Roman, Portrait of Hadrian, ca. 130 CE. Anonymous gift 59.050

Introduction

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries

Roman marble portraits and sarcophagi, wall paintings from the vicinity of Pompeii, floor mosaics from the Roman province of Syria, as well as Etruscan and Italic ceramics and bronzes are on view in the Weiss Ancient Art Gallery. A gallery of ancient Greek art is organized around the themes of early Greece, gods and goddesses, religion, funerary customs, everyday life, and the symposium. A third gallery, devoted to materials and technology, elucidates various creative processes and explains the effects of time on materials including marble, ceramics, metals, and glass.

Selected Objects

Unknown artist

Roundel for a shield or breast plate, early 600s BCE-late 500s BCE

Roman

Household god (lar), late 200s CE - early 300sCE

Roman

Flask with Handles, 100s-300s

Roman

Pair of earrings of the Baretta type, 100s-200s

Greek

Four-drachma coin (tetradrachm), 323-285 BCE

Roman

Pair of crescent-shaped earrings, 1st century BCE-2nd century CE

Greek

Stater coin, ca. 360 - 350 BCE

Greek

Four-drachma coin (tetradrachm), ca. 420-355 BCE

Etruscan

Pair of earrings of the leech type, 399-200 BCE

Ancient Greek

Pair of earrings with Eros riding a dove, 299-200 BCE

Roman

Pair of earrings with pearls, 1st century CE-3rd century CE

Greek

Four-drachma coin (tetradrachm), 297-287 BCE

Greek

Furniture attachment in the form of a lion, ca. 500 BCE

Unknown artist

Pair of earrings with lynx head terminals, late 2nd century BCE-1st century BCE

Roman

Mirror with three erotes around an altar, 100-199 CE

Etruscan

Jar with lid (stamnos), late 300s BCE-early 200s BCE

Greek

tetradrachm, 290-289 BCE

Roman

Couch decoration in the form of a horse's head, 100s CE

Unknown artist

Pair of earrings with female head pendants, late 2nd century BCE-2nd century CE

Roman

Votive amphora, 500-599 CE or later

Greek

Four-drachma coin (tetradrachm), 460-340 BCE

Roman

Lion's-head waterspout, ca. CE 200

Greek

Pair of earrings with dove pendants, 299-200 BCE

Greek

Eight-drachma coin (octodrachm), 261-252 BCE

Roman

Portrait of a man in the Republican style, first century CE or later

Greek

Four-drachma coin (tetradrachm), 300-295 BCE

Greek

Ten-drachma coin (decadrachm), 405-400 BCE

Roman

Fragment of a wall depicting a candelabrum, 14-37 CE

Roman

Fragment of a wall depicting a candelabrum, 14-37 CE

Roman

Fragmentary sarcophagus front and lid depicting The Slaughter of the Niobids, end of the 2nd century CE

