Preview the Gallery

Greek two-handled jar with a painted image of Achilles and Ajax playing a board game
Andokides Painter, Lysippides Painter, Two-handled jar (amphora) with Achilles and Ajax, Greek, Archaic Period, about 525–520 BC

Ceramic, Black Figure and Red Figure (Bilingual). Henry Lillie Pierce Fund.

Greek drinking cup depicting the departure and recovery of Helen

Painter Makron, Potter Hieron, Drinking cup (skyphos) with the departure and recovery of Helen, Greek, Late Archaic Period, about 490–480 BC. Ceramic, red figure. Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912.

Painter Makron, Potter Hieron, Drinking cup (skyphos) with the departure and recovery of Helen, Greek, Late Archaic Period, about 490–480 BC

Ceramic, Red Figure. Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912.

Bust of Polyphemos

Head of Polyphemos, Greek or Roman, about 150 BC or later. Marble, dolomitic from the Greek island of Thasos. Museum purchase with funds donated in honor of Edward W. Forbes.

Head of Polyphemos, Greek or Roman, about 150 BC or later

Marble, Dolomitic from the Greek island of Thasos. Museum purchase with funds donated in honor of Edward W. Forbes.

Greek mixing bowl depicting dueling scenes from the Trojan war
Altamura Painter, Mixing bowl (calyx krater) with scenes from the fall of Troy, about 470–460 BC

Ceramic, Red Figure. William Francis Warden Fund.

Roman bust of Homer
Homer, Roman, Late Republican or Imperial Period, late 1st century BC or 1st century AD

Marble (probably from Mt. Pentelikon near Athens). Henry Lillie Pierce Fund.

Greek two-handled jar with a painted image of Achilles and Ajax playing a board game
Andokides Painter, Lysippides Painter, Two-handled jar (amphora) with Achilles and Ajax, Greek, Archaic Period, about 525–520 BC

Ceramic, Black Figure and Red Figure (Bilingual). Henry Lillie Pierce Fund.

Greek drinking cup depicting the departure and recovery of Helen

Painter Makron, Potter Hieron, Drinking cup (skyphos) with the departure and recovery of Helen, Greek, Late Archaic Period, about 490–480 BC. Ceramic, red figure. Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912.

Painter Makron, Potter Hieron, Drinking cup (skyphos) with the departure and recovery of Helen, Greek, Late Archaic Period, about 490–480 BC

Ceramic, Red Figure. Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912.

Bust of Polyphemos

Head of Polyphemos, Greek or Roman, about 150 BC or later. Marble, dolomitic from the Greek island of Thasos. Museum purchase with funds donated in honor of Edward W. Forbes.

Head of Polyphemos, Greek or Roman, about 150 BC or later

Marble, Dolomitic from the Greek island of Thasos. Museum purchase with funds donated in honor of Edward W. Forbes.

Greek mixing bowl depicting dueling scenes from the Trojan war
Altamura Painter, Mixing bowl (calyx krater) with scenes from the fall of Troy, about 470–460 BC

Ceramic, Red Figure. William Francis Warden Fund.

Roman bust of Homer
Homer, Roman, Late Republican or Imperial Period, late 1st century BC or 1st century AD

Marble (probably from Mt. Pentelikon near Athens). Henry Lillie Pierce Fund.