THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Mythology in the Art
2281. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
Medusa.
Sardonyx. Alexandria. 3rd century BCE.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2282. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
The goddess Hathor.
Sardonyx. Alexandria. 1st century BCE.
1.4 × 1.2 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2283. GLYPTICS. Asia.
Maenad.
Sardonyx. Asia Minor (?). 1st century BCE.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2284. GLYPTICS. Asia.
Sacrifice to Kybele.
Two-layer onyx. Asia Minor (?). 1st century BCE.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2285. GLYPTICS. Asia.
The trial of Orestes.
Sardonyx. Asia Minor (?). 1st century BCE.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2286. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
Dionysos on his chariot.
Sardonyx. Alexandria. 1st century BCE.
3.1 × 2.3 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2287. GLYPTICS. Asia.
Nike on her chariot.
Sardonyx. Asia Minor (?). 1st century BCE.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2288. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
Eos on her chariot.
Sardonyx. Alexandria. 1st century BCE.
2.8 × 2.2 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2289. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
Eroses, Psyche, and Dionysos.
Sardonyx. Alexandria. 1st century BCE.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2290. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
Sleeping Hermaphroditus.
Two-layered onyx. Alexandria. 1st century BCE.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2291. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
Dionysos, Satyr and Ariadne.
Sardonyx. Alexandria. 1st century BCE.
1.4 × 1.9 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2292. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
Sacrifice to Dionysos.
Sardonyx. Alexandria. 1st century BCE.
3.0 × 2.3 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2293. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
Satyr and eroses.
Sardonyx. Alexandria. 1st century BCE.
1.8 × 2.3 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2294. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
Leda, swan and Eros.
Sardonyx. Alexandria. 1st century BCE.
2.1 × 2.8 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2295. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
Perseus and Andromeda.
Two-layered onyx. Alexandria. 1st century BCE.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2296. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
The abduction of Ganymede.
Sardonyx. Alexandria. 1st century BCE.
3.3 × 3.0 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2297. GLYPTICS. Asia.
Hind suckling infant Telephos.
Sardonyx. Asia Minor (?). 1st century BCE.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2298. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
Eros-horseman.
Sardonyx. Alexandria, 1st century BCE.
0.7 × 1.0 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2299. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
Eros-hunter.
Two-layer onyx. Alexandria, 1st century BCE.
1.4 × 1.2 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2300. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
Eros grain-grower.
Two-layer onyx. Alexandria, 1st century BCE.
1.4 × 1.1 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.