Greek

Permanent event at the Eskenazi Museum of Art in Bloomington, United States

31 January 2019

Greek Necklace with Eros within a Herakles-Knot Clasp Hellenistic period, ca. 300–250 BC Gold and glass Necklace: L. 14 3/16 in. (36.3 cm) Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Burton Y. Berry Collection

Greek culture developed in approximately 900 BC, however it did not develop exclusively on the Greek mainland. Since the Greeks were seafarers, they set up city-states throughout the Mediterranean, especially in Ionia (the western coast of Turkey) and on the southern coast of Italy.

Religion was a culturally unifying factor for the Greeks and fueled their production of art, from monumental temples to small statuettes given as votive offerings. The museum’s collection includes many art objects that provide insights into Greek religious practices, including a group of marble stelae (gravestones).

A renowned collection of decorated pottery offers images of Greek gods as well as scenes from everyday life.

Eskenazi Museum of Art

Greek, made in Attica
Attributed to the Amasis Painter
Black-Figure Storage Jar (Amphora) Honoring Dionysos
550–540 BC
Terracotta with added color
H. (with lid) 14 5/16 in. (36.3 cm)
Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Nicholas H. Noyes

Greek, probably made in Samos, Ionia
Handle in the Form of a Youth
Archaic period, ca. 540 BC
Bronze, solid cast
H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm)
Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Gift of the Honorable Burton Y. Berry in recognition of Chancellor Herman B Wells’s services to the University

Greek, made in Attica
Attributed to the Rycroft Painter
Black-Figure Hydria with Herakles Wrestling Triton
Archaic period, ca. 520–510 BC
Terracotta, added color
H. 20 1/4in. (51.4 cm)
Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Gift of Thomas T. Solley

Greek, made in Attica Attributed to the Amasis Painter Black-Figure Storage Jar (Amphora) Honoring Dionysos 550–540 BC Terracotta with added color H. (with lid) 14 5/16 in. (36.3 cm) Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Nicholas H. Noyes
Greek, probably made in Samos, Ionia Handle in the Form of a Youth Archaic period, ca. 540 BC Bronze, solid cast H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm) Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Gift of the Honorable Burton Y. Berry in recognition of Chancellor Herman B Wells’s services to the University
Greek, made in Attica Attributed to the Rycroft Painter Black-Figure Hydria with Herakles Wrestling Triton Archaic period, ca. 520–510 BC Terracotta, added color H. 20 1/4in. (51.4 cm) Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Gift of Thomas T. Solley

Greek, probably made in Samos, Ionia Handle in the Form of a Youth Archaic period, ca. 540 BC Bronze, solid cast H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm) Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Gift of the Honorable Burton Y. Berry in recognition of Chancellor Herman B Wells’s services to the University
Greek, made in Attica Attributed to the Rycroft Painter Black-Figure Hydria with Herakles Wrestling Triton Archaic period, ca. 520–510 BC Terracotta, added color H. 20 1/4in. (51.4 cm) Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Gift of Thomas T. Solley
Greek, made in Attica Attributed to the Amasis Painter Black-Figure Storage Jar (Amphora) Honoring Dionysos 550–540 BC Terracotta with added color H. (with lid) 14 5/16 in. (36.3 cm) Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Nicholas H. Noyes