Hellenistic Collection (#7)

Part of an inlay: a wing form. Cut with a die, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE

Fragment of an inlay, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of an inlay, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE

Fragment of an inlay with a floral pattern, Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE

Fragment of an inlay with fish design, Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Period, 305 BCE-19 CE

Tablet for inlay with horizontal bar... Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE
Tablet for inlay with horizontal bar added in recent times, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE

Button bead, Ptolemaic Dynasty, 3rd century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Button bead, Ptolemaic Dynasty, 3rd century BCE

Ball, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE. Creator: Unknown
Ball, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE

Fragment of block for slicing of inlay... Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period
Fragment of block for slicing of inlay. Rod and plate mosaic, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE

Eye-bead, with a horizontal bore, Possibly Ptolemaic Dynasty, 305-30 BCE

Bead, flattened tubular, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, (1st century B. C. ?)
Bead, flattened tubular, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, (1st century B.C.?)

Mosaic plaque depicting cartouche motif, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman period, 100 BCE-100 CE

Bead, hexagonal, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, (1st century B. C. ?). Creator: Unknown
Bead, hexagonal, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, (1st century B.C.?)

A Fragment. Columnar rod and plate mosaic, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE

Lozenge-shaped tablet for inlay, Possibly Ptolemaic Dynasty, 305-30 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Lozenge-shaped tablet for inlay, Possibly Ptolemaic Dynasty, 305-30 BCE

Fragment of an inlay with floral design, Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE

Fragment of a bar, Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Period, 305 BCE-19 CE. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a bar, Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Period, 305 BCE-19 CE

Bead, cylindrical; longitudinal bore, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE

Hellenistic intaglio ring with royal portrait of a Ptolemaic ruler, probably Ptolemy IX
862728 Hellenistic intaglio ring with royal portrait of a Ptolemaic ruler, probably Ptolemy IX, Soter II, late 2nd - early 1st century BC (gold & garnet) (see also 862729)

Bearded male head, Hellenistic period, c. 2nd - 1st century BC (marble)
659960 Bearded male head, Hellenistic period, c.2nd - 1st century BC (marble) by Greek School; height: 20.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Hellenistic theatre mask, c. 3rd century BC (terracotta)
476448 Hellenistic theatre mask, c.3rd century BC (terracotta) by Greek School; height: 20 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Greek, out of copyright

Laocoon and His Sons (marble)
3433290 LaocoAon and His Sons (marble) by Roman, (2nd century BC); Musei e Gallerie Pontificie, Musei Vaticani, Vatican City; (add.info.: LaocoAon, son of Acoetes, was a Trojan priest who)

Seated woman playing a kithara, c. 50-40 B. C. (fresco)
3432853 Seated woman playing a kithara, c.50-40 B.C. (fresco) by Roman Republican Period (509-27 BC); 186.7x186.7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Bacchanalian Relief, Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan Period (AD 1-320
3899096 Bacchanalian Relief, Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan Period (AD 1-320) (schist) by Pakistani School, (1st century AD); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Bacchanalian Relief, Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan Period (AD 1-320
3899094 Bacchanalian Relief, Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan Period (AD 1-320) (schist) by Pakistani School, (1st century AD); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Seated Cupid, 1757 (marble)
4071427 Seated Cupid, 1757 (marble) by Falconet, Etienne-Maurice (1716-91); Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Also known as l amour menaAzant menacing love)

The "Alexander Sarcophagus"from Sidon (colour litho)
3638290 The " Alexander Sarcophagus" from Sidon (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Alexander Sarcophagus" from Sidon)

Demetrius II Nicator, King of the Seleucid Empire (engraving)
3638243 Demetrius II Nicator, King of the Seleucid Empire (engraving) by European School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demetrius II Nicator)

Vase, Hellenistic, 3rd-2nd century B. C. (terracotta)
3493082 Vase, Hellenistic, 3rd-2nd century B.C. (terracotta) by Greek; 39.4 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Marble head of a Ptolemaic queen, c. 270-50 B. C. (marble)
3615977 Marble head of a Ptolemaic queen, c.270-50 B.C. (marble) by Greek, (3rd century BC); 38.1 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Hancock Coronet (gold, enamel, diamonds, jacinth, onyx, cornelians
3060241 The Hancock Coronet (gold, enamel, diamonds, jacinth, onyx, cornelians, amethyst & lapis lazuli) by English School, (16th century); 7.2x15.5 (diam) cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Copy of the great altar of Zeus and Athena, from Pergamon, c
XIR287743 Copy of the great altar of Zeus and Athena, from Pergamon, c.180-160BC (plaster cast from marble) by Greek, (2nd century BC); Louvre, Paris

Bas-relief of a philosopher, Greek, 4th-3rd century BC (marble)
PFR142616 Bas-relief of a philosopher, Greek, 4th-3rd century BC (marble) by Greek School; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Greek, out of copyright

