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Antiquities

The collection of marble Roman sculptures reflects the connoisseurship and generosity of one of the Museum's major donors, Wright S. Ludington. Surrounding a large-scale loutrophoros from 4th-century B.C. Greece, in the entrance court of the Museum, are the monumental Hermes formerly in the Lansdowne Collection, and other important Graeco-Roman figural works. Also on view is a small but superb collection of ancient bronzes, Near-Eastern and Greek ceramics, and ancient glass. Individual works of particularl importance include a diorite head of Gudea (Sumerian, 2nd-century B.C.), Cycladic figures, and a 19th-dynasty Egyptian limestone relief. This exceptionally fine collection--rich in works of outstanding importance--is rivaled in the western United States only by the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Selected works from our Antiquities collection:

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click to enlarge	Head of Gudea Sumerian 21st c. BC Basalt/diorite/dolerite 7 1/2 x 7 x 7" Gift of Wright S. Ludington 1991.104	click to enlarge	Kha' emwestet, Crown Prince, Son of Ramses II Egyptian 19th dynasty (1350-1250 BC) Limestone 26 3/4 x 23 3/4" Gift of Wright S. Ludington 1978.4.24

click to enlarge	Black-Figured Hydria (water storage jar) Greek Attic Attributed to Swing Painter ca. 530 BC Terra-cotta 16 x 12 x 9 1/2" Gift of Wright S. Ludington 1955.3.4		Tomb Painting, Greek, Southern Italy, 4th century BCE Fresco on limestone Gift of Sheri L. Kelts 1999.31

	Grave Marker in the Form of a Loutrophoros, Greek, Attic, second half of 4th century BCE Marble Gift of Wright S. Ludington 1941.2.34		Portrait Head of a Bearded Man, Roman, mid 3rd century CE Bronze Gift of Wright S. Ludington 1971.51.2

	Peplophoros, Roman, 1st century BCE or 1st century CE Marble Gift of Wright S. Ludington 1978.4.2		Apollo Kitharista, Roman, late 1st century BCE or early 1st century CE Marble Gift of Wright S. Ludington 1971.51.1

	Relief of Three Dancing Nymphs, Roman, Libya, 1st century CE Marble Gift of Frank Perls 1952.27		Head of a Man, Roman, 1st century CE Marble Bequest of Wright S. Ludington 1993.1.44

	Athena , Roman, 1st century CE Marble Gift of Wright S. Ludington 1978.4.3		Satyr and Nymph, Roman, 1st or 2nd c. CE Marble Gift of Wright S. Ludington 1978.4.8

	Dioscurus (Castor or Pollux), Roman, 1st or 2nd century CE Marble Gift of Wright S. Ludington 1978.4.12		Apollo or Dionysos, Roman, 1st or 2nd century CE Marble Museum purchase with funds provided by the Dan Murphy Foundation in memory of Russel McKinnon, Count Daniel Donohue and Countess Bernadine Murphy Donohue 1971.69

click to enlarge	Lansdowne Hermes Roman Hadrianic Period (117-138 CE) Marble 86 1/4 x 40 x 13 3/8" Gift of Wright S. Ludington 1984.34.1	click to enlarge	Lansdowne Dionysus Roman First half of 2nd century CE Marble Gift of Wright S. Ludington 1978.4.5

	The Doryphoros, Roman, 2nd century CE after Polykleitos, ca. 460 BCE Marble Gift of Wright S. Ludington 1955.3.1		Herakles, Roman, first half of 2nd century CE Marble Gift of Wright S. Ludington 1978.4.5

	Satyr, Roman, France, 2nd century CE Marble Bequest of Wright S. Ludington 1993.1.89		Mithras Sacrificing The Bull (The Tauroctony), Roman, second half of 2nd century CE Marble Bequest of Suzette Morton Davidson 2002.31.1

	Achilles and Troilos, Roman, late 2nd century CE Marble Gift of Wright S. Ludington 1992.37.1a,b		Portrait Head of a Philosopher, Roman, early 3rd century CE Marble Gift of Miklos Rozsa 1995.26.21

	Head of Alexander, Roman, first half of the 3rd century CE Bronze Bequest of Suzette Morton Davidson 2002.31.2		Column with Spiral Flutes, Roman or Post-Roman Marble Gift of Wright S. Ludington 1978.4.16