THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Mythology in the Art | Greek mythology | Gaea
1. SCULPTURE. Asia.
Pergamum bas-relief (the Athene group).
Marble.
2nd century BCE.
Berlin, State Museums, Pergamon Museum.
2. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a scene of the rape of Persephone (the front side).
Fine-grained marble (possibly Italic).
160—180 CE.
Inv. No. 86.
Florence, Uffizi Gallery.
3. CERAMICS. Greece.
Apollon slaying the giant Tityos who aggressed Apollon’s mother Leto.
Red-figure kylix, type B. Attic, Athens.
Attributed to the Penthesilea Painter (by Furtwangler).
Clay.
Early classical, ca. 460—450 BCE.
Inv. Nos. J 402 / 2689.
Munich, State Antique Collection.
4. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with scenes of the myth of Prometheus and the creation of man.
Marble.
4th cent. CE.
Inv. No. 6705.
Naples, National Archaeological Museum.
5. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with scenes of the myth of Prometheus and the creation of man (close-up).
Marble.
4th cent. CE.
Inv. No. 6705.
Naples, National Archaeological Museum.
6. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with scenes of the myth of Prometheus and the creation of man (close-up).
Marble.
4th cent. CE.
Inv. No. 6705.
Naples, National Archaeological Museum.
7. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus of a child with scenes of the myth of Prometheus and the creation of man.
Marble. 3rd cent. CE.
Inv. No. S 329.
Rome, Capitoline Museums, Palazzo Nuovo, Hall of the Doves.
8. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus of a child with scenes of the myth of Prometheus and the creation of man (the front panel).
Marble. 3rd cent. CE.
Inv. No. S 329.
Rome, Capitoline Museums, Palazzo Nuovo, Hall of the Doves.
9. 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.