THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Mythology in the Art
521. CERAMICS. Greece.
Maenads and satyrs.
Red-figure neck-amphora. Campania.
Attributed to the Caivano Painter (Greek, active 340—330 BCE).
Terracotta. Ca. 340 BCE.
Inv. No. 92.AE.86.
Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu.
522. TOREUTICS. Rome.
Cup with Odysseus in the Underworld. Side A: Odysseus offering a sacrifice and blind prophet Tiresias.
Silver.
25 BCE — 100 CE.
Inv. No. 96.AM.57.
Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu.
523. TOREUTICS. Rome.
Cup with Odysseus in the Underworld.
Silver.
25 BCE — 100 CE.
Inv. No. 96.AM.57.
Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu.
524. TOREUTICS. Rome.
Cup with Odysseus in the Underworld. Side B: conversation of philosophers.
Silver.
25 BCE — 100 CE.
Inv. No. 96.AM.57.
Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu.
525. TOREUTICS. Rome.
Cup with Odysseus in the Underworld.
Silver.
25 BCE — 100 CE.
Inv. No. 96.AM.57.
Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu.
526. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Wall fragment with winged female (Nike) on black ground.
50—79 CE.
Inv. No. 72.AG.78.2.
Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu.
527. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Wall fragment with dancing Satyr, Hippocamps, and other decorative motifs on black ground.
50—79 CE.
Inv. No. 72.AG.78.3.
Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu.
528. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Wall fragment with bull’s head and winged sea monsters on black ground.
50—79 CE.
Inv. No. 72.AG.78.5.
Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu.
529. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Wall fragment with Siren, sea monsters and niche on black ground.
50—79 CE.
Inv. No. 72.AG.78.6.
Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu.
530. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Wall fragment with architecture and Sphinx on black ground
50—79 CE.
Inv. No. 72.AG.78.7.
Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu.
531. CERAMICS. Greece.
Bellerophon, Pegasus, and the Chimera.
Black-figure kylix. Lakonia.
Attributed to the Boreads Painter (Greek (Lakonian), active 575—550 BCE).
Terracotta.
Ca. 570—565 BCE.
Inv. No. 85.AE.121.
Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu.
532. CERAMICS. Greece.
Tekmessa covering the corpse of Ajax.
Red-figured kylix (type B). Attic.
Attributed to Brygos Painter (active about 490—470 BCE).
Terracotta.
490—480 BCE.
Inv. No. 86.AE.286.
Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu.
533. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Old Silenos with Kantharos and Thyrsos. Coastal landscape.
Ca. 1—79 CE.
Inv. No. 83.AG.222.2.
Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu.
534. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Woman (Maenad?) holding a dish. Peacock and fruit.
Ca. 1—79 CE.
Inv. No. 83.AG.222.4.2.
Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu.
535. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Woman (Maenad?) holding a dish. Peacock and fruit.
Ca. 1—79 CE.
Inv. No. 83.AG.222.4.2.
Los Angeles, John Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa in Malibu.
536. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Relief with Dionysiac scene.
Marble.
50—40 BCE.
Inv. No. 460.
Madrid, Prado National Museum.
537. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Athena Parthenos.
Roman copy of Greek original derived from the work by Phidias.
Marble.
Inv. g 6697.
Mantua, Ducal Palace.
538. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with scenes of life of a roman military officer.
Marble. 2nd century CE.
Mantua, Ducal Palace.
539. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with scenes of life of a roman military officer. Virtus and clementia.
Marble. 2nd century CE.
Mantua, Ducal Palace.
540. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with scenes of life of a roman military officer. Concordia.
Marble. 2nd century CE.
Mantua, Ducal Palace.