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Mouth of Truth

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Description: Mouth of Truth
TitleMouth of Truth
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date117–138 AD?
Creation date (description)117/138 AD?
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPhrygian marble
LocationSanta Maria in Cosmedin, Rome
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsGods, Greek, in artMasks in artMarble sculpture, Roman
StatusDepicts the god Oceanus
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Description: Laocoön, detail of head
Laocoön, detail of head
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date40–30 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
https://catalogo.museivaticani.va/index.php/Detail/objects/MV.1059.0.0?lang=en_US
Accession numberCat. 1059
Laocoön, detail of head
Laocoön, detail of head
Description: Hermes
Hermes
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 100–125
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museum, Rome
Hermes
Belvedere Antinous
Description: Farnese Hercules
Farnese Hercules
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 317 cm
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples
Accession number6001
Farnese Hercules
Farnese Hercules
Description: Apollo Belvedere, detail of legs
Apollo Belvedere, detail of legs
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date120–140 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Accession number1015
Apollo Belvedere, detail of legs
Apollo Belvedere, detail of legs
Description: Dancer wearing a deity headdress
Dancer wearing a deity headdress
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationHudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono
Dancer wearing a deity headdress
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Description: Wounded Amazon, detail of torso
Wounded Amazon, detail of torso
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1st–2nd century A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253373
Accession number32.11.4
Wounded Amazon, detail of torso
Wounded Amazon, detail of torso
Description: Terence: Scene from the "Andria"
Terence: Scene from the "Andria"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1130–1170
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/b03b864b-054a-4589-abb4-3462e51c937b
Accession numberMs. Auct. F.2.13, fol. 16
Terence: Scene from the "Andria"
Terence: Scene from the "Andria"
Description: Apollo Belvedere
Apollo Belvedere
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 08
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date120–140 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH. 224 cm
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
https://catalogo.museivaticani.va/index.php/Detail/objects/MV.1015.0.0
Accession numberM_1015_0_0
Apollo Belvedere
Apollo Belvedere
Description: Barberini Muse or Apollo Barberini
Barberini Muse or Apollo Barberini
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationGlyptothek, Munich
Accession number211
Barberini Muse or Apollo Barberini
Barberini Muse or Apollo Barberini
Description: The masks for the actors of Terence's "Andria"
The masks for the actors of Terence's "Andria"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator name (description)Signed by Adelricus in the pediment
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 820–830
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Accession numberVat. lat. 3868, fol. 3
The masks for the actors of Terence's...
The masks for the actors of Terence's "Andria"
Description: Textile fragment with splayed cayman imagery, multiple masks, and serpent motifs
Textile fragment with splayed cayman imagery, multiple masks, and serpent motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureChavín
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation date900–200 BC
Object typeTextile
MaterialsPainted cotton
Dimensions35 3/8 x 24 3/4 in. (89.9 x 62.9 cm)
LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, Washington, D.C.
http://museum.doaks.org/Obj22730
Accession numberPC.B.544
Textile fragment with splayed cayman...
Textile fragment with splayed cayman imagery, multiple masks, and serpent motifs
Description: Athena Farnese, detail of head
Athena Farnese, detail of head
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 430 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples
Accession numberInv. No. 6024
Athena Farnese, detail of head
Athena Farnese, detail of head
Description: Ritual dancer with a crocodile mask
Ritual dancer with a crocodile mask
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationMiller Family Collection, Chicago
Ritual dancer with a crocodile mask
Ritual dancer with a crocodile mask
Description: Apollo Belvedere, detail of head and shoulders
Apollo Belvedere, detail of head and shoulders
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date120–140 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Accession number1015
Apollo Belvedere, detail of head and...
Apollo Belvedere, detail of head and shoulders
Description: Zeus and Athena in conflict with giants, detail of large frieze of the Zeus Altar...
Zeus and Athena in conflict with giants, 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
https://id.smb.museum/object/798385
Zeus and Athena in conflict with giants,...
