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Greek - Actor - Walters 541067 - Public domain museum image. A statue of a man holding a bird

Greek - Actor - Walters 541067 - Public domain museum image. A statue ...

The half-mask over the eyes and nose identifies the figure as an actor. He wears a man's conical cap but female garments, following the Greek custom of men playing the roles of women.

Greek - Aged Herakles - Walters 54764 - Detail A

Greek - Aged Herakles - Walters 54764 - Detail A

This bronze statuette depicts a heavy-set Herakles in a rare moment of quiet. His shoulders are covered with a lion skin that gathers in a generous fold behind his neck. The drooping lion skin is visual contras... More

Greek - Aged Herakles - Walters 54764 - Three Quarter

Greek - Aged Herakles - Walters 54764 - Three Quarter

This bronze statuette depicts a heavy-set Herakles in a rare moment of quiet. His shoulders are covered with a lion skin that gathers in a generous fold behind his neck. The drooping lion skin is visual contras... More

Greek - Aged Herakles - Walters 54764

Greek - Aged Herakles - Walters 54764

This bronze statuette depicts a heavy-set Herakles in a rare moment of quiet. His shoulders are covered with a lion skin that gathers in a generous fold behind his neck. The drooping lion skin is visual contras... More

Greek - Alabastron Depcting A Seated Woman and A Woman Walking to the Right Toward a Chair - Walters 48271 - Bottom

Greek - Alabastron Depcting A Seated Woman and A Woman Walking to the ...

This red-figure alabastron depicts a woman seated on a diphros in profile to the left juggling three balls. She wears a chiton, disc earring and fillet. On the ground in front sits a kalathos above which a leky... More

Greek - Alabastron Depcting A Seated Woman and A Woman Walking to the Right Toward a Chair - Walters 48271 - Left Side

Greek - Alabastron Depcting A Seated Woman and A Woman Walking to the ...

This red-figure alabastron depicts a woman seated on a diphros in profile to the left juggling three balls. She wears a chiton, disc earring and fillet. On the ground in front sits a kalathos above which a leky... More

Greek - Alabastron Depcting A Seated Woman and A Woman Walking to the Right Toward a Chair - Walters 48271 - Right Side

Greek - Alabastron Depcting A Seated Woman and A Woman Walking to the ...

This red-figure alabastron depicts a woman seated on a diphros in profile to the left juggling three balls. She wears a chiton, disc earring and fillet. On the ground in front sits a kalathos above which a leky... More

Greek - Alabastron Depcting A Seated Woman and A Woman Walking to the Right Toward a Chair - Walters 48271 - Side A

Greek - Alabastron Depcting A Seated Woman and A Woman Walking to the ...

This red-figure alabastron depicts a woman seated on a diphros in profile to the left juggling three balls. She wears a chiton, disc earring and fillet. On the ground in front sits a kalathos above which a leky... More

Greek - Alabastron Depcting A Seated Woman and A Woman Walking to the Right Toward a Chair - Walters 48271 - Side B

Greek - Alabastron Depcting A Seated Woman and A Woman Walking to the ...

This red-figure alabastron depicts a woman seated on a diphros in profile to the left juggling three balls. She wears a chiton, disc earring and fillet. On the ground in front sits a kalathos above which a leky... More

Greek - Alexander the Great - Walters 541075

Greek - Alexander the Great - Walters 541075

Said to be from Alexandria, the city in Egypt founded by Alexander in 331 BCE, this small bronze statuette depicts the youthful Alexander with long, full hair. His hair, with the characteristic "anastole," and ... More

Greek - Allegorical Group of Triumphant Ptolemy - Walters 541050 - Back

Greek - Allegorical Group of Triumphant Ptolemy - Walters 541050 - Bac...

Although the group seems to represent two wrestlers, the victor's diadem (headband) identifies him as a Ptolemaic king whose victim probably symbolizes unsuccessful Asian or native Egyptian resistance. The imag... More

Greek - Allegorical Group of Triumphant Ptolemy - Walters 541050 - Detail A

Greek - Allegorical Group of Triumphant Ptolemy - Walters 541050 - Det...

