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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Antiquities
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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Exhibition Explores the Villa dei Papiri, Inspiration for the Getty Villa and Source of the Classical World’s Only Complete Library
New exhibition focuses on the Getty Villa’s ancient model
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VIDEO: Buried by Vesuvius—The Drunken Satyr
Go behind the scenes with conservators working to preserve an unusual ancient sculpture.
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Illustrating a Tale of Two Cities and Two Kitties
An artist re-envisions the ancient world in a new children's book.
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Talking about the Getty Bronze
Our point of view after recent Italian ruling.
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An Introduction to the Drunken Satyr, A Rare Roman Bronze Being Studied and Conserved at the Getty Villa
A rare ancient Roman sculpture receives in-depth conservation treatment.
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PODCAST: Funerary Sculpture in Ancient Palmyra
How funerary portraits illuminate cultural exchange in ancient Palmyra.
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Uncovering Ancient Preparatory Drawings on Greek Ceramics
The first drafts of ancient vase painters.
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Multilingualism along the Nile
The dynamic, multicultural society of ancient Egypt.
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Connecting the Provenance of Antiquities Collections
The history of collecting ancient art on display at the Getty Villa.
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