Zeus and Athena in conflict with giants, detail of large frieze of the Zeus Altar from Pergamum
Description: Eros stringing his bow
Eros stringing his bow
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)Copy of a bronze by Lysippos of c. 330 BC
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions123 cm
LocationCapitoline Museums, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/it/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/palazzo_nuovo/galleria/statua_di_eros_che_incorda_l_arco
Accession numberinv. MC0410
Eros stringing his bow
Eros stringing his bow
Description: Huastec "apotheosis" statue (rear)
Huastec "apotheosis" statue (rear)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureHuastec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 900–1250
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsSandstone, traces of pigment
Dimensions62 3/8 x 26 x 11 1/2 in. (158.4 x 66 x 29.2 cm)
LocationBrooklyn Museum
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/118927/Life-Death_Figure
Accession number37.2897PA
Huastec "apotheosis" statue (rear)
Huastec "apotheosis" statue (rear)
Description: Hercules
Hercules
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)After Lysippos, c. 330
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1805-0703-39
Accession number1805,0703.39
Hercules
Hercules Epitrapezius
Description: Young black slave
Young black slave
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date300-200 BCE
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBlack marble
Dimensions39.4 in. (100 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010278441
Accession numberMa 4926
Young black slave
Statue of a young black carrying a situla, from Aphrodisias, Imperial baths
Description: Hermes, detail of torso
Hermes, detail of torso
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 100-125
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican, Rome
Hermes, detail of torso
Belvedere Antinous, detail of torso
Description: Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440
Accession number1991.479
Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Description: Polychrome pottery vessel
Polychrome pottery vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic and pigment
Dimensions7 x 6 3/4 in. (17.8 x 17.2 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/91414
Accession number1955.2136
Polychrome pottery vessel
Polychrome pottery vessel
Description: Apollo Belvedere, detail of torso
Apollo Belvedere, detail of torso
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date120–140 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Accession number1015
Apollo Belvedere, detail of torso
Apollo Belvedere, detail of torso
Description: Columbine, Harlequin, and a Venetian, with their Masks
Columbine, Harlequin, and a Venetian, with their Masks
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator name (description)After Francesco Maggiotto
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1760-1800
Object typePrint
MaterialsEtching and engraving
Dimensions372 x 474 mm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3026864&partId=1&images=true
Accession number1866,1110.1168
Columbine, Harlequin, and a Venetian,...
Columbine, Harlequin, and a Venetian, with their Masks
Description: Hermes, detail of head and shoulders
Hermes, detail of head and shoulders
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 100-125
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican, Rome
Hermes, detail of head and shoulders
Belvedere Antinous, detail of head and shoulders
Description: Oxtotitlán, cave painting of figure seated on jaguar-mask
Oxtotitlán, cave painting of figure seated on jaguar-mask
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 900 BC
Object typePainting
LocationGuerrero, Mexico
Oxtotitlán, cave painting of...
Oxtotitlán, cave painting of figure seated on jaguar-mask
Description: Tetradrachm from Macedonia with the head of Zeus
Tetradrachm from Macedonia with the head of Zeus
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator roleMetalist
Creation datec. 359–336 BC
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsSilver
Tetradrachm from Macedonia with the head...
Tetradrachm from Macedonia with the head of Zeus
Description: Wounded Amazon
Wounded Amazon
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1st–2nd century A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsHeight 80 1/4 in. (203.8 cm)
LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253373
Accession number32.11.4
Wounded Amazon
Wounded Amazon
Description: Suicidal Gaul and his Wife
Suicidal Gaul and his Wife
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)After Pergamene original of the second century, BC
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateunknown
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationNational Museum, Rome
Suicidal Gaul and his Wife
Gaul committing suicide having killed his wife
Description: Artemis, goddess of the hunt, known as Diane de Versailles
Artemis, goddess of the hunt, known as Diane de Versailles
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date100–200 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 200 cm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010278930
Accession numberMR 152
Artemis, goddess of the hunt, known as...
