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Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron and Son

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Seán Hemingway, curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, discusses early twentieth-century reproductions of works from Sir Arthur Evans's historic excavations of Minoan Crete and Heinrich Schliemann's Mycenaean Greece.

This lecture was recorded on September 9, 2011, in conjunction with the exhibition Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron & Son, on view May 17, 2011, through June 17, 2012.

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Period:
Late Imperial
Date:
4th century A.D.
Culture:
Roman, Eastern Mediterranean
Medium:
Glass; blown and cut
Dimensions:
H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm) diameter 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm)
Classification:
Glass
Credit Line:
Fletcher Fund, 1959
Accession Number:
59.11.14

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 168

  • Description

    The cut decoration commemorates a victorious charioteer in his quadriga. His name, Euthych[ides], is inscribed in Greek. His horses are also named, and three of the four are still legible: Arethousios (named after a famous, fast-flowing stream), Neilos (the River Nile), and Pyripnous (Fire-breather).

  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Inscription: Charioteer's name, Euthyches or Eutychides, inscribed in Greek, as are the horses's names.

  • Provenance

    Said to be from Egypt

  • References

    Smith, Ray Winfield. 1949. "The Significance of Roman Glass." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 8(2): p. 56.

    Weitzmann, Kurt (ed.). 1979. Age of Spirituality: Late Antique and Early Christian Art, Third to Seventh Century. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 90, pp. 99-100.

    Caron, Beaudoin. 1997. "Roman Figure-Engraved Glass in The Metropolitan Museum of Art." Metropolitan Museum Journal 32: no. 2, pp. 19, 22-24, figs. 8-12.

    Arveiller-Dulong, A. 2000. "Flacon de verre gravé au Musée du Louvre," Annales du 14e Congrès de l'AIHV. Lochem, p. 123, fig. 5.

    Picón, Carlos A., et al. 2007. Art of the Classical World in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 444, pp. 379, 492.

    Lazaridou, Anastasia. 2011. Transition to Christianity: Art of Late Antiquity, 3rd to 7th Century. New York: Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, no. 55, p. 108.

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