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Title: Terracotta amphora (jar) Medium; Technique: Terracotta; black-figure Culture: Etruscan Period: Archaic Date: ca. 530–525 B.C. Artist or Maker: Attributed to the Painter of Munich 833 Dimensions: H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922 Accession Number: 22.139.83 Description: Obverse, symplegma Reverse, running satyr An aroused satyr runs from one side of the vase to the symplegma (scene of sexual intercourse) on the opposite side. The painter was clearly inspired by Attic black-figure vases with similar subjects. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Title: Terracotta duck-askos (flask with spout and handle) Medium; Technique: Terracotta; red-figure Culture: Etruscan Period: Late Classical Date: ca. 350–325 B.C. Artist or Maker: Attributed to the Clusium Group Dimensions: H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1919 Accession Number: 19.192.14 Description: This Etruscan pottery style is associated with workshops active in Chiusi and Volterra during the second half of the fourth century B.C. In addition to the duck's body and wings with carefully rendered feathers, each side is decorated with a floating nude female holding a ribbon. On some related pieces, these figures are winged and have often been identified as Etruscan lasas, nymph-like characters frequently depicted on engraved mirrors and pottery. The precise function of duck-askoi has been hotly debated. Many seem too large to have been used for expensive scented oils and instead may have contained lamp oil or olive oil. Because some earlier duck-askoi have been found with a special type of barrel-shaped vase, some scholars have suggested a connection with wine. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Title: Terracotta amphora (jar) Medium; Technique: Terracotta; black-figure Culture: Etruscan Period: Archaic Date: ca. 530–525 B.C. Artist or Maker: Attributed to the Painter of Munich 833 Dimensions: H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922 Accession Number: 22.139.83 Description: Obverse, symplegma Reverse, running satyr An aroused satyr runs from one side of the vase to the symplegma (scene of sexual intercourse) on the opposite side. The painter was clearly inspired by Attic black-figure vases with similar subjects. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Title: Terracotta vase in the shape of a monkey Medium; Technique: Terracotta Culture: Etruscan, Etrusco-Corinthian Period: Archaic Date: ca. 565–550 B.C. Dimensions: H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1926 Accession Number: 26.60.92 Description: Although this type of small container is ultimately derived from Corinthian and Egyptian prototypes, it was especially popular in Southern Etruria and Latium. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Limestone statue of a bearded man with votive offerings Period: Classical Date: ca. 475–450 B.C. Culture: Cypriot Medium: Limestone Dimensions: H. 64 3/4 in. (164.5 cm) Classification: Stone Sculpture Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Accession Number: 74.51.2461 Description: After the absorption of Cyprus into the Persian Empire in 526/5 B.C. contacts increased with the wealthy East Greek cities on the western coast of Asia Minor, which had also fallen under Persian rule. The influence of Greek sculptural style can by seen in this statue of a man dedicated in a temple at Golgoi. He wears typical East Greek dress, a finely pleated linen chiton, and a woolen himation (cloak), and stands with left foot advanced in a pose that gives a subtle sense of movement. His smile and the jewel-like precision with which his hair and beard are carved remind one of Greek Archaic art of the sixth century B.C., but the style appears stiff and somewhat artificial in this statue, which was carved in the second quarter of the fifth century. Like many Cypriot votive statues this figure wears a wreath of leaves and flowers. It is composed of oak leaves and stylized narcissus flowers, which must have evoked ideas of fertility and regeneration. The man holds gifts for the deity—a dove in his left hand and a cylindrical object, which probably represented a container of incense, in his right hand. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/1300...

Limestone statue of a bearded man with votive offerings Period: Classical Date: ca. 475–450 B.C. Culture: Cypriot Medium: Limestone Dimensions: H. 64 3/4 in. (164.5 cm) Classification: Stone Sculpture Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Accession Number: 74.51.2461 Description: After the absorption of Cyprus into the Persian Empire in 526/5 B.C. contacts increased with the wealthy East Greek cities on the western coast of Asia Minor, which had also fallen under Persian rule. The influence of Greek sculptural style can by seen in this statue of a man dedicated in a temple at Golgoi. He wears typical East Greek dress, a finely pleated linen chiton, and a woolen himation (cloak), and stands with left foot advanced in a pose that gives a subtle sense of movement. His smile and the jewel-like precision with which his hair and beard are carved remind one of Greek Archaic art of the sixth century B.C., but the style appears stiff and somewhat artificial in this statue, which was carved in the second quarter of the fifth century. Like many Cypriot votive statues this figure wears a wreath of leaves and flowers. It is composed of oak leaves and stylized narcissus flowers, which must have evoked ideas of fertility and regeneration. The man holds gifts for the deity—a dove in his left hand and a cylindrical object, which probably represented a container of incense, in his right hand. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/1300...