Artemis, goddess of the hunt, known as Diane de Versailles
Description: Jade mask, Janahb Pakal I
Jade mask, Janahb Pakal I
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 683
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsJade
LocationInstituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico City
Jade mask, Janahb Pakal I
Jade mask, Janahb Pakal I
Description: Ritual vessel depicting mask of Tlaloc
Ritual vessel depicting mask of Tlaloc
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureAztec
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1521
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions13 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. (35 x 31 cm)
LocationMuseo del Templo Mayor, Mexico City
Ritual vessel depicting mask of Tlaloc
Ritual vessel depicting mask of Tlaloc
Description: Tazza Farnese
Tazza Farnese
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 180–150 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsChalcedony
Dimensions23.4 cm diameter
LocationMuseo Archeologico, Naples
Tazza Farnese
Tazza Farnese
Description: Burial mask with geometric designs
Burial mask with geometric designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán/Guanajuato
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Burial mask with geometric designs
Burial mask with geometric designs
Description: Drawing of sculptural relief from the New Temple at Chavín de Huántar...
Drawing of sculptural relief from the New Temple at Chavín de Huántar depicting performer with crested eagle mask
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureChavín
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date900–200 BC
Object typeIllustration
Drawing of sculptural relief from the...
Drawing of sculptural relief from the New Temple at Chavín de Huántar depicting performer with crested eagle mask
Description: Stela
Stela
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureSan Augustín
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 400–800
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsVolcanic stone
Dimensions26 x 13 3/8 x 4 3/4 in. (66 x 34 x 12 cm)
LocationDenver Art Museum
Accession number1986.487
Stela
Stela
Description: Burial mask with geometric designs
Burial mask with geometric designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán/Guanajuato
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Burial mask with geometric designs
Burial mask with geometric designs
Description: Hermes Propylaios
Hermes Propylaios
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationArchaeological Museum, Istanbul
Hermes Propylaios
Hermes Propylaios
Description: Dog wearing a mask with a human face
Dog wearing a mask with a human face
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions8 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 7 in. (21.59 x 39.37 x 17.78 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253621
Accession numberM.86.296.154
Dog wearing a mask with a human face
Dog wearing a mask with a human face
Description: Theatre mask and a panther
Theatre mask and a panther
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleMosaicist
Object typeMosaic
LocationMusei Vaticani, Vatican City
Theatre mask and a panther
Theatre mask and a panther
Description: Model of a circular ceremonial center
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic and pigment
Dimensions13 x 18 1/2 in. (33 x 47 cm )
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/75238
Accession number1989.639
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Description: Burial mask
Burial mask
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Burial mask
Burial mask
Description: Zeus and Athena in conflict with giants, detail of large frieze of the Zeus Altar...
Zeus and Athena in conflict with giants, 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
https://id.smb.museum/object/462870/
Zeus and Athena in conflict with giants,...
Zeus and Athena in conflict with giants, detail of large frieze of the Zeus Altar from Pergamum
Description: Textile fragment depicting masked figures holding staffs
Textile fragment depicting masked figures holding staffs
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureChavín-Karwa
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation date900–200 BC
Object typeTextile
MaterialsPainted cotton
Dimensions94 7/8 x 24 in. (241 x 61 cm)
LocationMuseo Amano, Lima, Peru
Accession numberMA.3230
Textile fragment depicting masked...
