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Life of the Buddha

October 1, 2003

By Kathryn Selig Brown

The legends that grew up around him hold that both his conception and birth were miraculous.

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A Roman Statue of Aphrodite on Loan to The Met

May 9, 2023, revised November 5, 2024

By Alexis Belis

A celebrated statue of the goddess of love, Aphrodite, is now on display in The Met’s Greek and Roman galleries as a five-year loan until 2028.

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Ancient and Modern Colossal Statues: From Athena Parthenos to the Statue of Liberty

July 1, 2016

By Kiki Karoglou

Assistant Curator Kiki Karoglou discusses the fascination around the colossal lost works in the exhibition Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World.

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Roman Copies of Greek Statues

October 1, 2002

By Department of Greek and Roman Art

Although many Roman sculptures are purely Roman in their conception, others are carefully measured, exact copies of Greek statues, or variants of Greek prototypes adapted to the taste of the Roman patron.

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Contexts for the Display of Statues in Classical Antiquity

October 1, 2003

By Marden Nichols

Few statues from antiquity have survived both in situ and intact, but the evidence suggests an ever-changing and expanding range of contexts for their display.

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Digital Premiere—Mulatu Astatke in The Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing

July 27, 2021

Known as the father of Ethio-jazz, composer and multi-instrumentalist Mulatu Astatke rose to international fame in the 1970s and 1980s with his unique mix of American jazz and Ethiopian music, drawing comparisons to jazz giants Duke Ellington and John Coltrane.

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The Bamana Ségou State

October 1, 2003

By Alexander Ives Bortolot

Traditional Bamana society was a gerontocracy governed by a council of elders, and the tòn enabled young Bamana men to organize themselves into a workforce and represent their interests to their superiors.

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This Egyptian statue is reminiscent of a family photo

August 14, 2013

By Marsha Hill

"You start saying, 'Who were they, and what are their personalities?'"

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Why this Dionysus statue is the centerpiece of the Roman court

October 23, 2013

"One wonders what will an audience in a hundred years think of it."

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The Making of a Bronze Statue, 1922

January 24, 2023

How do you make a monument? Produced by the Museum in 1922, this short film follows the American artist Alexander Phimister Proctor’s process of sculpting Theodore Roosevelt.