Egyptian - Appliqué of Ptolemy I as Dionysus - Walters 54598 - Three Q...
Ptolemy I (ca. 367-283 BC) was a Macedonian general in Alexander the Great's army and the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. This relief probably decorated the curved armrest of a bed or other piece of ... More
Egyptian - Appliqué of Ptolemy I as Dionysus - Walters 54598
Ptolemy I (ca. 367-283 BC) was a Macedonian general in Alexander the Great's army and the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. This relief probably decorated the curved armrest of a bed or other piece of ... More
Egyptian - Child Boxer - Walters 541001 - Back
The muscularity of the boy's body suggests that he is the child Herakles who was taught boxing skills by Harpalykos of Phanote, the son of Hermes.
Egyptian - Child Boxer - Walters 541001 - Three Quarter
The muscularity of the boy's body suggests that he is the child Herakles who was taught boxing skills by Harpalykos of Phanote, the son of Hermes.
Egyptian - Child Boxer - Walters 541001
The muscularity of the boy's body suggests that he is the child Herakles who was taught boxing skills by Harpalykos of Phanote, the son of Hermes.
Egyptian - Dancing Dwarf - Walters 541107
The peaked cap suggests that the dancer is a mime who wears the traditional headdress of a clown or buffoon. Despite, or because of, their deformity, dwarfs held a respected position in Egyptian society and wer... More
Egyptian - Dancing Male - Walters 541053
The whirling stance, which encourages the observer to circle the piece to view it from every angle, is Hellenistic.
Egyptian - Head of a Man - Walters 22226
This depiction of a young man with abundant curly hair combines features of both Egyptian and Greek sculpture of the Hellenistic Period (331-30 BC). Egyptian elements include the use of the hard, dark stone, th... More
Egyptian - Head of a Man - Walters 22259 - Three Quarter
This head of a man is carved in the round. His hair is parted in the middle, and the back of his head is split off.
Egyptian - Head of Queen Arsinoe III - Walters 236
Queen Arsinoe III, wife and sister of King Ptolemy IV Philopator, wears the royal diadem and the hairstyle of the goddess Isis.
Egyptian - Hunchback - Walters 54744 - Three Quarter
Although tunics were usually worn by slaves or laborers, the subject here may be a theatrical performer who raises his arms in a dancing gesture.
Egyptian - Pan - Walters 542380
Pan's popularity in Hellenistic times was partially due to his association with the idealized pleasures of rural life.
Egyptian - Relief - Queen or Goddess with Vulture Headdress - Walters ...
This relief plaque was probably a sculptor's model or study. It shows a royal or divine woman wearing the vulture headdress topped with protective uraeus serpents. The intricate and detailed patterns of headd... More
Egyptian - Seated Goddess Rayet-tawy (Rat-taoui) - Walters 2282
Walters 22.82 is a seated limestone statue of the goddess Rayet-tawy. She was a female form of the sun god and was also goddess of the Two Lands. There is some discoloration and pitting in the stone. There a... More
Egyptian - Slave - Walters 542372 - Back
Slaves, very common in Hellenistic society, were of all nationalities, even Greek. Nubians from the Sudan were brought by camel caravan up the Arabian coast. This figure's struggle, probably against the strain ... More
Egyptian - Slave - Walters 542372 - Three Quarter View A
Slaves, very common in Hellenistic society, were of all nationalities, even Greek. Nubians from the Sudan were brought by camel caravan up the Arabian coast. This figure's struggle, probably against the strain ... More
Egyptian - Slave - Walters 542372
Slaves, very common in Hellenistic society, were of all nationalities, even Greek. Nubians from the Sudan were brought by camel caravan up the Arabian coast. This figure's struggle, probably against the strain ... More
Egyptian - Zeus-Ammon - Walters 54984
The god is clothed in a "himation" (mantle) and has a long beard and the Egyptian composite crown of Amun-Re with ram horns, sun disk, two plumes, and a uraeus serpent on either side. He holds a thunderbolt in ... More
Etruscan - Lion - Walters 5489 - Public domain museum image. A black a...
With cast prongs for insertion under legs. Public domain photograph of ancient Greek artifact, archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Greco-Roman - Cupid - Walters 541179
Venus's son Cupid, the god of love, is depicted as a playful infant.
Greco-Roman - Eros - Walters 541176
Anonymous (Greco-Roman). 'Eros ?,' 100 BC-200. bronze. Walters Art Museum (54.1176): Acquired before 1931.
