62 Items Categorized "Group 2" (page 3 of 6)

The Vestibule of Pan and Eros

The Vestibule of Eros and Pan is found in a huge Villa that was built in the 4th century AD, in Sicily. The floors of this villa are…

Vestibule of Eros and Pan – our preliminary

Roman Mosaic: The Vestibule of Pan and Eros. This image is a large mosaic with multiple figures. In the centre, Pan and Eros appear to be meeting, followed…

Limestone ritual basin decorated with goatfish figures.

This basin carved from limestone is held at the Louvre. It was found in Susa, and dates from C 13th or 12th BC, a time when the Elamites…

Pan – Supporting image for ‘Aphrodite, Pan, and Eros’ statue

Pan was the god of shepherds and flocks, mountains, hunting, and music. He wandered the mountains and forests playing his pan-pipes and chasing Nymphs. He is depicted as…

Goat-Fish: Preliminary description

This is some kind of metal sculpture of a fish body and a goad head, however this goat has no horns. The detail is intrinsic in the lines…

Supporting Image of the tri-winged Gorgon sheild cover

This is a piece of a roof tile that decorated the edge of a roof of a building. The head of medusa was believed to ward off evil….

Supporting image for the tri-winged Gorgoneion

A Gorgoneion typically features the face of a Gorgon, presented with most unattractive features. This image includes staring eyes, protruding tongue and a beard. It is not clear…

Supporting image for Red Figure Vase bell-krater

Black figure This black-figure aryballos (oil container), held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, provides a supporting image for the red-figure bell krater. The decoration on black figure…

Supporting image for the Red Figure Vase Bell-Krater

This is a calyx-krater vase. I show this to contrast with the other image of the bell-krater vase. (Krater comes from the Greek word “to mix” – these…

Supporting Image for the Bird Man Vase

This is also a black glazed terra cotta piece from the same time period that also relates to the serving of wine. It is called an oinochoe (Ancient…

Supporting Image for the Winged Gorgoneion

This is a Bronze Gorgon head that has been broken off the rest of the piece. Gorgons are a female creature. The name comes from the ancient Greek…

Supporting image Red Figure Bell Krater

Supporting image for the other red figure bell krater bowl with satyrs. This is also a Bell-krater bowl; which held wine for drinking parties. This bowl also depicts…