Although the group seems to represent two wrestlers, the victor's diadem (headband) identifies him as a Ptolemaic king whose victim probably symbolizes unsuccessful Asian or native Egyptian resistance. The imag... More

Greek - Allegorical Group of Triumphant Ptolemy - Walters 541050 - Detail B

Greek - Allegorical Group of Triumphant Ptolemy - Walters 541050 - Det...

Although the group seems to represent two wrestlers, the victor's diadem (headband) identifies him as a Ptolemaic king whose victim probably symbolizes unsuccessful Asian or native Egyptian resistance. The imag... More

Greek - Allegorical Group of Triumphant Ptolemy - Walters 541050 - Three Quarter

Greek - Allegorical Group of Triumphant Ptolemy - Walters 541050 - Thr...

Although the group seems to represent two wrestlers, the victor's diadem (headband) identifies him as a Ptolemaic king whose victim probably symbolizes unsuccessful Asian or native Egyptian resistance. The imag... More

Greek - Allegorical Group of Triumphant Ptolemy - Walters 541050

Greek - Allegorical Group of Triumphant Ptolemy - Walters 541050

Although the group seems to represent two wrestlers, the victor's diadem (headband) identifies him as a Ptolemaic king whose victim probably symbolizes unsuccessful Asian or native Egyptian resistance. The imag... More

Greek - Altar Cross - Walters 61130 - Back

Greek - Altar Cross - Walters 61130 - Back

This cross would have been placed on the altar and used by priests for blessing the faithful. Its woodcarved center depicts the Crucifixion on one side and Christ's Baptism on the other. The top and bottom arms... More

Greek - Altar Cross - Walters 61130

Greek - Altar Cross - Walters 61130

This cross would have been placed on the altar and used by priests for blessing the faithful. Its woodcarved center depicts the Crucifixion on one side and Christ's Baptism on the other. The top and bottom arms... More

Greek - Altar Cross - Walters 61133 - Back

Greek - Altar Cross - Walters 61133 - Back

This cross would have been placed on the altar and used by priests for blessing the faithful. In the 17th-18th centuries, it was usual for such crosses to be carved out of a single piece of boxwood and fitted w... More

Greek - Altar Cross - Walters 61133

Greek - Altar Cross - Walters 61133

This cross would have been placed on the altar and used by priests for blessing the faithful. In the 17th-18th centuries, it was usual for such crosses to be carved out of a single piece of boxwood and fitted w... More

Greek - Amazon - Walters 54972

Greek - Amazon - Walters 54972

Walking with the left leg in advance and the head turned to the right, raising the garment with the left hand. The right hand may have held a bow. The turn at the hips is crudely expressed; the back of the figu... More

Greek - Aniconic Idol - Walters 23218

Greek - Aniconic Idol - Walters 23218

This prehistoic figure has a long neck with bent arms indicated. The piece has no head, and has been repaired across the neck. The figure is chipped at the edges.

Greek - Aphrodite - Walters 2399

Greek - Aphrodite - Walters 2399

This semi-draped rendering of Aphrodite was once painted and may have been made for a domestic or garden setting. The elongated proportions, narrow torso, and high, close-set breasts are typical of the Hellenis... More

Greek - Aphrodite - Walters 54952 (2)

Greek - Aphrodite - Walters 54952 (2)

Venus (known to the Greeks as Aphrodite) may have originally been holding up a necklace. This type of ancient statuette with restrained body language inspired Renaissance pieces such as a northern Italian "Venu... More

Greek - Aphrodite - Walters 54952 - Back

Greek - Aphrodite - Walters 54952 - Back

Venus (known to the Greeks as Aphrodite) may have originally been holding up a necklace. This type of ancient statuette with restrained body language inspired Renaissance pieces such as a northern Italian "Venu... More

Greek - Aphrodite - Walters 54952 - Left

Greek - Aphrodite - Walters 54952 - Left

Venus (known to the Greeks as Aphrodite) may have originally been holding up a necklace. This type of ancient statuette with restrained body language inspired Renaissance pieces such as a northern Italian "Venu... More