Greco-Roman - Venus Loosening Her Sandel - Walters 54963
Venus, goddess of love, and her son Cupid were favorite subjects in Greek and Roman sculpture. They appear in a variety of compositions, many of which were copied during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The... More
Greco-Roman - Woman's Head with Diadem - Walters 23241 (2)
When this head was acquired by Henry Walters, it was incorrectly attached to the statue of a maiden. However, it actually belongs to an Archaistic statue. The tight curls over the forehead, the soft smile, and ... More
Greco-Roman - Woman's Head with Diadem - Walters 23241 - Back
When this head was acquired by Henry Walters, it was incorrectly attached to the statue of a maiden. However, it actually belongs to an Archaistic statue. The tight curls over the forehead, the soft smile, and ... More
Greco-Roman - Woman's Head with Diadem - Walters 23241 - Left
When this head was acquired by Henry Walters, it was incorrectly attached to the statue of a maiden. However, it actually belongs to an Archaistic statue. The tight curls over the forehead, the soft smile, and ... More
Greco-Roman - Woman's Head with Diadem - Walters 23241 - Right
When this head was acquired by Henry Walters, it was incorrectly attached to the statue of a maiden. However, it actually belongs to an Archaistic statue. The tight curls over the forehead, the soft smile, and ... More
Greco-Roman - Woman's Head with Diadem - Walters 23241
When this head was acquired by Henry Walters, it was incorrectly attached to the statue of a maiden. However, it actually belongs to an Archaistic statue. The tight curls over the forehead, the soft smile, and ... More
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
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
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
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
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 - 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 - 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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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)
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
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 - 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
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
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
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
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 - 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 - ...
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
Greek - Decoration from a Bed - Walters 71616
The silen is recognized by his bald head, fleshy nose, and pointed ear. The piece ornamented the armrest of a bed. Beds grew in popularity during Hellenistic times and were often decorated with ivory, which was... More
Greek - Decree Relief with Athena - Walters 23177
Athena rests her left arm on a pillar, over which is draped her "aegis" (a powerful and protective scaly animal skin) with a Gorgon head. Athena's pose exemplifies the grace associated with the Classical art o... More
Greek - Draped Boy Leaning on Pillar - Walters 48298
The bag probably held "astragali," or knucklebones of an animal, which were used in an ancient form of the game jacks. There is a sense of charm and sweetness in the way the artist has depicted the boy.
Greek - Draped Maiden with Wreath - Walters 48277
This maiden wears a thick wreath made from grass and flowers decorated with large leaves and a blossom above the brow.
Greek - Draped Woman - Walters 2385 - Three Quarter
This statuette of a draped woman is made with a round base. The arms are broken near the shoulders.
Greek - Eros - Walters 482527 - Public domain museum image. A statue o...
The fluttering ends of the drapery and the thick white underpainting, or "slip," are recognizably South Italian. All Hellenistic terracotta figurines were gaily painted with bright colors, usually derived from plants.
Greek - Eros as the Child Herakles - Walters 7118
Eros, shown without wings, is masquerading as the child Herakles. The lion's skin is slung over his left shoulder and reappears beside his right thigh. He steadies an amphora over his left shoulder, one hand on... More
Greek - Eros with a Bow and Arrow - Walters 541180
Eros, god of love and son of Aphrodite, was a popular subject for small bronze or silver statuettes. Eros spread his gift of love among mortals and the gods by means of his bow and arrows.
Greek - Female Figurine from a Vessel - Walters 482528
This figure is from a type of vase that occasionally took the form of a female head. South Italian artists frequently applied separately molded figurines to pottery and depicted faces with heavy jaws and promin... More
Greek - Female Head - Walters 23160
This female head as a hole in the top. The back of the head is split off and above there is an iron nail inserted in the neck. The piece exhibits some discoloration from iron.
Greek - Fragment of a Grave Relief for the Daughter of Kleomachos - Wa...
Originally, this scene depicted a man clasping the hand of a seated woman, whom the inscription identifies as ". . .te, daughter of Kleomachos and wife of Pheidippos." The maiden between them was either a daugh... More
Greek - Funeral Stele with a Seated Woman and Child - Walters 23176
A young mother, who may have died from complications during childbirth, is commemorated by her family in a scene of tenderness and poignancy. This simple funerary stele (upright stone marker) depicts a quiet mo... More
Greek - Funerary Relief with Girl, Bird and Fan - Walters 2338
This funerary relief is much work, and the bottom is broken.
Greek - Geometric Deer Statuette - Walters 542382
Animals were popular motifs in the Geometric period. Public domain photograph of ancient Greek artifact, archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain ... More
Greek - Geometric Horse Statuette - Walters 542378
Animals were popular motifs in the Geometric period. Horse figurines were common votive offerings at Olympia.
Greek - Geometric Statuette of a Bull - Walters 542379
Animals were popular motifs in the Geometric period. Bull figurines were common votive offerings at Olympia.
Greek - Goat - Walters 541484 - Public domain museum image. A black an...
Very fine incision on the beard. Public domain photograph of ancient Greek artifact, archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of ancien... More
Greek - Goat - Walters 541485 - Public domain museum image. A statue o...
Anonymous (Greek). 'Goat,' 5th century BC. bronze. Walters Art Museum (54.1485): Acquired by Henry Walters.
