Monday, August 4, 2014

Roman Loot

Tyche-Fortuna
marble (restored)
1st century A.D.

These are some few of the Roman antiquities added to the collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York since the middle of the twentieth century. I came across a public online inventory, difficult to use and offering minimal information, but illustrated with beautiful images.

Cinerary urn
marble relief
1st century A.D.

Pan
marble fragment
1st century A.D.

Sea monster
marble relief
1st century A.D.

Vase with snake handles
marble
2nd century A.D.

Sarcophagus
marble relief
2nd century A.D.

Statue of a member of the Imperial family
marble
1st century A.D.

Sarcophagus
marble relief
3rd century A.D.

Relief fragment with athletic prizes
marble
2nd century A.D.

Mirror
silver
4th century A.D.

Drinking cup
silver
1st century A.D.

Pair of cups
silver
1st century A.D.

Bust of Serapis
silver
2nd century A.D.

 Dish
glass
4th century A.D.

Flask with boy's head
glass
4th century A.D.

Mosaic fragment
glass
1st century A.D.

Ribbed jar
glass
4th century A.D.

Six-handled flask
glass
4th century A.D.

Fragment of handle attachment
bronze
1st century A.D.

Torso fragment with cuirass
bronze
1st century A.D.

Statuette of Hermes
bronze
1st century A.D.

Intaglio with gems
jasper
2nd century A.D.

Perfume bottle
agate
1st century A.D.

Wall painting
fresco
50 B.C.