Ovid's Description of the Bath of Diana
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The following description of the godless Diana at her bath was written by the Roman poet Ovid (43 BCE- 18 CE) for Book III of his Metamorphoses (c. 2-8 CE).
Etruria: Mastery of Metalwork
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The following essay is from the 1996 publication Gods, Men, and Heroes: Ancient Art at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Greek _Figure of a Young Man from a Funerary Relief_[1966.26]
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The following essay is from the 1996 publication Gods, Men, and Heroes: Ancient Art at the Dallas Museum of Art.
The Renaissance of La Pausa
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
La Pausa’s second life began in 1953, thanks to the recommendations of Chanel’s friends, the brothers Hervé and Gérard Mille, a journalist and decorator, respectively. They mentioned to Emery Reves that La Pausa was for sale, and Reves bought the house.
Red-figure patera with Atlas handle
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The following essay is from the 1996 publication Gods, Men, and Heroes: Ancient Art at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Ifa divination tray (opon Ifa) and Ifa divination tapper (iro Ifa)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In the absence of medical therapies, Yoruba women who fail to conceive consult a male diviner-priest (babalawo). Translated as "father of secrets" or "father of ancient wisdom," the babalawo performs the Ifa ritual to explain and reverse a woman's misfortune.
A Chokwe Traveling Throne
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
While their subjects sat on the ground, African rulers sat elevated on stools or chairs. In societies where all were entitled to such furniture, the highest-ranking political and religious officials owned seats that were larger and more elaborate. European chairs, introduced to West Africa by Portuguese merchants in the 16th and 17th centuries, were appropriated as symbols of power and authority.
Red-figure pyxis with lid: women's quarters
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The following essay is from the 1996 publication Gods, Men, and Heroes: Ancient Art at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Black-figure kylix [1972.5]
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The following essay is from the 1996 publication Gods, Men, and Heroes: Ancient Art at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Black-figure tripod kothon
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The following essay is from the 1996 publication Gods, Men, and Heroes: Ancient Art at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Six nude male figures are disposed in pairs on the three leg panels of this vase.