Roman

Torso of a fighting giant, 117-138 CE

Roman

Bust of an African Child, 2nd - 3rd century CE

Greek

Stater coin, ca. 421-365 BCE

Roman

Medusa Head Medallion, 1st century CE-2nd century CE

Greek

Two-drachma coin (didrachm), 525 BC - 475 BCE

Roman

Spoon, 1st century CE-4th century CE or later

Palmyrene

Head of a Man, late 100s CE-early 200s CE

Italo-Greek, Apulia

Oil Container (Askos) in the Form of a Boar, late 300s BCE-early 200s BCE

Roman

Floor mosaic fragment depicting Silenus, 325-330

Greek

Pair of Knucklebones, 499-400 BCE

Roman

Portrait of a Boy as Eros, late 1st/2nd century CE

Roman

Marble Column with Vine Decoration, ca. CE 120

Roman

Filigree necklace, 200s CE

Greek Greek

Bracelet with lion's head terminals, 300s BCE-200s BCE

Roman

Male figure in the guise of Hermes, early 100s CE

Greek

Four-drachma coin (tetradrachm), ca. 277-239 BCE

Greek

Female Figure, 2400 BCE - 2300 BCE

Roman

Funerary wreath, 300-399 CE

Greek

Four-drachma coin (tetradrachm), 313-305 BCE

Roman

Strigil, 1st century CE-3rd century CE

Roman

Intaglio with bust of Hercules, 1st century BCE-1st century CE

Greek

Head of a woman, ca. 420 BCE

Roman

Fragment of a black wall, 14-37 CE

Greek

Two-drachma coin (didrachm), 550-500 BCE

Etruscan

Acrobat (probably the handle of a cista lid), 300sBCE-200s BCE

Greek

Stater coin, 320-270 BCE

Greek

Two-drachma coin (didrachm), 380-345 BCE

Roman

Cosmetic Jar (Unguentarium), 3rd-4th century BCE

Roman

Jug handle in the form of a panther devouring prey, 1st century CE-2nd century CE

Campanian

Large, round-bottomed bowl (dinos), 490 - 470 BCE

Roman

Cosmetic Jar (Unguentarium), ca. 50 CE

Greek

Four-drachma coin (tetradachm), ca. 227-221 BCE

Roman

Portrait of Agrippina the Younger, ca. 40 CE

Greek

Stater coin, 360-330 BCE

Etruscan

Pair of earrings of the à Baulo type, 599-500 BCE

Greek

Funerary Lion, ca. 390-380 BCE

Etruscan

Relief Fragment of a lion's head, 5th - 3rd century BCE

Greek

Horse, 750-700 BCE

Greek

Aphrodite, 199-100 BCE

Etruscan

Hand Holding a Dove, 3rd century BCE

Greek, Attica

Miniature Oil Flask (Lekythos), late 5th century BCE

Roman

Sarcophagus (coffin), 2nd century CE

Roman

Double Cosmetic Jar (Unguentarium), late 3rd century CE-4th century CE

Greek

Dancing dwarf, late 3rd century BCE

Roman

Floor mosaic fragment depicting Bacchus, 325-330

Greek

Bird, ca. 700 BCE

Roman

Youthful Figure Wearing a Torque, 138-192 CE

Roman

Male figure, 1-100 CE

Roman

Portrait of Augustus, 0-39 CE

Greek

Vessel Attachment in the Form of a Sea Bull, 4th century BCE-3rd century BCE

Roman

Intaglio inscribed "Dioskourides", ca. 30-20 BCE

Roman

Cinerary Urn, 1st century CE

Greek

Four-drachma coin (tetradrachm), ca. 227-221 BCE

Roman

Bust of a Female Divinity, late 2nd century CE - 3rd century CE

Ancient Greek

Fragment of Standing Male Figure (kouros), ca. 330 BCE

Greek

Two-drachma coin (didrachm), 550-500 BCE

Greek, Attica

Two-handled Drinking Cup (Skyphos), ca. 725-700 BCE

Greek

Two-drachma coin (didrachm), 300-298 BCE

Greek

Man in a cloak, 520 - 500 BCE

Greek

Four-drachma coin (tetradrachm), 313-305 BCE

Roman

Intaglio, 1st century BCE

Greek

Stater coin, ca. 360-350 BCE

Greek

Stater coin, ca. 323 BCE

Greek

Two-drachma coin (didrachm), 575-400 BCE

Roman

Bottle, 2nd century CE-3rd century CE

Etruscan

Bucchero Stemmed Cup, ca. 600 BCE

Roman

Barrel-shaped bead, 500-599 CE or later

Greek

Four-drachma coin (tetradrachm), 297-282 BCE

Greek

Male figure (Bebenburg Youth), 300-200 BCE

Greek

Two-drachma coin (didrachm), 380-345 BCE

Greek

Medallion, 330-269 BCE

Greek

Four-drachma coin (tetradrachm), After ca. 460 BCE

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