hercules and the Keryneian hind, metope from the Treasury of Athens, Delphi
Description: Votive relief of Archinos
Votive relief of Archinos
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date400–350 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions0.49 × 0.54 m
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Athens
Accession number3369
Votive relief of Archinos
Votive relief of Archinos
Description: White-ground lekythos, right side
White-ground lekythos, right side
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nameVilla Giulia Painter
Creator name (description)Attributed to an artist near the Villa Giulia Painter
Creator nationality/cultureAncient Greek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 460 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsH. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247300?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=06.1021.134&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1
Accession number06.1021.134
White-ground lekythos, right side
White-ground lekythos, right side
Description: White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nameInscription Painter
Creator name (description)Attributed to the Inscription Painter
Creator nationality/cultureAncient Greek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 460 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsH.: 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247458
Accession number06.1021.294
White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Description: Lawyer Amal Alamuddin Clooney advises Greek officials on return of Parthenon Marbles...
Lawyer Amal Alamuddin Clooney advises Greek officials on return of Parthenon Marbles (2014), in front of the frieze of combined marbles and casts in the Acropolis Museum, Athens
Posted by:John Carlson
May 25
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date2014
Object typePhotograph
LocationAcropolis Museum, Athens
Lawyer Amal Alamuddin Clooney advises...
Lawyer Amal Alamuddin Clooney advises Greek officials on return of Parthenon Marbles (2014), in front of the frieze of combined marbles and casts in the Acropolis Museum, Athens
Description: Athens, Monument of Philopappos, general view
Athens, Monument of Philopappos, general view
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 114–116
Object typeSculpture
LocationAthens, Greece
Athens, Monument of Philopappos, general...
Athens, Monument of Philopappos, general view
Description: Pollis as warrior, tomb relief from Megara
Pollis as warrior, tomb relief from Megara
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 480 BC
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationJ.P. Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Pollis as warrior, tomb relief from...
Pollis as warrior, tomb relief from Megara
Description: Funeral of Jean-Paul Marat in the Church of the Cordeliers
Funeral of Jean-Paul Marat in the Church of the Cordeliers
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1793
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack chalk heightened with white on paper
LocationMusée Laminet, Versailles, France
Funeral of Jean-Paul Marat in the Church...
Funeral of Jean-Paul Marat in the Church of the Cordeliers
Description: Phiale
Phiale
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date400–500 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClay, reddish clay, metallic black glaze
Dimensions4.8 x 21.9 cm (1 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/1718
Accession number1913.126
Phiale
Phiale
Description: Red-figure jug, left side
Red-figure jug, left side
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date430–420 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=460629&partId=1&searchText=E541&page=1
Accession numberE541
Red-figure jug, left side
Red-figure jug, left side
Description: Pausanias’s high-relief frieze of the temple of Apollo at Bassae from the...
Pausanias’s high-relief frieze of the temple of Apollo at Bassae from the British Museum
Posted by:John Carlson
May 25
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date2016
Object typeSculpture
LocationYale University, School of Architecture, New Haven, Connecticut
Pausanias’s high-relief frieze of...
Pausanias’s high-relief frieze of the temple of Apollo at Bassae from the British Museum
Description: Construction of a tomb, relief from tomb of the Haterii, Rome
Construction of a tomb, relief from tomb of the Haterii, Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 70–100
Object typeSculpture
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Construction of a tomb, relief from tomb...
Construction of a tomb, relief from tomb of the Haterii, Rome
Description: Warrior, funerary relief from Rhodes
Warrior, funerary relief from Rhodes
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)second century BC
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 200–100 BC
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationRhodes Museum, Rhodes
Warrior, funerary relief from Rhodes
Warrior, funerary relief from Rhodes
Description: Tomb of Demetrius and Philonicus
Tomb of Demetrius and Philonicus
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 30–1 BC
Object typeSculpture
LocationBritish Museum, London
Tomb of Demetrius and Philonicus
Tomb of Demetrius and Philonicus
Description: White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator namePainter of Munich 2335
Creator name (description)Attributed to the Painter of Munich 2335
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 430 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta, white ground with red, yellow and brown wash
Dimensions32.6 x 10 x 9.8 cm (12 13/16 x 3 15/16 x 3 7/8 in.) other (Mouth): 6.1 cm(2 3/8 in.) other (Foot): 6.9 cm(2 11/16 in.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/25992
Accession number1982.50
White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Description: Sarcophagus with Achilles and Penthesilea with portrait faces
Sarcophagus with Achilles and Penthesilea with portrait faces
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 250
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Sarcophagus with Achilles and...
Sarcophagus with Achilles and Penthesilea with portrait faces
Description: Grave stele of Ampharete
Grave stele of Ampharete
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 410 BC
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationKerameikos Museum, Athens
Grave stele of Ampharete
Grave stele of Ampharete
Description: White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nameGroup R
Creator name (description)Attributed to a painter of Group R
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date420–400 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsH.: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247925
Accession number07.286.45
White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Description: Funerary amphora with flying gorgons
Funerary amphora with flying gorgons
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 650–600 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Funerary amphora with flying gorgons
Funerary amphora with flying gorgons
Description: Maidens holding libation bowls, detail of frieze from the Parthenon
Maidens holding libation bowls, detail of frieze from the Parthenon
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator namePhidias
Creator name (description)Designed by Phidias
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 447–432 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 106 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
Maidens holding libation bowls, detail...
