THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Mythology in the Art
2541. APPLIED ART. Egypt.
Medallion with Gaia, the Earth Goddess.
Linen, wool; tapestry weaving, flying needle technique.
Egypt. 4th century.
Inv. No. ДВ-11440.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2542. GLYPTICS.
Sacrifice to Pan.
Onyx. 1st century BCE.
1.6 × 2 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 2.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2543. GLYPTICS.
Sacrifice.
Onyx. 1st century BCE.
1.2 × 1.8 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 7.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2544. GLYPTICS.
Nymph.
Sardonyx. 3rd century.
1.3 × 1.5 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 9.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2545. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Hermaphroditus surrounded by Eroses.
Sardonyx.
1st century CE.
Inv. No. Ж. 10.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2546. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
Aurora on her chariot.
Sardonyx. 1st century BCE — 1st century CE.
2.2 × 2.8 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 11.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2547. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Hermaphroditus surrounded by Eroses.
Sardonyx.
1st century CE.
Inv. No. Ж. 12.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2548. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Diomedes with stolen Palladium.
Onyx. 1st century BCE.
Inv. No. Ж 13.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2549. GLYPTICS.
Eros tying the hands of Psyche.
Onyx. 1st century BCE.
2.4 × 1.8 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 20.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2550. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Victory in front of the trophy.
Sardonyx. 1st century BCE.
Inv. No. Ж 24.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2551. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Priam and Achilles.
Sardonyx.
Roman. 1st century BCE — 1st century CE.
Workshop of Dioskourides.
Inv. No. Ж 26.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2552. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Priam and Achilles.
Sardonyx.
1st century BCE — 1st century CE.
Inv. No. Ж 26.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2553. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Herdsman (Paris).
Sardonyx.
Roman, 1st century BCE — 1st century CE.
Inv. No. Ж 30.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2554. GLYPTICS. Asia.
Aurora on her chariot.
Sardonyx. 1st century BCE — 1st century CE.
1 × 1.6 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 32.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2555. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Eros riding a hippocampus.
Sardonyx. 1st—2nd centuries.
1.4 × 1.7 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 34.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2556. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Eroses-blacksmiths.
Sardonyx. 1st century BCE.
1.1 × 1.5 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 41.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2557. GLYPTICS. Egypt.
Eros-horseman.
Sardonyx. 1st century BCE.
0.7 × 1 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 49.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2558. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Medusa.
Sardonyx. 2nd—3rd centuries.
Diameter 3.4 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 145.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2559. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Medusa.
Sardonyx. 2nd—3rd centuries.
Inv. No. Ж. 145.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
2560. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Celebration of Bacchus.
Two-layered onyx. 1st century.
Inv. No. Ж. 150.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.