Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)

Painter of Munich 2335

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two women at a tomb Although tomb scenes do not usually depict activity, it appears that the woman at the left is about to tie another fillet around the shaft of the monument. The figure on the right holds a situla (bucket) and an alabastron (perfume vase). Representations such as this one are invaluable for showing how specific shapes were used. The situla is quite rare under all circumstances.

Greek and Roman Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Museum's collection of Greek and Roman art comprises more than thirty thousand works ranging in date from the Neolithic period (ca. 4500 B.C.) to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity in A.D. 312. It includes the art of many cultures and is among the most comprehensive in North America. The geographic regions represented are Greece and Italy, but not as delimited by modern political frontiers: Greek colonies were established around the Mediterranean basin and on the shores of the Black Sea, and Cyprus became increasingly Hellenized. For Roman art, the geographical limits coincide with the expansion of the Roman Empire. The department also exhibits the art of prehistoric Greece (Helladic, Cycladic, and Minoan) and pre-Roman art of Italic peoples, notably the Etruscans.

Metropolitan Museum of Art