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The Art Institute of Chicago

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1,035

records held

listed on this page

openly licensed photographs

matched to our catalogue

1,035 records are held for this collection and 41 are listed here — the ones its own records tie to something biblical, audited first. The rest are in the research corpus, not on this page.

THE OBJECTS

What we hold for this collection.

Globular Jar with Ring Handles

Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), 1st century B.C. · Chinese (culture or style) · Stoneware with olive-green glaze and incised, impressed decoration and relief cordons

DATE

Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), 1st century B.C.

CULTURE

Chinese (culture or style)

PERIOD

Arts of Asia

FINDSPOT

China

MEDIUM

Stoneware with olive-green glaze and incised, impressed decoration and relief cordons

DIMENSIONS

H.: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.)

MUSEUM NUMBER

1954.469

RECORDED HOLDER

The Art Institute of Chicago

RELATED ROW · BA-047

Our archaeology catalogue has a row for LMLK jar handles, which shares a name with this record. This object is not that one, so that row's conclusions are not repeated here.

Shares a name with a row of this project's archaeology catalogue — a name match, not the same object

Jar with Handles

c. 2000 B.C. · Japanese (culture or style) · Earthenware

Some of the oldest pottery in the world has been found in Japan. Although the country’s population was made up of hunters and gatherers during the Jomon period (12,500–300 B.C.), there was a stable pattern of settlements, making pottery production a possibility. The Jomon (literally “cord-mark decoration”) period is characterized by low-fired earthenware pottery with indentation marks, raised patterns, and…

DATE

c. 2000 B.C.

CULTURE

Japanese (culture or style)

PERIOD

Arts of Asia

FINDSPOT

Japan

MEDIUM

Earthenware

DIMENSIONS

49 × 39 × 32 cm (19 3/4 × 15 3/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

MUSEUM NUMBER

1963.643

RECORDED HOLDER

The Art Institute of Chicago

RELATED ROW · BA-047

Our archaeology catalogue has a row for LMLK jar handles, which shares a name with this record. This object is not that one, so that row's conclusions are not repeated here.

Shares a name with a row of this project's archaeology catalogue — a name match, not the same object

Jar with Loop Handles, Dragons, and Phoenixes

Han dynasty (202 BCE-220 CE) · Arts of Asia · Earthenware with painted decoration

DATE

Han dynasty (202 BCE-220 CE)

PERIOD

Arts of Asia

FINDSPOT

China

MEDIUM

Earthenware with painted decoration

DIMENSIONS

46 × 34.4 cm (18 1/8 × 13 9/16 in.); Diam.: 34.4 cm (13 9/16 in.)

MUSEUM NUMBER

1964.727

RECORDED HOLDER

The Art Institute of Chicago

RELATED ROW · BA-047

Our archaeology catalogue has a row for LMLK jar handles, which shares a name with this record. This object is not that one, so that row's conclusions are not repeated here.

Shares a name with a row of this project's archaeology catalogue — a name match, not the same object

Jar with Mock Loop Handles

Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D.220) · Arts of Asia · Earthenware with green lead glaze

DATE

Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D.220)

PERIOD

Arts of Asia

FINDSPOT

China

MEDIUM

Earthenware with green lead glaze

DIMENSIONS

25.4 × 19.4 cm (10 × 7 5/8 in.); Diam.: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.)

MUSEUM NUMBER

1941.612

RECORDED HOLDER

The Art Institute of Chicago

RELATED ROW · BA-047

Our archaeology catalogue has a row for LMLK jar handles, which shares a name with this record. This object is not that one, so that row's conclusions are not repeated here.

Shares a name with a row of this project's archaeology catalogue — a name match, not the same object

As (Coin) Portraying Agrippa

27-12 BCE · imperial (roman) · Bronze

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Agrippa, facing left. The back (reverse) depicts the god Neptune (Greek Poseidon).

DATE

27-12 BCE

CULTURE

imperial (roman)

PERIOD

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

FINDSPOT

Rome

MEDIUM

Bronze

DIMENSIONS

Diam.: 2.9 cm (1 3/16 in.)

