Egyptian Relief of a Man in an Attitude of Adoration in the Princeton University Art Museum, September 2012

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Egyptian Relief of a Man in an Attitude of Adorati…

Funerary Relief of the Deceased Before an Offering…

Vessel in the Form of a Frog in the Princeton Univ…

20 Jul 2011 226
South Italian, Greek, Tarentine Place made: Apulia, Taranto, South Italy Mold-made lamp-filler (?) in form of a frog, ca. 200–150 B.C. Terracotta h. 5.8 cm., l. 8.5 cm., w. 7.0 cm. (2 5/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.) Museum purchase, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman y1987-54 Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/32876

Plaque with a King Plucking a Flower from the Sacr…

28 Sep 2012 323
Phoenician Plaque with a king plucking a lotus flower, first half of the 8th century B.C. Elephant ivory 9.2 x 5.0 cm (3 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.) Museum purchase, John Maclean Magie, Class of 1892, and Gertrude Magie Fund y1956-88 Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/28075

Assyrian Relief Plaques in the Princeton Universit…

28 Sep 2012 465
Left: Neo- Assyrian Place made: said to be from Nineveh, Iraq Relief plaque of a winged demon, late 9th–7th century B.C. Terracotta 13.12 x 9.32 x 1.37-1.53 cm (5 3/16 x 3 11/16 x 9/16 - 5/8 in.) Gift of Mrs. Évi Bossányi Loeb in the name of her stepfather, Howard Spencer Levy, in honor of Joel Traitel Loeb, Class of 1937 and Nicolas Howard Loeb, Class of 1981 y1982-94 Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/32634 and Right: Neo- Assyrian Relief plaque of a fish-man, late 9th–7th century B.C. Terracotta 11.97 x 5.11 x 1.5 - 1.7 cm (4 11/16 x 2 x 9/16 - 11/16 in.) Gift of Mrs. Évi Bossányi Loeb in the name of her stepfather, Howard Spencer Levy, in honor of Joel Traitel Loeb, Class of 1937 and Nicolas Howard Loeb, Class of 1981 y1982-95 Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/32803

Relief of a Genie from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal…

01 Aug 2009 720
Relief of a Winged Divinity from the Throne Room (Room B), Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II Assyrian, Nimrud, 885-859 BC Gypseous limestone # Y207 This relief was one of several that decorated the Throne Room of the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II in his palace at Nimrud, in northern Iraq. Removed in the nineteenth century after its discovery by Sir Austen Henry Layard, the lower half of the figure is still in its original position in the palace, to the left of the throne itself. The winged, human-headed divinity wears a horned cap and a fringed garment embellished with incised floral and geometric patterns. Three daggers, one with an animal-head haft, are tucked in a fold beneath the right arm. The left hand probably held a bucket and the right hand a date-palm spathe for tending the Sacred Tree. Many details of the relief were originally painted black, white, red, and blue. The inscription in the Neo-Assyrian dialect of Akkadian, is written from right to left in cuneiform script. Only the left half of the inscription is preserved, but the full text can be restored because it repeats a standard formula found on many other reliefs. The inscription extols the power and accomplishments of Ashurnasirpal, "the great king, the mighty king, the king of hosts;" "the mighty male who tramples on the neck of his enemies." Text from the Princeton University Art Museum label.

Relief from the Palace of Xerxes I at Persepolis…

01 Aug 2009 415
Relief from the Palace of Xerxes at Persepolis 486 – 465 B.C. Achaemenid 550 - 331 B.C. Limestone h. 58.5 cm., w. 28.5 cm. (23 1/16 x 11 1/4 in.) Place made: Iran / / Museum purchase, gift of Gordon McCormick, Class of 1917 Object Number: y1949-115 Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/art/collections/ancient/search/ This sculpted relief was found at Persepolis, Iran, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550-330 BC). It depicts a striding male figure carrying a metal drinking bowl in each hand. The man is identified as a Persian by his distinctive felt cap (kidaris), long-sleeved tunic, and leggings. Originally installed in the royal palace at Persepolis, where the Persian king held audiences for foreign embassies, the relief can be securely dated to the reign of Xerxes I (486-465 BC), who is believed to have overseen the palace's construction. The Persian cup-bearer is only one member of a long procession that ran around the walls of the palace complex. In addition to native Persians and Medes, other participants in the procession represented the many subject nations of the Persian Empire, who were depicted carrying gifts intended for the Great King. The man's raised right leg reflects the original orientation of the slab, which ran alongside a staircase. His posture thus mirrored that of his human counterparts, who climbed the stairs in order to reach the king's audience hall. Text from the Princeton University Art Museum label.

