Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Interior, two bearded symposiasts reclining on a kline, the one on the left has a himation draped over his left shoulder, and holds a kylix in his left hand, and his left elbow rests on two cushions, the symposiast on the right has a fillet and himation, his left elbow rests on a cushion; below the kline is a table and footstool; Exterior, lower legs of a draped figure with a striped staff; lower legs and drapery of figure wearing a chiton and himation; drapery, feet, and staff of a third figure; handle palmette with tendrils

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