Maidens holding libation bowls
Description: Gorgoneion for roof-tile, ancient mould
Gorgoneion for roof-tile, ancient mould
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 440 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta mold
DimensionsH: 23 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/1504294001
Accession number1924,1112.1
Gorgoneion for roof-tile, ancient mould
Gorgoneion for roof-tile, ancient mould
Description: Athens, Panagia Gorgoepikoos, western façade
Athens, Panagia Gorgoepikoos, western façade
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 01
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationPanagia Gorgoepikoos, Athens, Greece
Athens, Panagia Gorgoepikoos, western...
Athens, Panagia Gorgoepikoos, western façade
Description: Funeral Procession
Funeral Procession
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)AH 892
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1487
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensionspainting: 9 3/4 × 5 1/2 in. (24.8 × 14 cm); page: 13 × 8 1/2 in. (33 × 21.6 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451730
Accession number63.210.35
Funeral Procession
Funeral Procession
Description: Phiale, detail
Phiale, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 325–301 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsGold repoussé
LocationNational Historical Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria
Phiale, detail
Phiale, detail
Description: White-ground lekythos, left side
White-ground lekythos, left side
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nameCarlsberg Painter
Creator name (description)Attributed to the Carlsberg Painter
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 430 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationAntikensammlungen, Munich
Accession numberSS81
White-ground lekythos, left side
White-ground lekythos, left side
Description: Nike (Victory)
Nike (Victory)
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 410 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationAcropolis Museum, Athens
Nike (Victory)
Nike (Victory)
Description: White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nameVilla Giulia Painter
Creator name (description)Attributed to an artist near the Villa Giulia Painter
Creator nationality/cultureAncient Greek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 460 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsH. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247300?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=06.1021.134&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1
Accession number06.1021.134
White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Description: Verification of the Stigmata of Saint Francis
Verification of the Stigmata of Saint Francis
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator name (description)Creator uncertain; attributed to Giotto school
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1300
Object typePainting
LocationUpper Church, Basilica of Saint Francis, Assisi, Italy
Verification of the Stigmata of Saint...
Verification of the Stigmata of Saint Francis
Description: Sarcophagus with unfinished head of deceased between tritons and nereids
Sarcophagus with unfinished head of deceased between tritons and nereids
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 130–170
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationNational Museum, Rome
Sarcophagus with unfinished head of...
Sarcophagus with unfinished head of deceased between tritons and nereids
Description: Red-figure cup, exterior
Red-figure cup, exterior
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date430–470 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationAntikensammlungen, Berlin
Accession numberF2299
Red-figure cup, exterior
Red-figure cup, exterior
Description: Group of giants from the frieze of the Treasury of Siphnos, Delphi
Group of giants from the frieze of the Treasury of Siphnos, Delphi
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 525 BC
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationDelphi Museum, Delphi
Group of giants from the frieze of the...
Group of giants from the frieze of the Treasury of Siphnos, Delphi
Description: White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nameBosanquet Painter
Creator name (description)Attributed to the Bosanquet Painter
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date440–430 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsH. 14 3/16 in. (36.1 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/251383
Accession number23.160.39
White-ground lekythos
White-ground lekythos
Description: Trojan horse, detail of relief amphora
Trojan horse, detail of relief amphora
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 670–630 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationMykonos Museum
Trojan horse, detail of relief amphora
Trojan horse, detail of relief amphora
Description: Relief dedicated to the healing hero Amynos by Lysimachides
Relief dedicated to the healing hero Amynos by Lysimachides
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 325–300 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions0.70 × 0.40 m
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Athens
Accession number3526
Relief dedicated to the healing hero...
Relief dedicated to the healing hero Amynos by Lysimachides
Description: Phiale, interior
Phiale, interior
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date500–480 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsDiameter: 19.8 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=429237&partId=1&searchText=B682&page=1
Accession number18,641,007.27
Phiale, interior
Phiale, interior
Description: Phiale
Phiale
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleArtist
Creation date300–200 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsGold
DimensionsH. 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm); diameter 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/255122
Accession number62.11.1
Phiale
Phiale
Description: Young mulatto groom, fragment of a funerary relief
Young mulatto groom, fragment of a funerary relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 325–301 B.C.
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions34.6 × 22.4 in. (88 × 57 cm)
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Young mulatto groom, fragment of a...
Young mulatto groom, fragment of a funerary relief
Description: The Funeral of Shah Jahan
The Funeral of Shah Jahan
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 12
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1815
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions15.5 × 9 in. (39.4 × 22.8 cm)
LocationBritish Library, London
Accession numberAdd. 20735
The Funeral of Shah Jahan
The Funeral of Shah Jahan
Description: Model of funeral procession
Model of funeral procession
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureChimú
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1400–1500
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsSilvered copper, textiles, reeds, and feathers
Dimensions6 3/4 x 11 x 25 1/4 in. (17.1 x 28 x 64.1 cm)
LocationKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
http://kam.illinois.edu/collection/americas/FuneraryCortege.html
Accession number1967-29-303
Model of funeral procession
Model of funeral procession
Description: Phiale
Phiale
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date400–500 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClay, reddish clay, metallic black glaze
Dimensions4.8 x 21.9 cm (1 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/1718
Accession number1913.126
Phiale
Phiale
Description: Relief from the Asklepieion, Athens
Relief from the Asklepieion, Athens
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationAcropolis Museum, Athens
Accession numberAcr 72323
Relief from the Asklepieion, Athens
Relief from the Asklepieion, Athens

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