Greek and Roman Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 29,736 artworks

The department of Greek and Roman Art holds more than 30,000 works ranging from the Neolithic period to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine. The collection features outstanding examples of Greek vases, Roman portrait sculpture, Cypriot limestone figures, and Roman wall paintings.

Featured Artworks

Marble portrait head of the Emperor Constantine I

Marble portrait head of the Emperor Constantine I

ca. 325–370 CE

Bronze statue of the emperor Trebonianus Gallus

Bronze statue of the emperor Trebonianus Gallus

251–253 CE

Marble portrait of the emperor Caracalla

Marble portrait of the emperor Caracalla

212–217 CE

Marble sarcophagus with garlands

Marble sarcophagus with garlands

ca. 200–225 CE

Glass snake-thread flask shaped like a mouse

Glass snake-thread flask shaped like a mouse

3rd century CE

Marble statue of a wounded warrior

Marble statue of a wounded warrior

ca. 138–181 CE

Bronze plaque of Mithras slaying the bull

Bronze plaque of Mithras slaying the bull

mid-2nd–early 3rd century CE

Porphyry support for a water basin

Porphyry support for a water basin

2nd century CE

Marble Statue Group of the Three Graces

Marble Statue Group of the Three Graces

2nd century CE

Marble head of an athlete

Marble head of an athlete

ca. 138–192 CE

Fragments of a marble statue of the Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head) by Polykleitos

Fragments of a marble statue of the Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head)

Polykleitos

ca. 69–96 CE

Marble portrait bust of the emperor Gaius, known as Caligula

Marble portrait bust of the emperor Gaius, known as Caligula

37–41 CE

Sardonyx cameo portrait of the Emperor Augustus

Sardonyx cameo portrait of the Emperor Augustus

ca. 41–54 CE

Marble portrait of the emperor Augustus

Marble portrait of the emperor Augustus

ca. 14–37 CE

Marble statue of an old woman

Marble statue of an old woman

14–68 CE

Bronze portrait of a man

Bronze portrait of a man

1st half of 1st century CE

Marble statue of Eirene (the personification of peace) by Kephisodotos

Marble statue of Eirene (the personification of peace)

Kephisodotos

ca. 14–68 CE

Marble head and torso of Athena

Marble head and torso of Athena

1st–2nd century CE

Glass hexagonal amphoriskos

Glass hexagonal amphoriskos

1st half of 1st century CE

Marble statue of a wounded Amazon

Marble statue of a wounded Amazon

1st–2nd century CE

Wall painting: Perseus and Andromeda in landscape, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase

Wall painting: Perseus and Andromeda in landscape, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase

last decade of the 1st century BCE

Wall painting on black ground: landscape, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase

Wall painting on black ground: landscape, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase

last decade of the 1st century BCE

Bronze statuette of a philosopher on a lamp stand

Bronze statuette of a philosopher on a lamp stand

late 1st century BCE

Marble statue of a member of the imperial family

Marble statue of a member of the imperial family

27 BCE–68 CE

Statue of Dionysos leaning on a female figure ("Hope Dionysos") by Pacetti, Vincenzo

Statue of Dionysos leaning on a female figure ("Hope Dionysos")

Pacetti, Vincenzo

27 BCE–68 CE

Bronze statue of an aristocratic boy

Bronze statue of an aristocratic boy

27 BCE–14 CE

Porphyry vessel with bearded masks

Porphyry vessel with bearded masks

ca. late 1st century BCE‒early 2nd century CE

Ten marble fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief

Ten marble fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief

ca. 27 BCE–14 CE

Glass garland bowl

Glass garland bowl

late 1st century BCE

Cubiculum (bedroom) from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale

Cubiculum (bedroom) from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale

ca. 50–40 BCE

Bronze statuette of a boy in Eastern dress

Bronze statuette of a boy in Eastern dress

mid-late 1st century BCE

Wall painting from the west wall of Room L of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale

Wall painting from the west wall of Room L of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale

ca. 50–40 BCE

Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale

Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale

ca. 50–40 BCE

Bronze statuette of an artisan with silver eyes

Bronze statuette of an artisan with silver eyes

ca. mid-1st century BCE

Terracotta statuette of a woman

Terracotta statuette of a woman

2nd century BCE

Pair of gold armbands

Pair of gold armbands

ca. 200 BCE

Marble head of a Ptolemaic queen

Marble head of a Ptolemaic queen

ca. 270–250 BCE

Bronze statuette of a rider wearing an elephant skin

Bronze statuette of a rider wearing an elephant skin

3rd century BCE

Terracotta head of a woman

Terracotta head of a woman

3rd–2nd century BCE

Bronze statuette of a veiled and masked dancer

Bronze statuette of a veiled and masked dancer

3rd–2nd century BCE

Bronze statue of Eros sleeping

Bronze statue of Eros sleeping

3rd–2nd century BCE

Gold earrings with disk and boat-shaped pendant

Gold earrings with disk and boat-shaped pendant

ca. 300 BCE

Sheet-gold decoration for a sword scabbard

Sheet-gold decoration for a sword scabbard

ca. 340–320 BCE

Marble akroterion

Marble akroterion

ca. 350–325 BCE

Marble grave stele with a family group

Marble grave stele with a family group

ca. 360 BCE

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) by Group of Boston 00.348

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)

Group of Boston 00.348

ca. 360–350 BCE

Terracotta situla (bucket) by Lycurgus Painter

Terracotta situla (bucket)

Lycurgus Painter

ca. 360–340 BCE

Terracotta oinochoe (jug)

Terracotta oinochoe (jug)

mid-4th century BCE

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