Greek - Goddess or Maiden - Walters 54773 - Back
This unique and beautifully preserved figurine was one of the first Greek experiments in casting the female form in bronze. She may have been a votive offering, possibly to the goddess Artemis. The simple facia... More
Greek - Goddess or Maiden - Walters 54773 - Three Quarter
This unique and beautifully preserved figurine was one of the first Greek experiments in casting the female form in bronze. She may have been a votive offering, possibly to the goddess Artemis. The simple facia... More
Greek - Goddess or Maiden - Walters 54773
This unique and beautifully preserved figurine was one of the first Greek experiments in casting the female form in bronze. She may have been a votive offering, possibly to the goddess Artemis. The simple facia... More
Greek - Grave Relief of a Woman Depicted as a Muse - Walters 23230
The relief was made near Smyrna (present-day Izmir, Turkey), on the west coast of Asia Minor, and portrays the deceased as a Muse, as indicated by her pose and dress. On other representations of this type, the ... More
Greek - Griffin Attachment from a Cauldron - Walters 542950 - Right Si...
A "protome" is a decorative element representing the head and neck of a person or animal. This griffin's head, which with several others decorated a large bronze cauldron, is characteristic of the Orientalizin... More
Greek - Griffin Attachment from a Cauldron - Walters 542950 - Three Qu...
A "protome" is a decorative element representing the head and neck of a person or animal. This griffin's head, which with several others decorated a large bronze cauldron, is characteristic of the Orientalizin... More
Greek - Griffin Attachment from a Cauldron - Walters 542950
A "protome" is a decorative element representing the head and neck of a person or animal. This griffin's head, which with several others decorated a large bronze cauldron, is characteristic of the Orientalizin... More
Greek - Head and Torso of a Figure, Possibly Herakles (?) - Walters 23...
This fragment of a statuette has vertical and running drill in the beard. There is a break repaired across the neck and left shoulder.
Greek - Head of a Child with Floral Crown - Walters 48331
Traces of white slip. Public domain photograph of ancient Greek artifact, archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of ancient Greek art... More
Greek - Head of a Girl of "Eubuleus" Type - Walters 23106
This head of a girl has a projection at the back, probably for attachment to a relief. There is a break across the face and head that has been repaired.
Greek - Head of a Goddess - Walters 23242
This mask-like head of a woman was made as a votive dedication for a sanctuary. The goddess represented is probably Persephone, also known as Kore. The almost exaggerated smile, the delicate modeling of the che... More
Greek - Head of a Horse - Walters 23173 - Left
This lively horse "protome" (forepart) was found near the temple of Artemis, the patron deity of Sardis in ancient Lydia (in present-day Turkey). It is elaborately executed, with relief details of the reins, a ... More
Greek - Head of a Maiden - Walters 23141
The original statuette would have stood about two feet high. The emergence of small-scale sculpture to decorate the home was a Hellenistic innovation.
Greek - Head of a Maiden - Walters 23155
The elongated eyes, bow-shaped mouth, and pronounced fleshy folds across the neck (known as "Venus rings") identify the head as a Hellenistic refinement of a style introduced by the 4th-century BC sculptor Praxiteles.
Greek - Head of a Maiden with "Lampadion" Hairstyle - Walters 23140
The contemporary writer Dicaearchus (active about 320-300 BC), a pupil of Aristotle's, remarked that women described this hairstyle with topknot as the "lampadion", or little torch.
Greek - Head of a Man - Walters 23239 - Back
This magnificent head belonged to a type of Athenian grave monument in which life-size images of family members were presented within a stage-like setting. The deep-set eyes, furrowed brow, open mouth, and tou... More
Greek - Head of a Man - Walters 23239
This magnificent head belonged to a type of Athenian grave monument in which life-size images of family members were presented within a stage-like setting. The deep-set eyes, furrowed brow, open mouth, and tou... More
Greek - Head of a Nymph - Walters 23228 - Three Quarter
This head of a nymph has a work surface and discoloration. The teeth have been restored with plaster. The piece is from a group with a satyr: an invitation to dance.
Greek - Head of a Woman - Walters 23220
In the first decades of the 4th century, artists further refined the representation of facial features: the eyes became more deeply set, the lower eyelid almost disappeared, and the lips and chin became more de... More
Greek - Head of a Woman - Walters 48323
Solid; white slip. Earrings; broad plain diadem; melon-mould head-dress. Neck restored with plaster as base.
Greek - Head of a Woman - Walters 48327
traces of white slip with plaster base Public domain photograph of ancient Greek artifact, archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Greek - Head of a Woman - Walters 48328
Traces of white slip with a plaster base. Public domain photograph of ancient Greek artifact, archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph ... More
Greek - Head of a Woman - Walters 48329
Traces of white slip with a plaster base. Public domain photograph of ancient Greek artifact, archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph ... More
Greek - Head of a Woman - Walters 48330
Red color in hair with traces of white slip. Public domain photograph of ancient Greek artifact, archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photogra... More