Greek - Aphrodite - Walters 54952 - Right

Greek - Aphrodite - Walters 54952 - Right

Venus (known to the Greeks as Aphrodite) may have originally been holding up a necklace. This type of ancient statuette with restrained body language inspired Renaissance pieces such as a northern Italian "Venu... More

Greek - Aphrodite - Walters 54952 - Three Quarter Left

Greek - Aphrodite - Walters 54952 - Three Quarter Left

Venus (known to the Greeks as Aphrodite) may have originally been holding up a necklace. This type of ancient statuette with restrained body language inspired Renaissance pieces such as a northern Italian "Venu... More

Greek - Aphrodite - Walters 54952 - Three Quarter Right

Greek - Aphrodite - Walters 54952 - Three Quarter Right

Venus (known to the Greeks as Aphrodite) may have originally been holding up a necklace. This type of ancient statuette with restrained body language inspired Renaissance pieces such as a northern Italian "Venu... More

Greek - Aphrodite - Walters 54952

Greek - Aphrodite - Walters 54952

Venus (known to the Greeks as Aphrodite) may have originally been holding up a necklace. This type of ancient statuette with restrained body language inspired Renaissance pieces such as a northern Italian "Venu... More

Greek - Aphrodite Drying Her Hair - Walters 54954 - Group

Greek - Aphrodite Drying Her Hair - Walters 54954 - Group

This statuette is based on a famous work that did not survive antiquity. The goddess rises from the sea as she is born from the froth of the water's surface and raises her arms to wring the water from her hair.... More

Greek - Apollo - Walters 59533 - Public domain museum image. A silver coin with a woman's head on it

Greek - Apollo - Walters 59533 - Public domain museum image. A silver ...

Anonymous (Greek). 'Apollo,' 359-336 BC. gold. Walters Art Museum (59.533): Acquired by Henry Walters.

Greek - Apollo and Artemis - Walters 237

Greek - Apollo and Artemis - Walters 237

The model for this relief was probably a dedicatory offering on the Athenian Acropolis. Copies intended for decorating the home were produced as late as the 2nd century. Several other almost identical examples... More

Greek - Appliqué Relief of a Running Maiden - Walters 482538

Greek - Appliqué Relief of a Running Maiden - Walters 482538

This relief was probably made for attachment to a vase and was originally painted. The maiden's running pose and windblown garment echo monumental reliefs and precious metalwork.

Greek - Appliqué with Satyr Walking to Left - Walters 71557 (cropped)

Greek - Appliqué with Satyr Walking to Left - Walters 71557 (cropped)

This relief formed part of a larger composition that likely decorated a piece of furniture. The satyr appears with a deer skin around his neck and carries a club, the typical attribute of Heracles.

Greek - Appliqué with Satyr Walking to Left - Walters 71557

Greek - Appliqué with Satyr Walking to Left - Walters 71557

This relief formed part of a larger composition that likely decorated a piece of furniture. The satyr appears with a deer skin around his neck and carries a club, the typical attribute of Heracles.

Greek - Assemblage from a Warrior's Burial - Walters 542456 - Three Quarter

Greek - Assemblage from a Warrior's Burial - Walters 542456 - Three Qu...

This helmet with a mask, separate nose piece, band, ring, and plaque were found, with other bronze armor, in a tomb in northern Greece. The helmet, cast with beaded and incised edges, is of a type possibly deve... More

Greek - Assemblage from a Warrior's Burial - Walters 571944, 571945, 571946, 571947 (2)

Greek - Assemblage from a Warrior's Burial - Walters 571944, 571945, 5...

This mask with a separate nose piece, band, ring, and plaque were found, with other bronze armor (for example Walters 54.2456), in a tomb in northern Greece. The red discoloration of the gold suggests that the ... More

Greek - Assemblage from a Warrior's Burial - Walters 571944, 571945, 571946, 571947 - Group

Greek - Assemblage from a Warrior's Burial - Walters 571944, 571945, 5...

