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Reconstruction of Geometric Decoration, ca. 1390–1352 B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art: Egyptian Art
Rogers Fund, 1917 Size: H. 98.7 cm (38 7/8 in.); W. 73.7 cm (29 in.); D. 3.2 cm (1 ¼ in.) Medium: Faience, modern plaster, gold paint
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/551605
Earring, Ancient Egyptian, -1400, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson Size: 2.7 × 2.5 × 0.6 cm (1 1/16 × 1 × 1/4 in.) Medium: Glass
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/838/
Amulet of the Head of the God Anubis, Ancient Egyptian, -1550, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson Size: 1.9 × 1.1 × 0.5 cm (3/4 × 7/16 × 3/16 in.) Medium: Jasper
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/140851/
Amulet of a Hawk, Ancient Egyptian, -1070, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Norman W. Harris Size: 4.4 × 1.3 × 0.6 cm (1 3/4 × 1/2 × 1/4 in.) Medium: Faience
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/136006/
Amulet of the Goddess Isis, Ancient Egyptian, -332, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson Size: 0.6 × 1 × 1.3 cm (1/4 × 3/8 × 1/2 in.) Medium: Faience
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/140959/
Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena, Ancient Greek, -530, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of the goddess Athena, facing to the right. The back (reverse) depicts the owl of Athens with an olive twig in a square. Gift of William F. Dunham Size: Diam. 2.3 cm; 17.34 g Medium: Silver
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/130146/
Coin Depicting the Goddess Tyche, Ancient Roman, 98, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of the goddess Tyche, facing right. On the back (reverse) is Homonoia, standing to the left and holding a patera (dish) and cornucopiae. Gift of William F. Dunham Size: Diam. 1.9 cm; 5.18 g Medium: Bronze
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/142891/
Stamp for Adinkra Textile, Asante, 1875, Art Institute of Chicago: Arts of Africa
Gift of Doran H. Ross Medium: Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/193453/
Coin Depicting a Female Bust, Ancient Roman, -27, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
Gift of William F. Dunham Size: Diam. 1.8 cm; 3.25 g Medium: Silver
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/142757/
Helmet, Greek, South Italian, 525–500 BC, Saint Louis Art Museum: Ancient Art
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/37601/
Coin Depicting the God Zeus, Ancient Roman, -222, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the Roman god Zeus with the curling ram's horns associated with the Egyptian god Ammon.On the back (reverse), an eagle is shown with a capital letter E between it's legs. Gift of William F. Dunham Size: Diam. 4 cm; 42.33 g Medium: Bronze
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/142661/
Ring: Figure of a Fish, Ancient Egyptian, -1390, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
The Art Institute of Chicago Size: W. 0.3 cm (1/8 in.); diam. 1.9 cm (3/4 in.) Medium: Faience
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/141241/
Coin Depicting the Hero Herakles, Ancient Greek, -200, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
Gift of William F. Dunham Size: Diam. 1.3 cm; 1.68 g Medium: Bronze
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/142958/
Bird with Flat Legs, Ancient Greek, -800, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
This precious bronze object is a votive, or devotional gift, made as an offering to the gods. They come in many forms, such as animals, beads and brooches. Many seem once to have been attached to something else. Votives were hung from sacred trees or placed in sanctuaries around Greece. Once a shrine was full, the votives were ceremonially buried to make room for more offerings. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Alexander Size: 3.7 × 5.3 × 1.4 cm (1 1/2 × 2 1/8 × 9/16 in.) Medium: Bronze
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/196490/
Coin Depicting the Catanian Brothers, Ancient Roman, -300, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
Gift of William F. Dunham Size: Diam. 1.5 cm; 2.43 g Medium: Bronze
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/142660/
Coin Depicting the Hero Herakles, Ancient Greek, -350, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
Gift of William F. Dunham Size: Diam. 1.2 cm; 1.57 g Medium: Bronze
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/142931/
Vessel, Ancient Egyptian, -1550, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Fleming, and Norman W. Harris Size: 14 × 8.9 × 7.6 cm (5 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3 in.) Medium: Ceramic
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/132507/
