Grave Stele (c. 50 BCE)
This marble grave stele from southern Anatolia stands as an example of Hellenistic funerary art, combining architectural form, figural narrative, inscription, and symbolic imagery into a single, highly sophisticated monument.
Middle East
Antiquities from the Middle East reflect one of the world’s most historically significant regions. The objects illustrate the cultural and artistic traditions that emerged in societies where trade, religion, and political power shaped the development of material culture.
Female Sphinx (Early 1st century CE)
This female sphinx, an architectural fragment from the Nabataean city of Petra in Jordan, serves as a window into a lost world of hybrid creatures and divine protectors.
Dish With King Hormizd II (400s-500s CE)
This 5th–6th century CE Sasanian silver-gilt dish, depicting a royal lion hunt possibly of King Hormizd II, showcases intricate metalwork and symbolizes kingship and divine order.
Statue of Gudea (2144–2124 BCE)
Carved c. 2144–2124 BCE, this headless dolerite figure from Girsu, Mesopotamia, clasps hands in a votive pose typical of Gudea.