This mask with a separate nose piece, band, ring, and plaque were found, with other bronze armor (for example Walters 54.2456), in a tomb in northern Greece. The red discoloration of the gold suggests that the ... More

Greek - Assemblage from a Warrior's Burial - Walters 571944, 571945, 571946, 571947 - Top

Greek - Assemblage from a Warrior's Burial - Walters 571944, 571945, 5...

This mask with a separate nose piece, band, ring, and plaque were found, with other bronze armor (for example Walters 54.2456), in a tomb in northern Greece. The red discoloration of the gold suggests that the ... More

Greek - Assemblage from a Warrior's Burial - Walters 571944, 571945, 571946, 571947 - View A

Greek - Assemblage from a Warrior's Burial - Walters 571944, 571945, 5...

This mask with a separate nose piece, band, ring, and plaque were found, with other bronze armor (for example Walters 54.2456), in a tomb in northern Greece. The red discoloration of the gold suggests that the ... More

Greek - Assemblage from a Warrior's Burial - Walters 571944, 571945, 571946, 571947 - View B

Greek - Assemblage from a Warrior's Burial - Walters 571944, 571945, 5...

This mask with a separate nose piece, band, ring, and plaque were found, with other bronze armor (for example Walters 54.2456), in a tomb in northern Greece. The red discoloration of the gold suggests that the ... More

Greek - Assemblage from a Warrior's Burial - Walters 571944, 571945, 571946, 571947 - View C

Greek - Assemblage from a Warrior's Burial - Walters 571944, 571945, 5...

This mask with a separate nose piece, band, ring, and plaque were found, with other bronze armor (for example Walters 54.2456), in a tomb in northern Greece. The red discoloration of the gold suggests that the ... More

Greek - Assemblage from a Warrior's Burial - Walters 571944, 571945, 571946, 571947

Greek - Assemblage from a Warrior's Burial - Walters 571944, 571945, 5...

This mask with a separate nose piece, band, ring, and plaque were found, with other bronze armor (for example Walters 54.2456), in a tomb in northern Greece. The red discoloration of the gold suggests that the ... More

Greek - Athena - Walters 2341

Greek - Athena - Walters 2341

Anonymous (Greek). 'Athena,' 330-146 BC. fine-grained white marble. Walters Art Museum (23.41): Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902.

Greek - Athena with an Owl - Walters 54766

Greek - Athena with an Owl - Walters 54766

A maidenly and surprisingly modest Athena bends her head forward. Perched on her hand is an owl, the emblem of her wisdom. Her war-like aspect is downplayed here, although her upraised left hand once held a sta... More

Greek - Athlete Discobolos - Walters 54699 - Back

Greek - Athlete Discobolos - Walters 54699 - Back

The pose and gesture of the athlete suggest that he is a discus thrower preparing for competition. The statuette's stance recalls Classical sculpture, while the long limbs, small head, and exaggerated breadth o... More

Greek - Athlete Discobolos - Walters 54699 - Three Quarter

Greek - Athlete Discobolos - Walters 54699 - Three Quarter

The pose and gesture of the athlete suggest that he is a discus thrower preparing for competition. The statuette's stance recalls Classical sculpture, while the long limbs, small head, and exaggerated breadth o... More

Greek - Athlete Discobolos - Walters 54699

Greek - Athlete Discobolos - Walters 54699

The pose and gesture of the athlete suggest that he is a discus thrower preparing for competition. The statuette's stance recalls Classical sculpture, while the long limbs, small head, and exaggerated breadth o... More

Greek - Banquet Relief - Walters 23222

Greek - Banquet Relief - Walters 23222

The banquet scene, of Near Eastern origin, was used for Classical funerary reliefs and also as votive offerings to gods. Here, the deceased male reclines at his funerary banquet accompanied by his wife and fami... More

Greek - Belt Buckle with Griffin - Walters 57373

Greek - Belt Buckle with Griffin - Walters 57373

This buckle is worked in repoussé and engraved. It has a slot and knob that fastened a belt.

Greek - Black-figure "Mastos" with Combat Scenes - Walters 48223 - Side B

Greek - Black-figure "Mastos" with Combat Scenes - Walters 48223 - Sid...