Herakles resting, a reduced copy of an original of c. 320 BC (bronze) (see also 326605)
XIR210329 Herakles resting, a reduced copy of an original of c.320 BC (bronze) (see also 326605) by Lysippos (fl.370-310 BC) (after); Louvre, Paris, France; Greek, out of copyright

Tarentine Sculpture depicting Thetis with the Armour of Achilles, c
HSC194646 Tarentine Sculpture depicting Thetis with the Armour of Achilles, c.350-320 BC (painted & gilded terracotta) by Greek School

Bust of Zeno of Citium (c. 335-c. 264 BC) (stone) (b / w photo)
ALI215434 Bust of Zeno of Citium (c.335-c.264 BC) (stone) (b/w photo) by Greek; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; Alinari

Statuette of a comic actor, from Tanagra, Boeotia (stone)
XMN219610 Statuette of a comic actor, from Tanagra, Boeotia (stone) by Greek School, (4th century BC); Musee de Picardie, Amiens, France; eMusee de Picardie, Amiens; Greek, out of copyright

Statuette of a women rolling pastry, from Tanagra, Boeotia (clay)
XMN223456 Statuette of a women rolling pastry, from Tanagra, Boeotia (clay) by Greek, (6th century BC); 12.5x5.5 cm; Musee de Picardie, Amiens, France; (add.info.: scene de cuisine)

View of the baths (photo)
XIR228286 View of the baths (photo) by Greek, (2nd century BC); Argos, Greece; Greek, out of copyright

General view of the west terrace (photo)
XIR226173 General view of the west terrace (photo) by Greek, (1st century BC); Nemrut Dagi, Anatolia, Turkey; (add.info.: funerary sanctuary built by King Antiochus; giant stone heads of gods)

The Victory of Samothrace (Parian marble) (see also 54788, 92583 & 94601-03, 239936
XIR154093 The Victory of Samothrace (Parian marble) (see also 54788, 92583 & 94601-03, 239936, 326608) by Greek, (2nd century BC); height: 240 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; Greek, out of copyright

The Farnese Cup: head of Medusa, c. 175 (sardonyx)
LRI3512880 The Farnese Cup: head of Medusa, c.175 (sardonyx) by Egyptian, (2nd century); diam: 20 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; Luisa Ricciarini; Egyptian

A Campanian bell-krater by the Ca Painter depicting a seated warrior and two women
1764790 A Campanian bell-krater by the Ca Painter depicting a seated warrior and two women, 4th century BC (ceramic) by Greek

Phrygian type helmet, c. 350-300 BC (bronze)
872306 Phrygian type helmet, c.350-300 BC (bronze) by Greek, (4th century BC); height: 41.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Greek, out of copyright

Phrygian type helmet, c. 350-300 BC (bronze)
872305 Phrygian type helmet, c.350-300 BC (bronze) by Greek, (4th century BC); height: 40.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Greek, out of copyright

Pin with Aphrodite, Hellenistic, c. 1st century BC (gold)
CH466665 Pin with Aphrodite, Hellenistic, c.1st century BC (gold) by Greek; length: 14.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Greek, out of copyright

Sculptors trial-piece showing a profile head of Isis or a Ptolemaic queen as Isis
AMQ114258 Sculptors trial-piece showing a profile head of Isis or a Ptolemaic queen as Isis, details drawn in red, probably c.332-30 BC (limestone) by Egyptian; height: 10.3 cm; Ashmolean Museum

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The Hellenistic period, spanning from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC to the establishment of the Roman Empire in 31 BC, was a time of immense cultural and artistic growth. This era produced some of the most iconic and breathtaking works that continue to captivate us today. One such masterpiece is the Boxer of Quirinal, also known as the Terme Boxer. Discovered on Rome's Quirinal Hill in 1885, this Hellenistic Greek sculpture depicts a seated boxer with his battered body showcasing his physical prowess and determination. Another renowned piece from this period is the Winged Victory of Samothrace or Nike of Samothrace. This stunning marble statue portrays Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, standing triumphantly atop a ship's prow. The dynamic composition and intricate detailing make it an enduring symbol of grace and power. The Pergamon Altar offers yet another glimpse into Hellenistic artistry. One panel showcases Athena battling against Alcyoneus, a giant from Greek mythology. The dramatic scene captures Athena's strength as she defends herself against her formidable opponent. In terms of cartography, Ptolemy's Map of the World stands out as one of history's earliest attempts at creating an accurate representation of our planet. Created around AD 150 by Claudius Ptolemy, this map provides valuable insights into ancient geography and navigation techniques. Moving beyond sculptures and maps, we find ourselves marveling at architectural wonders like Babylon's Ishtar Gate. Adorned with vibrant blue glazed tiles depicting mythical creatures such as lions and dragons, this gate served as a grand entrance to King Nebuchadnezzar II's palace complex. Hellenistic culture extended far beyond just art; it encompassed philosophy too. Aristotle emerged during this period as one its greatest thinkers whose ideas continue to shape our understanding today. Babylonian wall tiles offer further evidence of the Hellenistic influence in Mesopotamia.