The J. Paul Getty Museum Handbook of the Antiquities CollectionIn lively prose accompanied by a full-color photograph of each object, this handbook of the antiquities collection presents nearly two hundred of the Getty Museum's most important pieces. |
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The J. Paul Getty Museum Handbook of the Antiquities Collection J. Paul Getty Museum Limited preview - 2010 |
The J. Paul Getty Museum Handbook of the Antiquities Collection J. Paul Getty Museum,Marion True No preview available - 2002 |
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Achilles amphora ancient antiquity Aphrodite artist aryballos Athenian Athens ATTIC RED Attributed B.C. Bronze B.C. Marble B.C. Terracotta beard BLACK-FIGURED bowl Bronze H bust cameo carved chariot Chimaira circa A.D. color Cycladic decorated deities depicted DIAM body DIAM rim Dionysos ears Egypt Etruscan eyes figure figure's flask frieze funerary Getty Getty's glass goddess gods gold Greece Greek art Greek Athens hair handle head Hellenistic helmet Herakles herm holds hydriae identified incised indicate inlays inscription kalpis Kleophrades Painter kore kouros krater KYLIX legs lekythos LOUTROPHOROS maenad Marble H Mediterranean Medusa motif Museum neck objects Odysseus originally ornament painted Painter Greek panel piece Polykleitos popular portrait pose probably RED-FIGURED reigned A.D. relief represent right hand Roman satyr scene sculpture Serapis shape side silver South Italy statue statuette stele style Tartessos technique THYMIATERION tondo vase vase-painting vessel Villa votive wears wine winged woman wreath youth Zeus