This shape of drinking-cup is called a "mastos" and resembles a woman's breast. On the front, a soldier whose nudity signifies heroic status advances against two warriors dressed in short tunics; two heralds wa... More

Greek - Black-figure "Mastos" with Combat Scenes - Walters 48223 - Side C

Greek - Black-figure "Mastos" with Combat Scenes - Walters 48223 - Sid...

This shape of drinking-cup is called a "mastos" and resembles a woman's breast. On the front, a soldier whose nudity signifies heroic status advances against two warriors dressed in short tunics; two heralds wa... More

Greek - Black-figure "Mastos" with Combat Scenes - Walters 48223 - Side D

Greek - Black-figure "Mastos" with Combat Scenes - Walters 48223 - Sid...

This shape of drinking-cup is called a "mastos" and resembles a woman's breast. On the front, a soldier whose nudity signifies heroic status advances against two warriors dressed in short tunics; two heralds wa... More

Greek - Black-figure "Mastos" with Combat Scenes - Walters 48223 - View A

Greek - Black-figure "Mastos" with Combat Scenes - Walters 48223 - Vie...

This shape of drinking-cup is called a "mastos" and resembles a woman's breast. On the front, a soldier whose nudity signifies heroic status advances against two warriors dressed in short tunics; two heralds wa... More

Greek - Black-figure Amphora - Walters 4810 - Side A

Greek - Black-figure Amphora - Walters 4810 - Side A

This vase depicts two warriors in combat flanked by two women on side A, and three kneeling Greek warriors and three standing bowmen on side B.

Greek - Black-figure Amphora - Walters 4810 - Side B

Greek - Black-figure Amphora - Walters 4810 - Side B

This vase depicts two warriors in combat flanked by two women on side A, and three kneeling Greek warriors and three standing bowmen on side B.

Greek - Black-Figure Amphora - Walters 4813 - Detail B

Greek - Black-Figure Amphora - Walters 4813 - Detail B

This vase may portray the common departure scene of two warriors in full armor leaving home for war, or it may represent a famous scene from "The Iliad" in which Priam, king of Troy, comes to claim and pay rans... More

Greek - Black-Figure Amphora - Walters 4813 - Side A

Greek - Black-Figure Amphora - Walters 4813 - Side A

This vase may portray the common departure scene of two warriors in full armor leaving home for war, or it may represent a famous scene from "The Iliad" in which Priam, king of Troy, comes to claim and pay rans... More

Greek - Black-Figure Amphora - Walters 4820 - View A

Greek - Black-Figure Amphora - Walters 4820 - View A

The central figures on one side of this vase are a seated man holding a staff, who faces an armed woman-indicated by the white skin-leading a horse. They could be Priam, the king of Troy described in the "Iliad... More

Greek - Black-Figure Amphora - Walters 4820 - View B

Greek - Black-Figure Amphora - Walters 4820 - View B

The central figures on one side of this vase are a seated man holding a staff, who faces an armed woman-indicated by the white skin-leading a horse. They could be Priam, the king of Troy described in the "Iliad... More

Greek - Black-figure Amphora - Walters 48224 - Detail A

Greek - Black-figure Amphora - Walters 48224 - Detail A

On one side of this black-figure amphora, a bearded man in a short chiton is mounting a chariot while grasping the reins of four horses. Though he has no shield or helmet, his sheathed sword and spear identify ... More

Greek - Black-figure Amphora - Walters 48224 - Side A

Greek - Black-figure Amphora - Walters 48224 - Side A

On one side of this black-figure amphora, a bearded man in a short chiton is mounting a chariot while grasping the reins of four horses. Though he has no shield or helmet, his sheathed sword and spear identify ... More

Greek - Black-figure Column Krater with Warriors and Quadriga - Walters 4828

Greek - Black-figure Column Krater with Warriors and Quadriga - Walter...

This column krater depicts two fighting warriors and two women on side A, and a quadriga (four-horse chariot) in frontal view on side B.

Greek - Black-figure Exaleiptron with Peleus and Thetis (?) - Walters 48198 - Detail B

Greek - Black-figure Exaleiptron with Peleus and Thetis (?) - Walters ...

