Thanks for sharing @4to2centBC. I go to the Met whenever I am in NYC, and am always overwhelmed with the breath of their collection. Love the funerary stele of Gaius Felix, it's amazing that the love of a daughter for her father still shines brightly after almost 2000 years.
My last 3 times I have not made it out of the Roman and Greek Gallery. It has been over a decade since I have been in any other part of the place. I made an effort again this visit, but per usual ran out of time while gazing at Greek and Roman relics.
I have the Getty Villa for this stuff, went in 2012 and enjoyed it immensely. I still haven't done the Getty Center, which focuses more on Dark Age/Medieval/Early Modern.
Cool photos and I bet it was fun! Some related coins... Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161 AE, As, 27mm, 9.3g; 2h; Rome, AD 148-149 Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII; Laureate head right, aegis on left shoulder Rev.: MVNIFICENTIA AVG; elephant walking right with trunk raised In Ex.: COS IIII SC Alexander III (the Great), Macedonia, BC 336 - 323 AE, 5.8g, 18mm; 9h; Sardes mint, Turkey Obv.: Head of Herakles right wearing lionskin Rev.: [Α]ΛΕΞΑΝ[ΔΡΟΥ] between bow and bow case above, clube below In Ex.: V on EE monogram (For the foot...) Augustus Caesar, BC 27 - 14 AD AE, As, 9.5g, 27mm; 2h; Rome mint, BC 6 Obv.:CAESAR AVGVSTVS PONT MAX TRIBVNIC POT; bare head right Rev.: A LICIN NERVA SILIAN IIIVIR AAAFF around large SC with dot between Octavian, 27 BC - AD 14 AE32, 16g, 6h; Colonia Celsa. Obv.: II VIR COL V I CELSA; bare head of Octavian right. Rev.: Bull right; L.POMPE.BVCCO above, L.CORNE.FRONT (moneyers).
awesome pics, thanks for sharing! the shield reminded me of this coin.... Antigonos II Gonatas of Macedon, 277-239 BC SNG Alpha Bank 1008 var., 16 mm x 3.5 g
I had a tradition with my father to get a picture of him next to Lucius Verus, as he pretended to have small talk with the Emperor on how the wars go on the frontiers. My father is too elderly to travel anymore so I now take a picture of myself next to Lucius to keep the flame.
I wish everyone could go someday. The halls were alive with tourists, art lovers, history lovers and more importantly, school children. The crowds look sparse but I waited for folks to clear a bit to take photos.
My pleasure. Wish I had more photos. Although the ones I posted on the other thread are still valid, despite being several years old. https://www.flickr.com/photos/30875049@N02/sets/72157608648082296 BTW Maybe someone would do this for one of the other great museums of the world. The chances of me visiting those are low. PS I figured this was a great way for everyone to couch surf the museum on a weekend.
btw, the statue in the Ptolemaic cabinet can be seen here. http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254825?dept=13&ft=alexander the great&pg=1&rpp=20&pos=5 and that ornate sarcophagus http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collec...nder+the+great&pg=2&rpp=20&pos=35
Wow, thanks for the tour, 42BC (awesome effort) ... man, I love the broken Macedonian shield (gawd, wouldn't that be nice to have hanging in the ol' living room, eh?) ... very cool I thought of these two humble examples of mine ...
BTW If you look behind the shield, you can see that it overlay a wood shield beneath. The edge of the disc curls over in a manner that suggests a 1/2 to 1 inch thick piece of wood. The wood no longer exists. I guess I should throw these up, although they are old hat by now.
