Rethinking Descriptions of Black Africans in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Art
How can our online catalog better communicate the diversity of the ancient Mediterranean?
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Ancient Art
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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Experimenting with Natural Dyes from Home to Learn More About Ancient Life
A colorful way to get through quarantine
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Baking Bread the Roman Way
Honor Ceres, the goddess of wheat, with this ancient recipe.
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The Odyssey of an Egyptian Cat Sculpture
Analysis of a bronze cat reveals clues about its ancient past.
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From Ancient Scotland to Online Auctions: A Tale of Roman Nails
When a colleague asked, “What is the weirdest thing you’ve worked on in storage?” I instantly replied, “A group of Roman iron nails!”
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‘Bagan Is a Treasure’: Getty Partners to Conserve the Ancient Site
New partnership will help conserve a sacred site in Myanmar.
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A Brief Introduction to the Art of Ancient Assyrian Kings
Reliefs that once adorned kings’ palaces.
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Ancient Ruins—Parts of the Past as Well as the Present
A scene on a small ancient gem opens our minds about how we visualize the past, and also how people of the past did the same for their own history.
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Ancient Portrait Bust from Palmyra Joins the Collection of the Getty Villa
This ornate bust depicts a prosperous resident of the ancient Syrian city.
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Science Reveals New Clues about Mysterious Ancient Greek Sculptures of Mourning Women
Why and how were these sculptures made? Science steps finds an answer.
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Talking about the Getty Bronze
Our point of view after recent Italian ruling.
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