EditorialBronze shepherd, Archaic, late 6th?early 5th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 4 3/16 in. (10.7 cm), Bronzes, The shepherd wears a pilos (conical felt cap), a cloak draped around his shoulders, and boots. In his left arm, he holds a small animal. The fig...
EditorialVessel terminating in the forepart of a bull, Hittite Empire, ca. 14th?13th century B.C., Central Anatolia, Hittite, Silver, 7.09 x 5.04 x 8.46 in. (18.01 x 12.8 x 21.49 cm), Metalwork-Vessels, This silver horn-shaped drinking vessel (rhyton) is shaped...
EditorialTerracotta neck-amphora (storage jar), Archaic, ca. 570?560 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm), Vases, Obverse, warrior between two roosters, Reverse, two rams charging. Vases of the Tyrrhenian Group, such as this one...
EditorialTerracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle over the top), Hellenistic, ca. 330?300 B.C., Native Italic, Daunian, Canosan, Terracotta, H. 13 1/8 in. (33.4 cm), Vases, This distinctive ware was produced in the larger area of Canosa from roughly the ...
EditorialLimestone lion probably from a statue of Herakles, Classical, early 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 8 3/4 x 9 x 3 1/4 in. (22.2 x 22.9 x 8.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, The animal stands on its hindlegs with the forelegs elevated, its head tur...
EditorialTerracotta rhyton (vase for libations or drinking), Late Classical, ca. 350?300 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm), Vases, Head of a dog. On the cup, a running satyr. The earliest Apulian animal-head rh...
EditorialBronze shepherd, Archaic, late 6th?early 5th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 4 3/16 in. (10.7 cm), Bronzes, The shepherd wears a pilos (conical felt cap), a cloak draped around his shoulders, and boots. In his left arm, he holds a small animal. The fig...
EditorialTerracotta oinochoe (jug), Archaic, 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Vases, With a large beaked spout and a bulbous body. Small animal heads decorate the top of the handle.
EditorialCup, ca. 1905, Made in Queens, New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, glass, Overall: 7 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (20 x 17.1 cm); 39 oz. 19 dwt. (1242.1 g), Silver, Tiffany Studios (1902?32), Louis Tiffany rarely worked in silver, the medium for wh...
EditorialTerracotta jug in the form of Dionysos, Hellenistic, 1st century B.C., Greek or Roman, Terracotta, h. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm), Vases, Vases modeled into human or animal form were made throughout the Hellenistic period with head-shaped flasks and beakers be...
EditorialGlass bottle in the shape of an animal, Late Imperial, ca. 3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and trailed, Other: 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm), Glass, Translucent pale yellow green; handle, applied bits, and trail of uncertain color., Vessel shaped to resem...
EditorialCat head, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); D. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.), The cat was sacred to the goddess Bastet, and was offered in sanctuaries and deposited in animal necr...
EditorialTwo cats surmounting a box for an animal mummy, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.); W. 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.); D. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.), Bastet was a powerful goddess of Lower Egypt, one who was p...