Terracotta krater
The symmetrical/geometrical decoration with stylistic horses and people are typical of the archaic period. The ‘meandering’ decoration on the top rim was a particularly popular decorating style. Krater were used to mix wine and water.
Greek/Attic
Found in Greece
Archaic period, 750 – 735 B.C.
Source: The Metropolitan Museum
Gilded bronze mirror with the Three Graces on the back
The Three Graces are known from Greek mythology as the Charites, three daugthers of Zeus. They are also known as the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility. These goddesses mostly appear as a trio. The youngest to oldest are called; Aglaea, Euphrosyne and Thalia. Made from bronze, silver, gold and speculum.
Roman
Mid-Imperial, mid 2nd century A.D.
Source: The Metropolitan Museum
Bronze incense burner
Found in Southwestern Arabia
Ca. mid-1st millenium B.C.
Source: The Metropolitan Museum
Marble funerary altar of woman
The Latin inscription identifies her, it says : “To the spirits of the dead. Lucius Annius Festus, for the most saintly Cominia Tyche, his most chaste and loving wife, who lived 27 years, 11 months, and 28 days, and also for himself and for his descendants.” The hairstyle of Cominia is typical for the Flavian Period.
Roman
Flavian or Trajanic Period, 90 – 100 A.D.
Source: The Metropolitan Museum
Enthroned deity
Appears to have been pinned into something. It is made from bronze and covered with gold foil which is still largely in place.
Canaanite
Late Bronze Age, Canaanite period, 14th – 13th century B.C.
Found in the Levant
Source: The Metropolitan Museum
Funerary guardian figure
This wooded guardian wears the crown of upper Egypt but it does not represent the pharaoh, its divine kilt makes it a divine guardian. Its position, along with its counterpart, was positioned behind the shrine of Imiut and therefore this figure is a divine guarduan of the Imiut.
Egyptian
Found in Lisht, the mastaba of Imhotep
Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty, reign of Amenemhat II, 1919-1878 B.C.
Source: The Metropolitian Museum
Bronze helmet with divine figures
This helmet was made from bronze, bitumen and gold foil. There are three human figured deities on the helmet; the middle is a male and the two on the sides are female. On top is a bird is spread wings. These helmets were worn by warriors with a high status and probably not worn during battle but at special occasions.
Elamite, Southwestern Iran
Middle Elamite Period, 1500-1100 B.C.
Source: The Metropolita Museum
Wooden canopic chest of Senbi
This chest was used to place the canopic jars in, these jars contained the four removed organs from the mummified body of Senbi.
Egyptian
Found in Middle Egypt, Meir, Tomb of Senbi
Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty, 1981 – 1802 B.C.
Source: The Metropolitan Museum
Silver and mercury rhyton ending in the form of a wild cat
There is a spout pouring from the middle of the cat’s chest. There are also dionysiac symbols on the cat; grapevines are symbolic for this god. The Parthian culture absorbed these images from the Greek culture.
Parthian
Found in Iran
Source: The Metropolitan Musem
Gold stater
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period, 323-315 B.C.
Found in Greece
Source: The Metropolitan Museum