Title: Terracotta head of a woman wearing a stephane Medium; Technique: Terracotta; mold-made Culture: Cypriot Period: Cypro-Classical II Date: ca. 400–310 B.C. Dimensions: H. 13 3/4 in. (35 cm) Classification: Terracottas Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Accession Number: 74.51.1459 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_... and This head belongs to a large terracotta statue, which may have been set up as a votive in a sanctuary. Other examples, now in Berlin and Paris, are attributed to the area near Paphos. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Title: Limestone youth Medium; Technique: Limestone Culture: Cypriot Period: Archaic Date: early 6th century B.C. Dimensions: Overall: 4 7/8 x 2 x 1 3/4 in. (12.4 cm) Classification: Stone Sculpture Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Accession Number: 74.51.2571 Description: This piece is remarkable for its fidelity to Egyptian models, fine execution, well-preserved color as well as the articulation of the back. The figure wears and Egyptian kilt, or shenti, and wig. Although Egypt controlled Cyprus for part of the sixth century, the Phoenicians had introduced Egyptian features considerably earlier. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Title: Limestone Bes Medium; Technique: Limestone Culture: Cypriot Period: Cypro-Archaic II Date: late 6th–early 5th century B.C. Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (14 x 8.3 x 7 cm) Classification: Stone Sculpture Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Accession Number: 74.51.2611 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Title: Limestone statue of a wreathed boy holding a ball or piece of fruit Medium; Technique: Limestone Culture: Cypriot Period: Hellenistic or Imperial Date: 3rd century B.C.–1st century A.D. Dimensions: Overall: 40 1/4 x 13 x 11 1/2in. (102.2 x 33 x 29.2cm) Classification: Stone Sculpture Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Accession Number: 74.51.2481 Provenance: From the sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Title: Limestone head of a man Medium; Technique: Limestone Culture: Cypriot Period: Archaic Date: early 5th century B.C. Dimensions: Overall: 13 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 10 in. (33.7 x 21 x 25.4 cm) Classification: Stone Sculpture Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Accession Number: 74.51.2841 Description: This work exemplifies the Hellenization of the Assyrian type of head. The treatment of the beard, though still stylized, has become considerably softer; hair and a wreath of leaves replace the helmet; and most of all, the sensuous lips are integrated into a finely articulated physiognomy. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Title: Limestone head of a man Medium; Technique: Limestone Culture: Cypriot Period: Archaic Date: early 5th century B.C. Dimensions: Overall: 13 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 10 in. (33.7 x 21 x 25.4 cm) Classification: Stone Sculpture Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Accession Number: 74.51.2841 Description: This work exemplifies the Hellenization of the Assyrian type of head. The treatment of the beard, though still stylized, has become considerably softer; hair and a wreath of leaves replace the helmet; and most of all, the sensuous lips are integrated into a finely articulated physiognomy. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Title: Terracotta figure Medium; Technique: Terracotta; hand-made Culture: Cypriot Period: Cypro-Archaic II Date: ca. 600–480 B.C. Dimensions: H. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm) Classification: Terracottas Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Accession Number: 74.51.1640 Description: Man or monkey? The distinction is minimal in this spontaneous, engaging work. Seated with one foot over the other, the figure is eating or smelling what is probably a piece of fruit. Although Cypriot terracottas are often summarily executed, they clearly represent a medium that was used to capture a momentary or unusual subject, just as today we might make a snapshot or rapid sketch. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Title: Terracotta trick vase Medium; Technique: Terracotta Culture: Cypriot Period: Cypro-Archaic I Date: ca. 750–600 B.C. Dimensions: H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Accession Number: 74.51.584 Description: One of the most winning pieces in the Cesnola Collection, the vase is in the form of a bull. It was filled through the hollow foot and emptied through the hole in the bull's mouth, which is a spout modified into a head. Trick vases of this kind first appear in Cypro-Geometric pottery. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Title: Terracotta conical lekythos (vase for oil) Medium; Technique: Terracotta Culture: Greek, Corinthian Period: Early Protocorinthian Date: ca. 700 B.C. Dimensions: H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) diameter 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923 Accession Number: 23.160.18 Description: The decoration combines birds, fish, horses, and a wolf in an exuberantly dynamic composition. Of particular note is the large cauldron; the two birds' heads are the artist's interpretation of the griffin attachments that typically decorated bronze vessels. Compare the splendid bronze griffin head (1972.118.54). Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Title: Bronze relief of the head of a woman Medium; Technique: Bronze Culture: Greek or Roman Period: Hellenistic or Late Imperial Date: 3rd-1st century B.C. or 4th century A.D. Dimensions: H. 4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm) Classification: Bronzes Credit Line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971 Accession Number: 1972.118.97 Description: The relief was possibly used as an applique for a piece of furniture. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Title: Sardonyx cameo with a man and woman on a couch Medium; Technique: Sardonyx Culture: Greek or Roman Period: Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial Date: 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D. Dimensions: L. 3.6 cm Classification: Gems Credit Line: Gift of Milton Weil, 1931 Accession Number: 31.55 Description: The dolphin-shaped head of the couch and the shell symbolize Aphrodite, born of the sea. The attributes of Aphrodite are evidently merely symbolical, for the representation has an earthy flavor and may be a scene from a comedy. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Title: Opaque white on opaque blue glass cameo Medium; Technique: Glass, opaque white on black Culture: Roman Period: Late Republican or Imperial Date: 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D. Dimensions: L. 4.3 cm Classification: Gems Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 Accession Number: 17.194.16 Description: Two youths and two women The scene may represent the return of Orestes, in which case the seated youth would be Orestes, the other Pylades, the women Elektra and the nurse, or perhaps Clytemnestra and Elektra. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...