Textile fragment depicting masked figures holding staffs
Description: Theatre masks and a lyre
Theatre masks and a lyre
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleMosaicist
Object typeMosaic
LocationMusei Vaticani, Vatican City
Theatre masks and a lyre
Theatre masks and a lyre
Description: Votive axe with ritual mask ("Kunz" axe)
Votive axe with ritual mask ("Kunz" axe)
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date800–500 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsJade
Dimensions11 3/4 x 6 in. (30 x 15.2 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Accession number30/7552/1891–93–25
Votive axe with ritual mask ("Kunz" axe)
Votive axe with ritual mask ("Kunz" axe)
Description: Theatre mask and a griffin
Theatre mask and a griffin
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleMosaicist
Object typeMosaic
LocationMusei Vaticani, Vatican City
Theatre mask and a griffin
Theatre mask and a griffin
Description: Tamuín, wall paining representing Huastec figures
Tamuín, wall paining representing Huastec figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureHuastec
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1000–1100
Object typePainting
LocationSan Luis Potosí, Mexico
Tamuín, wall paining representing...
Tamuín, wall paining representing Huastec figures
Description: Río Azul Mask: A6
Río Azul Mask: A6
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseu Barbier-Mueller Arte Precolombí
Accession numberInv. 502-28
Río Azul Mask: A6
Río Azul Mask: A6
Description: Bowl depicting masked animal trickster
Bowl depicting masked animal trickster
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMimbres
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1000–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 3 1/2 in. (9 cm); diameter 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationSouthwest Museum, Los Angeles
Accession number491.P.3772
Bowl depicting masked animal trickster
Bowl depicting masked animal trickster
Description: Tetradrachm from Macedonia with the head of Hercules
Tetradrachm from Macedonia with the head of Hercules
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator roleMetalist
Creation datec. 336–323 BC
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsSilver
Tetradrachm from Macedonia with the head...
Tetradrachm from Macedonia with the head of Hercules
Description: Drawing of detail of shallow flared vessel depicting harvest-festival performer
Drawing of detail of shallow flared vessel depicting harvest-festival performer
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 50–200
Object typeIllustration
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
Drawing of detail of shallow flared...
Drawing of detail of shallow flared vessel depicting harvest-festival performer
Description: Relief fragment
Relief fragment
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureChavín
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date900–200 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
Dimensions13 x 16 1/2 x 2 in. (33 x 42 x 5 cm)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru
Accession numberL-8771, 1248 50 LXXXII
Relief fragment
Relief fragment
Description: Royal tunic
Royal tunic
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMoche
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation dateAD 250–550
Object typeTextile
MaterialsCamelid wool and cotton
Dimensions18 7/8 x 22 5/8 in.(48 x 57.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Accession numberPC427
Royal tunic
Royal tunic
Description: Apollo Belvedere, detail
Apollo Belvedere, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 08
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date120–140 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museums
Apollo Belvedere, detail
Apollo Belvedere, detail
Description: Enthroned figure with mask and batons
Enthroned figure with mask and batons
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureTairona
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1600
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBone
Dimensions3 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (7.9 x 6.5 cm)
LocationMuseo del Oro del Banco de la República, Bogotá, Colombia
Accession numberPhT. 1
Enthroned figure with mask and batons
Enthroned figure with mask and batons
Description: Model of ritual enclosure with hanging masks
Model of ritual enclosure with hanging masks
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureTairona
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1600
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions2 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (7 x 17 cm)
LocationMuseo del Oro del Banco de la República, Bogotá, Colombia
Accession numberCT.738
Model of ritual enclosure with hanging...
Model of ritual enclosure with hanging masks
Description: Aphrodite, detail of front
Aphrodite, detail of front
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)After Aphrodite of Cnidos by Praxiteles, c. 330 BC
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation daten/a
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Aphrodite, detail of front
Aphrodite, detail of front
Description: Aphrodite, rear view
Aphrodite, rear view
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)After Aphrodite of Cnidos by Praxiteles, c. 330 BC
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation daten/a
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Aphrodite, rear view
Aphrodite, rear view
Description: Head of a Roman Girl
Head of a Roman Girl
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 29
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 140-150
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensionsh: 27.3 cm
LocationNelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
https://art.nelson-atkins.org/objects/19075
Accession number34-200
Head of a Roman Girl
Head of a Roman Girl
Description: Masked performers
Masked performers
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureTairona
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1600
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsEach 5 x 3 in. (12.7 x 7.62 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/65298
Accession number1986.1084a,b
Masked performers
Masked performers
Description: Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian
Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 545-547AD
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
Justinian and his retinue, including...
Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian
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: Vessel depicting mask and mythical creature
Vessel depicting mask and mythical creature
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureJama-Coaque
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 200–400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions8 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (20.5 x 21 x 23.5 cm)
LocationMuseo Antropológico del Banco Central, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Accession numberJC 4–57–80
Vessel depicting mask and mythical...
Vessel depicting mask and mythical creature
Description: Runners wearing animal attributes
Runners wearing animal attributes
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMoche
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 200
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseum für Völkerkunde, Berlin
Runners wearing animal attributes
Runners wearing animal attributes
Description: Storyteller figure
Storyteller figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/73795
Accession number1989.83
Storyteller figure
Storyteller figure
Description: Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 18
Creator nationality/cultureAztec
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1530–1554
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsLaid paper and natural pigments
LocationMuseo del América, Madrid
Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Description: Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ
Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator name (description)Presumably Saint Dunstan
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation dateAD 930–970
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/a7ebbb6f-414f-4bb9-9399-b3ed588c15af
Accession numberMs. Auct. F.4.32, fol. 1
Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan...
Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ
Description: Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsDiameter 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/148347
Accession number1997.475
Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Description: Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring privileges on the church of S. Apollinare in...
Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring privileges on the church of S. Apollinare in Classe
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 668–685
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy
Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring...
Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring privileges on the church of S. Apollinare in Classe
Description: Geometry of Doryphorus
Geometry of Doryphorus
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleArtist
Creation daten/a
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Geometry of Doryphorus
Geometry of Doryphorus
Description: Laocoön
Laocoön
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date40–30 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 95 1/4 in. (242 cm)
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
https://catalogo.museivaticani.va/index.php/Detail/objects/MV.1059.0.0?lang=en_US
Accession numberCat. 1059
Laocoön
Laocoön
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: Statue of an acrobat balancing on a crocodile
Statue of an acrobat balancing on a crocodile
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions29.5 in. (75 cm) H
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=460000&partId=1&searchText=acrobat+crocodile&page=1
Accession number1805,0703.6
Statue of an acrobat balancing on a...
Statue of an acrobat balancing on a crocodile
Description: Theodora and her retinue
Theodora and her retinue
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 545 AD-547AD
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
Theodora and her retinue
Theodora and her retinue
Description: Bowl depicting two masked figures, possibly kachinas
Bowl depicting two masked figures, possibly kachinas
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsFour Mile Polychrome, White Mountain Red Ware
Dimensions4 1/2 x 10 in. (11.4 x 25.4 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting two masked figures,...
Bowl depicting two masked figures, possibly kachinas
Description: Detail of Paracas embroidery with overlapping planes
Detail of Paracas embroidery with overlapping planes
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. 200 BC
Object typeTextile
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru
Detail of Paracas embroidery with...
Detail of Paracas embroidery with overlapping planes
Description: Chunchukala" stela depicting figure and solar mask
Chunchukala" stela depicting figure and solar mask
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureTiwanaku
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 400–800
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationMuseo Arqueológico Regional de Tiwanaku, Bolivia
Chunchukala" stela depicting figure and...
Chunchukala" stela depicting figure and solar mask
Description: Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1373
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberFr. 14939, fol. 5r
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten...
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Description: Hercules, from the Aula Regia of the imperial palace on the Palatine hill
Hercules, from the Aula Regia of the imperial palace on the Palatine hill
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 81–96
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsDark green stone
DimensionsH: 373 cm
LocationPalazzo Farnese, Parma, Italy
https://complessopilotta.it/opera/scultura-colossale-raffigurante-eracle/
Accession numberGN. 970
Hercules, from the Aula Regia of the...
Hercules, from the Aula Regia of the imperial palace on the Palatine hill

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