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Myth of the Hero

DATES April 05, 2002 through July 07, 2002

ORGANIZING DEPARTMENT Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

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Objects

Head of a Queen
305–30 B.C.E.

Head of a Queen

Lokapala on a Recumbent Bull
618–906

Lokapala on a Recumbent Bull

Stela with Bes and Tutu
332–30 B.C.E.

Stela with Bes and Tutu

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Dutch, 1606–1669
Faust in His Study, Watching a Magic Disc
ca. 1652

Faust in His Study, Watching a Magic Disc

Enoch Wood & Sons
active 1818–1846
Plate (Lafayette at the Tomb of Washington)
ca. 1825–1830

Plate (Lafayette at the Tomb of Washington)

Kassel Painter; Greek; Attic
Red-Figure Stamnos
440–430 B.C.E.

Red-Figure Stamnos

Yorùbá; Areogun of Osi
Epa Mask
late 19th or early 20th century

Epa Mask

Libbey Glass Company
founded 1888
Hatchet with Relief of George Washington
ca. 1893

Hatchet with Relief of George Washington

Platter (George Washington)
ca. 1876

Platter (George Washington)

Indian
Nata Ragini, page from a dispersed Ragamala series
after 1800

Nata Ragini, page from a dispersed Ragamala series

Lysippides Painter; Attic; Greek
Black-Figure Amphora
ca. 530 B.C.E.

Black-Figure Amphora

Swing Painter; Attic; Greek
Black-Figure Amphora
ca. 540 B.C.E.

Black-Figure Amphora

Fijian
Club (Totokia)
19th century

Club (Totokia)

Salvator Rosa
Italian, 1615–1673
Jason and the Dragon

Jason and the Dragon

Hans Sebald Beham
German, 1500–1550
Alexander the Great Leading Bucephalos
n.d.

Alexander the Great Leading Bucephalos

Isaac Broome; Lenox Incorporated
Jug in the Shape of George Washington
Patented April 14, 1896

Reverse Painting on Glass Depicting George Washington on Horseback
ca. 1800

William Say; Sir Joshua Reynolds
Cupid and Psyche
1816

Peter Blake; Kelpra Studios
So Alice Picked Him Up Very Gently
1970

American
Piece of Cornice
ca. 1890

Head of a Queen
305–30 B.C.E.

Head of a Queen

Lokapala on a Recumbent Bull
618–906

Lokapala on a Recumbent Bull

Stela with Bes and Tutu
332–30 B.C.E.

Stela with Bes and Tutu

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Dutch, 1606–1669
Faust in His Study, Watching a Magic Disc
ca. 1652

Faust in His Study, Watching a Magic Disc

Enoch Wood & Sons
active 1818–1846
Plate (Lafayette at the Tomb of Washington)
ca. 1825–1830

Plate (Lafayette at the Tomb of Washington)

Kassel Painter; Greek; Attic
Red-Figure Stamnos
440–430 B.C.E.

Red-Figure Stamnos

Yorùbá; Areogun of Osi
Epa Mask
late 19th or early 20th century

Epa Mask

Libbey Glass Company
founded 1888
Hatchet with Relief of George Washington
ca. 1893

Hatchet with Relief of George Washington

Platter (George Washington)
ca. 1876

Platter (George Washington)

Indian
Nata Ragini, page from a dispersed Ragamala series
after 1800

Nata Ragini, page from a dispersed Ragamala series

Lysippides Painter; Attic; Greek
Black-Figure Amphora
ca. 530 B.C.E.

Black-Figure Amphora

Swing Painter; Attic; Greek
Black-Figure Amphora
ca. 540 B.C.E.

Black-Figure Amphora

Fijian
Club (Totokia)
19th century

Club (Totokia)

Salvator Rosa
Italian, 1615–1673
Jason and the Dragon

Jason and the Dragon

Hans Sebald Beham
German, 1500–1550
Alexander the Great Leading Bucephalos
n.d.

Alexander the Great Leading Bucephalos

Isaac Broome; Lenox Incorporated
Jug in the Shape of George Washington
Patented April 14, 1896

Reverse Painting on Glass Depicting George Washington on Horseback
ca. 1800

William Say; Sir Joshua Reynolds
Cupid and Psyche
1816

Peter Blake; Kelpra Studios
So Alice Picked Him Up Very Gently
1970

American
Piece of Cornice
ca. 1890

Head of a Queen
305–30 B.C.E.

Head of a Queen

Lokapala on a Recumbent Bull
618–906

Lokapala on a Recumbent Bull

Stela with Bes and Tutu
332–30 B.C.E.

Stela with Bes and Tutu

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Dutch, 1606–1669
Faust in His Study, Watching a Magic Disc
ca. 1652

Faust in His Study, Watching a Magic Disc

Enoch Wood & Sons
active 1818–1846
Plate (Lafayette at the Tomb of Washington)
ca. 1825–1830

Plate (Lafayette at the Tomb of Washington)

Kassel Painter; Greek; Attic
Red-Figure Stamnos
440–430 B.C.E.

Red-Figure Stamnos

Yorùbá; Areogun of Osi
Epa Mask
late 19th or early 20th century

Epa Mask

Libbey Glass Company
founded 1888
Hatchet with Relief of George Washington
ca. 1893

Hatchet with Relief of George Washington

Platter (George Washington)
ca. 1876

Platter (George Washington)

Indian
Nata Ragini, page from a dispersed Ragamala series
after 1800

Nata Ragini, page from a dispersed Ragamala series

Lysippides Painter; Attic; Greek
Black-Figure Amphora
ca. 530 B.C.E.

Black-Figure Amphora

Swing Painter; Attic; Greek
Black-Figure Amphora
ca. 540 B.C.E.

Black-Figure Amphora

Fijian
Club (Totokia)
19th century

Club (Totokia)

Salvator Rosa
Italian, 1615–1673
Jason and the Dragon

Jason and the Dragon

Hans Sebald Beham
German, 1500–1550
Alexander the Great Leading Bucephalos
n.d.

Alexander the Great Leading Bucephalos

Isaac Broome; Lenox Incorporated
Jug in the Shape of George Washington
Patented April 14, 1896

Reverse Painting on Glass Depicting George Washington on Horseback
ca. 1800

William Say; Sir Joshua Reynolds
Cupid and Psyche
1816

Peter Blake; Kelpra Studios
So Alice Picked Him Up Very Gently
1970

American
Piece of Cornice
ca. 1890