Marble molding fragment from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis

Marble molding fragment from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The arrangement, scale, and character of the anthemion, egg-and-dart, and bead-and-reel moldings on this fragment correspond almost perfectly to the nearby doorjamb fragment (26.59.11). However, the direction of the foliage of the anthemion is slightly different, and consequently, this fragment likely should be assigned to another portal of the temple.

Greek and Roman Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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.