Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Exterior, head of youth to right with himation draped over left shoulder, holding a stick; two fragments with heads of youths to right; head of youth to left with himation draped over left shoulder; back of head with hair at nape of neck, upper torso, and right shoulder; two fragments with remains of draped figures with sticks; draped figure and volute; drapery; left half and top of handle, tendril; two fragments with unidentified subjects

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