Meet the Portrait Mummy of Herakleides
An online exhibition explores the identity of a 2000-year-old mummified man
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All Posts by Sara E. Cole
I’m assistant curator in the Antiquities Department at the J. Paul Getty Museum. My research focuses on the visual culture of Graeco-Roman Egypt and cross-cultural exchange in antiquity. I’m a co-curator of the exhibition Beyond the Nile: Egypt and the Classical World; I also work with ancient glass, and curated the exhibition “Drink that you may live”: Ancient Glass from the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, CT.
How to Be King in Mesopotamia
(Hint: it’s not easy)
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Mesopotamia: Tales from a Delayed Exhibition
Curators reflect on their work to bring ancient artworks to L.A. while COVID closed the museum
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Photos: An Ancient Obelisk Goes Home
On the two-year anniversary of its journey home, we revisit a major conservation project
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What Is the Egyptian Book of the Dead?
Dive into a fascinating but little-known part of the Getty collections
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A Brief Introduction to the Art of Ancient Assyrian Kings
Reliefs that once adorned kings’ palaces.
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Conserving an Ancient Obelisk
Conserving the tallest object ever displayed at the Getty.
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The Beauty of Greek and Roman Glass
A curator selects five favorite works of ancient glass.
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Obelisks on the Move
How do you move a giant stone obelisk?
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Egyptian Obelisks and Their Afterlife in Ancient Rome
An obelisk journeys to LA.
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