This curiously shaped vessel is an exaleiptron, a small vessel distinguished by its squat foot and shallow bowl. Exaleiptra take various forms, some with more pronounced feet and others with handles. The form o... More

Greek - Black-figure Exaleiptron with Peleus and Thetis (?) - Walters 48198 - Detail C

Greek - Black-figure Exaleiptron with Peleus and Thetis (?) - Walters ...

This curiously shaped vessel is an exaleiptron, a small vessel distinguished by its squat foot and shallow bowl. Exaleiptra take various forms, some with more pronounced feet and others with handles. The form o... More

Greek - Black-figure Exaleiptron with Peleus and Thetis (?) - Walters 48198 - Detail D

Greek - Black-figure Exaleiptron with Peleus and Thetis (?) - Walters ...

This curiously shaped vessel is an exaleiptron, a small vessel distinguished by its squat foot and shallow bowl. Exaleiptra take various forms, some with more pronounced feet and others with handles. The form o... More

Greek - Black-figure Exaleiptron with Peleus and Thetis (?) - Walters 48198

Greek - Black-figure Exaleiptron with Peleus and Thetis (?) - Walters ...

This curiously shaped vessel is an exaleiptron, a small vessel distinguished by its squat foot and shallow bowl. Exaleiptra take various forms, some with more pronounced feet and others with handles. The form o... More

Greek - Black-figure Kyathos - Walters 48219 - Back

Greek - Black-figure Kyathos - Walters 48219 - Back

This kyathos depicts a characteristic battle scene: two warriors or heroes fighting over a fallen soldier. Two bearded soldiers attack each other with raised spears and large shields decorated with white motifs... More

Greek - Black-figure Kyathos - Walters 48219 - Side A

Greek - Black-figure Kyathos - Walters 48219 - Side A

This kyathos depicts a characteristic battle scene: two warriors or heroes fighting over a fallen soldier. Two bearded soldiers attack each other with raised spears and large shields decorated with white motifs... More

Greek - Black-figure Kyathos - Walters 48219 - Side B

Greek - Black-figure Kyathos - Walters 48219 - Side B

This kyathos depicts a characteristic battle scene: two warriors or heroes fighting over a fallen soldier. Two bearded soldiers attack each other with raised spears and large shields decorated with white motifs... More

Greek - Black-figure Kyathos - Walters 48219

Greek - Black-figure Kyathos - Walters 48219

This kyathos depicts a characteristic battle scene: two warriors or heroes fighting over a fallen soldier. Two bearded soldiers attack each other with raised spears and large shields decorated with white motifs... More

Greek - Black-Figure Lekythos with Hermes and Iris - Walters 48230 - Three Quarter View

Greek - Black-Figure Lekythos with Hermes and Iris - Walters 48230 - T...

The ancient Greeks conceived of their messenger gods-divinities who carried messages to other gods or humans-as winged, alluding to their swiftness and their ability to go anywhere. Iris and Hermes were the mai... More

Greek - Black-figure Pseudo-Panathenaic Amphora - Walters 482107 - Detail A

Greek - Black-figure Pseudo-Panathenaic Amphora - Walters 482107 - Det...

The image on the obverse of this amphora may represent the "mousikoi agones," or musical competitions, of the Panathenaic festival (Bundrick 2005, 160-74). In the center of the scene, a bearded man clad in an a... More

Greek - Black-figure Pseudo-Panathenaic Amphora - Walters 482107 - Detail B

Greek - Black-figure Pseudo-Panathenaic Amphora - Walters 482107 - Det...

The image on the obverse of this amphora may represent the "mousikoi agones," or musical competitions, of the Panathenaic festival (Bundrick 2005, 160-74). In the center of the scene, a bearded man clad in an a... More

Greek - Black-figure Pseudo-Panathenaic Amphora - Walters 482107 - Side A

Greek - Black-figure Pseudo-Panathenaic Amphora - Walters 482107 - Sid...

The image on the obverse of this amphora may represent the "mousikoi agones," or musical competitions, of the Panathenaic festival (Bundrick 2005, 160-74). In the center of the scene, a bearded man clad in an a... More

Greek - Black-figure Pseudo-Panathenaic Amphora - Walters 482107 - Side B

Greek - Black-figure Pseudo-Panathenaic Amphora - Walters 482107 - Sid...

