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gold ring depicting Cassandra
gold intaglio ring of Cassandra clasping Palladium (reversed lettering indicates that is is a seal ring); Greek, 400-380 BCE
New York; Metropolitan Museum. Credits: Paula Chabot, 2000
gold ring depicting Hermes
gold intaglio ring of Hermes fastening sandal; South Italian (Tarantine), late 4th century BCE
New York; Metropolitan Museum. Credits: Paula Chabot, 2000
gold earring depicting a Siren
gold earring showing a Siren playing a cithara; Greek, mid-4th century BCE
New York; Metropolitan Museum. Credits: Paula Chabot, 2000
detail of silver-gilt phiale depicting chariot race and Dionysiac scenes
center shows satyrs and maenads; chariots and animals around rim; Greek, mid-4th century BCE
New York; Metropolitan Museum. Credits: Paula Chabot, 2000
fragment of terracotta relief depicting Hades abducting Persephone
South Italian (from Locri); Greek, 470-460 BCE
New York; Metropolitan Museum. Credits: Paula Chabot, 2000
black-glazed vessel in form of a bird-man
detail: head of bird-man
Attic amphoriskos probably relates to The Birds of Aristophanes; Greek, late-5th century BCE
New York; Metropolitan Museum. Credits: Paula Chabot, 2000
oil flask depicting deceased male in front of stele
detail: head of man with "soul"
white-ground lekythos shows winged representation of dead man's "soul"; Greek, 6th century BCE
New York; Metropolitan Museum. Credits: Paula Chabot, 2000
oil flask depicting warrior cutting lock of hair
white-ground lekythos attributed to Nikon painter shows youth cutting sacrificial lock of hair before battle; may refer to Seven Against Thebes; Greek, 460-450 BCE
New York; Metropolitan Museum. Credits: Paula Chabot, 2000
red-figure vase depicting Herakles and Philoctetes
Attic psykter (vase for cooling wine) showing Herakles (Hercules) on his pyre handing his bow and quiver to Philoctetes; Herakles does not appear to be in agony and there is no trace of the poisoned garment: Greek, 470-460 BCE
New York; Metropolitan Museum. Credits: Paula Chabot, 2000
red-figure vase depicting Zeus, eagle, Ganymede
detail: head of Zeus with eagle
Attic calyx krater attributed to Eucharides painter shows Ganymede serving wine to Zeus; Greek, 490-480 BCE
New York; Metropolitan Museum. Credits: Paula Chabot, 2000
detail of red-figure vase depicting Persephone returning from Underworld
Attic bell krater by Persephone painter showing Persephone ascending from Underworld in presence of Demeter, Hekate, and Hermes: Greek, 440 BCE
New York; Metropolitan Museum. Credits: Paula Chabot, 2000
red-figure vase depicting Danae, Perseus, Acrisius
detail of central scene; detail of Danae and Perseus
Attic stamnos with cover attributed to Deepdene painter showing Danae with infant Perseus in chest before her father Acrisius: Greek, 470-460 BCE
New York; Metropolitan Museum. Credits: Paula Chabot, 2000
coin of Augustus
Credits: Paula Chabot, 1999
coin of Tiberius
Credits: Paula Chabot, 1999
coin of Vespasian
Credits: Paula Chabot, 1999
coin of Titus
Credits: Paula Chabot, 1999
coin of Titus celebrating capture of Judea
Credits: Paula Chabot, 1999
another coin of Titus celebrating capture of Judea
Credits: Paula Chabot, 1999
model of Roman crane
Jordan. Credits: Paula Chabot, 1999
colonnaded Roman street
Jerash. Credits: Paula Chabot, 1999
another colonnaded Roman street
Jerash. Credits: Paula Chabot, 1999
Roman portico on the Temple Mount
Jerusalem. Credits: Paula Chabot, 1999
Oval Forum from ground level
Credits: Paula Chabot, 1999
Oval Forum from above
Credits: Paula Chabot, 1999
Roman high relief of muse holding tragic mask
Credits: Paula Chabot, 1999
Roman bath set: glass oil flask and strigil
Credits: Paula Chabot, 1999
Roman mosaic depicting the lighthouse of Alexandria
Credits: Paula Chabot, 1999
