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| Horses of Poseidon c. 540 BC |
Terracotta wine cups from ancient times – shaped and decorated and fired according to traditional models – for use at the ritualized drinking parties staged century after century by upper-class Greek men.
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| Warriors c. 560-550 BC |
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| Warrior Between Eyes c. 520 BC |
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| Sphinxes c. 550-540 BC |
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| Hen c. 540 BC |
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| Panther 510 BC |
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| Flute Girl with Wine Cup c. 510 BC |
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| Flute Girl Binding Hair 500 BC |
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| Youths c. 500-475 BC |
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| Youths c. 480-470 BC |
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| Youths c. 460-450 BC |
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| Youths c. 420 BC |
These unlikely survivors – conceived and embodied in the remote past of the Old World – are today preserved (among many others of equal splendor) in the New World – at the Metropolitan Museum.