The image on the obverse of this amphora may represent the "mousikoi agones," or musical competitions, of the Panathenaic festival (Bundrick 2005, 160-74). In the center of the scene, a bearded man clad in an a... More

Greek - Black-figure Volute Krater - Walters 4829 - View A Detail

Greek - Black-figure Volute Krater - Walters 4829 - View A Detail

Beneath the meander-adorned rim of this large volute krater is a band of figural decoration interrupted by the handles on each side. At the center of the scene on one side is a trio of warriors, each wearing a ... More

Greek - Black-figure Volute Krater - Walters 4829 - View A

Greek - Black-figure Volute Krater - Walters 4829 - View A

Beneath the meander-adorned rim of this large volute krater is a band of figural decoration interrupted by the handles on each side. At the center of the scene on one side is a trio of warriors, each wearing a ... More

Greek - Black-figure Volute Krater - Walters 4829 - View B Detail

Greek - Black-figure Volute Krater - Walters 4829 - View B Detail

Beneath the meander-adorned rim of this large volute krater is a band of figural decoration interrupted by the handles on each side. At the center of the scene on one side is a trio of warriors, each wearing a ... More

Greek - Black-figure Volute Krater - Walters 4829 - View B

Greek - Black-figure Volute Krater - Walters 4829 - View B

Beneath the meander-adorned rim of this large volute krater is a band of figural decoration interrupted by the handles on each side. At the center of the scene on one side is a trio of warriors, each wearing a ... More

Greek - Bowl - Walters 571083 - View A

Greek - Bowl - Walters 571083 - View A

Anonymous (Greek). 'Bowl,' 18th century. embossed and chiselled silver. Walters Art Museum (57.1083): Acquired by Henry Walters.

Greek - Bracelets from the Olbia Treasure - Walters 57375, 57376 - Group

Greek - Bracelets from the Olbia Treasure - Walters 57375, 57376 - Gro...

This outstanding example of jewelry from the 1st-century-BC Greek colonies in the Black Sea region is purported to belong to the famed Olbia treasure, named for the town in present-day Ukraine in which it was d... More

Greek - Bracelets from the Olbia Treasure - Walters 57375, 57376 - Three Quarter

Greek - Bracelets from the Olbia Treasure - Walters 57375, 57376 - Thr...

This outstanding example of jewelry from the 1st-century-BC Greek colonies in the Black Sea region is purported to belong to the famed Olbia treasure, named for the town in present-day Ukraine in which it was d... More

Greek - Bracelets from the Olbia Treasure - Walters 57375, 57376

Greek - Bracelets from the Olbia Treasure - Walters 57375, 57376

This outstanding example of jewelry from the 1st-century-BC Greek colonies in the Black Sea region is purported to belong to the famed Olbia treasure, named for the town in present-day Ukraine in which it was d... More

Greek - Calyx-Krater with Driver, Chariot, and Three Horses - Walters 482060 - Left Side

Greek - Calyx-Krater with Driver, Chariot, and Three Horses - Walters ...

This red-figure calyx-krater depicts Nike on the front driving in a triga to the right. She holds the reins in her outstretched hands, as well as a goad in her left. She wears a peplos, bracelets, and diadem. A... More

Greek - Calyx-Krater with Driver, Chariot, and Three Horses - Walters 482060 - Right Side

Greek - Calyx-Krater with Driver, Chariot, and Three Horses - Walters ...

This red-figure calyx-krater depicts Nike on the front driving in a triga to the right. She holds the reins in her outstretched hands, as well as a goad in her left. She wears a peplos, bracelets, and diadem. A... More

Greek - Calyx-Krater with Driver, Chariot, and Three Horses - Walters 482060 - Side A

Greek - Calyx-Krater with Driver, Chariot, and Three Horses - Walters ...

