How was glass made in ancient times? Core-formed glass The earliest glass vessels were made by forming a core of sand, mud, or clay...

Black-Figured Amphora and Lid with the apotheosis of Herakles Attributed to, Antimenes Painter, or his manner Greek (Attic) ca. 520-510...

ANCIENT GOLD Gold is Zeus’s child, nothing erodes or consumes it. It conquers the mind of man and is the most powerful of...

Adaptation of Apollo Lykeios by Praxiteles Roman 2nd century Marble 96.6 “The place…is dedicated to the Apollo Lykeios [the wolf]. You...

VICTORY MONUMENTS Warriors often dedicated miniature versions of armor in thanksgiving for their survival (79.4). This cuirass recalls...

Life Section of a Floor Mosaic Depicting the Four Seasons Roman (Antioch) Late second-early third century A.D. Stone and glass Museum...

Black-Figured Kalpis (Water Jug) Greek (Attic) 500 BC Terracotta 60.32 The archer’s soft, pointed cap identifies him as a Scythian, whom...

All photos by Brenna Reistad. All italicized information are statements copied directly from exhibit materials on display at Virginia...

Goblet Egyptian (New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-20) ca. 1550-1080 BC Core-formed glass, 59.29.1 This goblet and jug are the earliest examples...