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ANCIENT

ANCIENT

The Brooks’ holdings of ancient Western art include works from cultures around the Mediterranean Sea. Dating between ca. 1400 B.C.E. to 100 C.E., the collection represents Greek art—from both the mainland and southern Italian colonies, and pieces by Roman and Egyptian artists. It includes ceramic vessels, textiles, and metalwork as well as stone carving and mosaic. Among the museum’s notable works is a pair of late Roman sarcophagus panels depicting The Good Shepherd and a Greco-Roman torso of Pan.

Collection Highlights
Horus Sma-Tawy
Unknown Maker
715-525 B.C.E.
Torso of Pan
Unknown Artist
1st century B.C E. - 1st century C.E.
Volute Krater (Wine Mixing Vessel)
Unknown Maker
ca. 340-320 B.C.E
Mosaic of a Bull's Head
3rd century C.E.