Phoenician Pendant with Birds and Goats in the Tre…

28 Sep 2012 334
Phoenician Pendant with birds and goats in a Tree of Life, late 7th–early 6th century B.C. Gold 8.1 x 4.8 cm (3 3/16 x 1 7/8 in.) h. without chains: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.) Museum purchase, gift of Emily Townsend Vermeule, honorary degree holder of the Class of 1989, and Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule III in memory of Francis F. Adams Comstock, Class of 1919. 1998-10 Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/35241

Kernos with Three Attached Jars in the Princeton U…

20 Jul 2011 493
South Italian, Daunian Ring-shaped vessel (kernos) with three attached jars: horsemen, lyre-player, ca. 600 – 550 B.C. Ceramic h. 14.0 cm., diam. 15.1 cm. (5 1/2 x 5 15/16 in.) Museum purchase, gift of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951 y1990-4 Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/33231

Pair of Seated Goddesses in the Princeton Universi…

01 Aug 2009 295
Pair of Seated Goddesses, Possibly Demeter and Persephone Greek, Attic, early 5th century BC Painted terracotta # 2005-108 Text from the Princeton University Art Museum label.

Seated Female, Possibly Hera in the Princeton Univ…

20 Jul 2011 278
Greek , Argive Seated Female Figure, ca. 550–500 B.C. Terracotta 22.5 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm (8 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in.) Museum purchase, Caroline G. Mather Fund y1948-51 Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/23687

Gorgon Antefix in the Princeton University Art Mus…

20 Jul 2011 359
South Italian , Greek, Tarentine Antefix with Gorgoneion, ca. 500 – 480 B.C. Terracotta h. 17.5 cm., w. 26.0 cm., d. at top with remnant of cover tile 4.0 cm. (6 7/8 x 10 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.) Museum purchase y1931-13 Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/19902

Articulated Doll with Gold Earrings in the Princet…

20 Jul 2011 313
Roman Articulated doll, 4th century A.D. Bone with gold earrings h. 10.7 cm., w. 3.5 cm., d. 3.3 cm. (4 3/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in.) Gift of Gillett G. Griffin 2002-30 Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/40750

Fragment of a Pedimental Plaque with a Centaur in…

Oil Bottle in the Form of a Siren in the Princeton…

20 Jul 2011 343
East Greek attributed to the Aphrodite Group Oil bottle in the form of a Siren, ca. 550-525 B.C. Ceramic h. 13.1 cm., w. 19.7 cm., diam. 9.2 cm. (5 3/16 x 7 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.) Museum Purchase, Gift of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951 y1989-31 Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/33104

Ring-shaped Askos with a Deer Head Spout in the Pr…

20 Jul 2011 426
Etruscan (Faliscan) Ring-shaped askos with deer's head spout, mid 4th century B.C Ceramic h. 8.7 cm., diam. 13.4 cm. (3 7/16 x 5 1/4 in.) Museum purchase, Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr., Memorial Collection Fund y1994-2 Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/33940

White-ground Alabastron Attributed to the Syriskos…

20 Jul 2011 519
Greek , Attic attributed to the Syriskos Painter White-ground alabastron: Amazon, ca. 480–470 B.C. Ceramic h. 14.8 cm, diam. 3.5 cm (5 13/16 x 1 3/8 in.) Museum purchase, Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr. Memorial Collection Fund y1984-12 Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/32602

Black Figure Lekythos Attributed to the Taleides P…

20 Jul 2011 377
Greek, Attic attributed to the Taleides Painter Black-figure lekythos: man and boy having sex, ca. 550–540 B.C. Ceramic h. 22.8 cm., diam. 6.9 cm. (9 x 2 11/16 in.) mouth: diam. 5.0 cm.; foot: diam. 6.9 cm. Museum purchase y1986-53 Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/33138

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