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Ancient Art

 

  • side view of an orange jug with white engravings on it.

    LEFT Cypriot, Jug, Early Bronze Age (2700-1900 BCE), red Polished Ware. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Emily Howe Hitchcock, Class of 1872HW; 12.1.9.

  • Egyptian, Stela of Amun-Hor, son of Pedy-Iset, Late Period, Dynasty 25 (780-660 BCE), wood and red, green, white, and ochre paint. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College; 13.157.4111.

    LEFT Egyptian, Stela of Amun-Hor, son of Pedy-Iset (detail), Late Period, Dynasty 25 (780-660 BCE), wood and red, green, white, and ochre paint. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College; 13.157.4111.

  • Egyptian, Face from Sarcophagus Lid (detail), Ptolemaic Period (323-30 BCE), limestone with black paint. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase; 39.64.6721.

    LEFT Egyptian, Face from Sarcophagus Lid (detail), Ptolemaic Period (323-30 BCE), limestone with black paint. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase; 39.64.6721.

  • Attributed to the Berlin Painter, Greek, Attic, active about 505 - 460 BCE, Black-figure Panathenaic Prize Amphora depicting Athena between Columns (side a); Wrestlers and Judge with Staff (side b) (detail), 480-470 BCE, terracotta; black-figure.

    LEFT Attributed to the Berlin Painter, Greek, Attic, active about 505 - 460 BCE, Black-figure Panathenaic Prize Amphora depicting Athena between Columns (side a); Wrestlers and Judge with Staff (side b) (detail), 480-470 BCE, terracotta; black-figure. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Winfield Smith, Class of 1918; C.959.53.

  • Herat, Afghanistan, Islamic Mortar (detail), late 12th century or early 13th century, bronze with copper inlay. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mark Lansburgh, Class of 1949; M.985.32.2.

    LEFT Herat, Afghanistan, Islamic Mortar (detail), late 12th century or early 13th century, bronze with copper inlay. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mark Lansburgh, Class of 1949; M.985.32.2.

  • Early Christian, Fragment of a Mosaic Floor Panel Depicting a Rampant Dog in Flying Gallop (detail), about 5th-6th century, marble tesserae.

    LEFT Early Christian, Fragment of a Mosaic Floor Panel Depicting a Rampant Dog in Flying Gallop (detail), about 5th-6th century, marble tesserae. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Serena Ines Valli Martin-Trigona Beskind and D. Herbert Beskind, Class of 1936; MIS.974.352.

  • Reign of Ashurnasirpal II, The King and Genie: Relief from the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrod (detail), 883-859 BCE, gypsum. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Sir Henry Rawlinson through Austin H. Wright, Class of 1830; S.856.3.2.

    LEFT Reign of Ashurnasirpal II, The King and Genie: Relief from the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrod (detail), 883-859 BCE, gypsum. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Sir Henry Rawlinson through Austin H. Wright, Class of 1830; S.856.3.2.

  • Unknown Indian, Indian, Dhyani-Bodhisattva (detail), 144-241, stone. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Anonymous gift in honor of D. H. Beskind, Class of 1936; S.960.105.2.

    LEFT Unknown Indian, Indian, Dhyani-Bodhisattva (detail), 144-241, stone. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Anonymous gift in honor of D. H. Beskind, Class of 1936; S.960.105.2.

  • Early Antonine, Sarcophagus Fragment with Eros, Three Nereids, a Triton, a Ichthyocentaur, and a Hippocamp (detail), about 140-160, Marble. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Hood Museum of Art Acquisitions Fund; S.977.21.

    LEFT Early Antonine, Sarcophagus Fragment with Eros, Three Nereids, a Triton, a Ichthyocentaur, and a Hippocamp (detail), about 140-160, Marble. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Hood Museum of Art Acquisitions Fund; S.977.21.

  • Egyptian, Head of a God (detail), Late Period, Dynasty 30, 4th century BCE, Granodiorite. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Estate of Mary C. Rockefeller, Class of 1930W, and her son, Rodman C. Rockefeller, Class of 1954; S.999.52.

    LEFT Egyptian, Head of a God (detail), Late Period, Dynasty 30, 4th century BCE, Granodiorite. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Estate of Mary C. Rockefeller, Class of 1930W, and her son, Rodman C. Rockefeller, Class of 1954; S.999.52.

Art from ancient cultures across the globe includes objects from Assyria, China, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and South and Central America. The largest holdings come from the ancient cultures of Peru, in particular works that were gifted from the Frederick E. and Constance M. Landmann Collection.

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