This red-figure calyx-krater depicts Nike on the front driving in a triga to the right. She holds the reins in her outstretched hands, as well as a goad in her left. She wears a peplos, bracelets, and diadem. A... More

Greek - Calyx-Krater with Driver, Chariot, and Three Horses - Walters 482060 - Side B

Greek - Calyx-Krater with Driver, Chariot, and Three Horses - Walters ...

This red-figure calyx-krater depicts Nike on the front driving in a triga to the right. She holds the reins in her outstretched hands, as well as a goad in her left. She wears a peplos, bracelets, and diadem. A... More

Greek - Caryatid Mirror with Aphrodite - Walters 54769

Greek - Caryatid Mirror with Aphrodite - Walters 54769

A graceful female figure serves as a "caryatid," or human support, for a mirror. The figure's pose, demure gestures, and simple drapery characterize the quiet elegance of the Early Classical style. The presence... More

Greek - Chalcidian-Type Helmet - Walters 542468

Greek - Chalcidian-Type Helmet - Walters 542468

The form of this helmet, known as Chalcidian, is distinguished by the curved cheekpieces, which are attached here by pins that are terminating into the snake heads. For a Greek youth, the acquisition of a helme... More

Greek - Christ and the Cycle of Twelve Feasts - Walters 41210

Greek - Christ and the Cycle of Twelve Feasts - Walters 41210

This icon shows a central figure of Christ identified by an inscription as "Pantokrator," Greek for "almighty." He is surrounded by twelve scenes representing the major feasts of the Orthodox Church (clockwise... More

Greek - Clothing Ornaments Depicting Black Sea Eagles - Walters 57387

Greek - Clothing Ornaments Depicting Black Sea Eagles - Walters 57387

There are six pairs of gold plaques done in repoussé relief, showing confronting birds of prey, one devouring a fish. The plaques are pierced at the birds' bills, tails, wings and feet suggesting they were sewn... More

Greek - Cock - Walters 54881 - Group

Greek - Cock - Walters 54881 - Group

Anonymous (Greek). 'Cock,' 6th century BC. bronze. Walters Art Museum (54.881): Acquired by Henry Walters.

Greek - Corinthian Helmet - Walters 542304 - Profile

Greek - Corinthian Helmet - Walters 542304 - Profile

This piece of armor is an element of the hoplite's panoply, which also included a breastplate, greaves, shield, spear, and sword. The nose-guard and cheekpieces of the undecorated, crestless Corinthian helmet l... More

Greek - Corinthian Helmet - Walters 542304 - Three Quarter

Greek - Corinthian Helmet - Walters 542304 - Three Quarter

This piece of armor is an element of the hoplite's panoply, which also included a breastplate, greaves, shield, spear, and sword. The nose-guard and cheekpieces of the undecorated, crestless Corinthian helmet l... More

Greek - Corinthian Helmet - Walters 542304

Greek - Corinthian Helmet - Walters 542304

This piece of armor is an element of the hoplite's panoply, which also included a breastplate, greaves, shield, spear, and sword. The nose-guard and cheekpieces of the undecorated, crestless Corinthian helmet l... More

Greek - Corinthian-Type Helmet - Walters 542303

Greek - Corinthian-Type Helmet - Walters 542303

This type of helmet is commonly called "Corinthian" because it is worn by the goddess Athena on Corinthian coins, but helmets of this kind were not restricted to any one production center. The mask-like form co... More

Greek - Cosmetic Jar with Cover - Walters 57380

Greek - Cosmetic Jar with Cover - Walters 57380

This jar is decorated with filigree. Public domain photograph of ancient Greek artifact, archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of an... More

Greek - Cow - Walters 23181 - Public domain museum image. A black and white photo of a sculpture of a cow

Greek - Cow - Walters 23181 - Public domain museum image. A black and ...

This cow has its head bent back to the left. The top of a strut (possibly a rock) is attached to the body. The tail and four legs are broken off.

Greek - Crouching Women Playing Knucklebones - Walters 48303, 48304 - Group

Greek - Crouching Women Playing Knucklebones - Walters 48303, 48304 - ...

The maidens are playing an ancient form of jacks, known as "astragalus" (knucklebones), a game in which five small animal bones were tossed into the air and caught on the back of the hand. The grouping of separ... More

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