Poverty

Dublin Core

Title

Poverty

Collection Items

"1/16 × 3 1/2 × 4 1/2 in., 65.6oz. (20.5 × 8.9 × 11.4 cm, 4.1 lb.)"

This sculpture is on trend with art in the Hellenistic Period given it depicts…

"The small cups were used to hold votive offerings such as poppy seeds, wheat or barley."
"Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 6 3/8 in. (16.2…

"Draped, standing girl, holding a ball in her raised right hand."
"Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions H. 7 1/4 in. (18.3 cm)
Classification:…

The Alabaster Flask with Stopper was very similar in shapes and sized to glass vessels.
"Medium: Calcite (alabaster)
Dimensions: H. 8.79…

"Gold plated ring with a black stone in the middle"
"Medium: Gold with large cabochon garnets
Dimensions: Weight: 26.7 g.; circumference: 57 mm.;…

"Medium: Sardonyx
Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 2 cm)
Classification : Gems" (from the museum website description)

These types of jugs typically have a decorative figure on top of the jug which would have helped identify a more specific date of the jug, but for…

This object tells up about poverty by the wait looks and how it is placed. It is nicely done but the spot in the middle can show how empty feeling…

"Figurines of seated and standing nurses with babies became popular in the fourth century B.C. This specific type is a later one and reflects the…

"Medium: Black bronze, gold, carnelian, obsidian
Dimensions: h. 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in); w. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in); d. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in)"

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