Nike Figurine (c. 300-200 BCE)
This Nike figurine presents the Greek goddess of victory in a form that is both graceful and slightly unusual. She appears as a winged nude figure with the body of an ephebe.
Greece
Objects from the cradle of Western civilization, featuring pottery, sculptures, and other creations from Ancient Greece. These artifacts highlight the Greeks’ contributions to art, philosophy, and democracy during their golden age.
Bronze Poppy Capsule (c.100-300 BCE)
A small bronze poppy capsule becomes unexpectedly vivid through its inscription, which preserves the name of the woman who dedicated it: Nikasimacha.
Greek Kore Marble Statue (c.525-500 BCE)
This East Greek kore still conveys a striking sense of poise and ritual presence. Carved around 525–500 BCE, the figure represents a young woman standing frontally, her weight balanced on both legs, with the right leg slightly advanced.
Head of a Ptolemaic Queen (3rd century BCE)
The Head of a Ptolemaic Queen is one of those fragments that still carries enormous presence despite its incomplete state. Carved in marble in the 3rd century BCE, this larger-than-life female head was found in the theatre of Ephesus.
Fragment From the tomb of Nikarete (330–320 BCE)
Although only part of the original grave monument survives, the sculpture still conveys the dignity and quiet presence that characterize some of the finest Attic funerary reliefs. Nikarete is shown seated, wrapped in carefully carved drapery..
Amazon Frieze Fragment (c.350 BCE)
This marble slab is a surviving section of the Amazon frieze from the Mausoleum at Halikarnassos, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Stele Giustiniani (c.460 BCE)
The so-called Stele Giustiniani is one of the most affecting funerary monuments from early Classical Greece. Carved in Parian marble around 460 BCE, it shows a young girl in a quiet, inward-looking moment..
Funerary Stele of the Girl Silenis (c. 360 BCE)
The Funerary Stele of Silenis is a moving Attic grave monument that turns a moment of stillness into an enduring image of memory. Carved in marble around 360 BCE, it commemorates a young woman named Silenis.
Funerary Stele of Polyxena (c.400 BCE)
This funerary stele of Polyxena transforms a single standing figure into a quiet but richly layered image of memory, identity, and female transition in the Greek world.
Attic Funerary Relief of Mynno (c. 430-400 BCE)
An Attic funerary relief dedicated to Mynno, now in the Altes Museum in Berlin, turns a seemingly intimate domestic scene into an image of death, memory, and social identity.
Gigantomachy Frieze, Delphi (530–525 BCE)
This frieze at Delphi is one of the most vivid surviving images of divine combat from ancient Greece. Carved around 530–525 BCE, it shows the Gigantomachy, the mythic battle in which the Olympian gods confront the Giants.
The Bassai Frieze (420–400 BCE)
High in the mountains of Arcadia, far from the great urban centers of classical Greece, the Bassai Frieze once unfolded inside the Temple of Apollo Epikourios as a ring of marble violence, heroism, and divine order.