MUSEUM NUMBER

1923.1298

RECORDED HOLDER

The Art Institute of Chicago

The museum's own record names a biblical person or place

Named in the record: agrippa · rome

As (Coin) Portraying Drusus

21-22 · imperial (roman) · Bronze

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays Drusus Caesar, the son and heir of emperor Tiberius, facing left. The back (reverse) bears an inscription.

DATE

21-22

CULTURE

imperial (roman)

PERIOD

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

FINDSPOT

Rome

MEDIUM

Bronze

DIMENSIONS

Diam.: 2.9 cm (1 3/16 in.)

MUSEUM NUMBER

1923.1299

RECORDED HOLDER

The Art Institute of Chicago

The museum's own record names a biblical person or place

Named in the record: tiberius · rome

As (Coin) Portraying Emperor Augustus

22-30 · imperial (roman) · Bronze

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Augustus, facing left. The back (reverse) depicts an altar, which the inscription indicates was made during rule of Tiberius ("struck under Tiberius").

DATE

22-30

CULTURE

imperial (roman)

PERIOD

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

FINDSPOT

Roman Empire

MEDIUM

Bronze

DIMENSIONS

Diam.: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)

MUSEUM NUMBER

1923.1296

RECORDED HOLDER

The Art Institute of Chicago

The museum's own record names a biblical person or place

Named in the record: augustus · tiberius · rome

As (Coin) Portraying Emperor Claudius

41-54 · imperial (roman) · Bronze

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Claudius, facing left. On the back (reverse), the goddess Minerva is depicted hurling a javelin.

DATE

41-54

CULTURE

imperial (roman)

PERIOD

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

FINDSPOT

Rome

MEDIUM

Bronze

DIMENSIONS

Diam.: 2.9 cm (1 3/16 in.)

MUSEUM NUMBER

1923.1303

RECORDED HOLDER

The Art Institute of Chicago

The museum's own record names a biblical person or place

Named in the record: claudius · rome

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Caligula

37-38, issued by Caligula · imperial (roman) · Gold

Portraits of important people appear on local currency all around the world. The same was true in ancient Rome, which began producing its first coinage in the late 4th century BCE. Early coins depicted the heads of gods and goddesses on the front side, often in profile, while the back depicted animals, natural resources, symbols, and references to historical events. It was not until 44 BCE that the portrait of a…

DATE

37-38, issued by Caligula

CULTURE

imperial (roman)

PERIOD

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

FINDSPOT

Rome

MEDIUM

Gold

DIMENSIONS

Diam.: 2 cm (13/16 in.)

MUSEUM NUMBER

1922.4860

RECORDED HOLDER

The Art Institute of Chicago

The museum's own record names a biblical person or place

Named in the record: augustus · nero · rome

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Nero

66 (December)-67 (December), issued by Nero · imperial (roman) · Gold

Portraits of important people appear on local currency all around the world. The same was true in ancient Rome, which began producing its first coinage in the late 4th century BC. Early coins depicted the heads of gods and goddesses on the front side, often in profile, while the back depicted animals, natural resources, symbols, and references to historical events. It was not until 44 BC that the portrait of a…

DATE

66 (December)-67 (December), issued by Nero

CULTURE

imperial (roman)

PERIOD

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

FINDSPOT

Rome

MEDIUM

Gold

DIMENSIONS

Diam.: 1.8 cm (3/4 in.)

MUSEUM NUMBER

1922.4254

RECORDED HOLDER

The Art Institute of Chicago

The museum's own record names a biblical person or place

Named in the record: augustus · nero · rome

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Nero

December 67-December 68, issued by Nero · imperial (roman) · Gold

Obverse: Head of Nero to right, laureate, slight beard visible Reverse: Jupiter enthroned left, thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left

DATE

December 67-December 68, issued by Nero

CULTURE

imperial (roman)

PERIOD

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

FINDSPOT

Rome

MEDIUM

Gold

DIMENSIONS

Diam.: 1.8 cm (3/4 in.)

MUSEUM NUMBER

1922.4863

RECORDED HOLDER

The Art Institute of Chicago

The museum's own record names a biblical person or place

Named in the record: nero · rome

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Otho

69 (January-April), issued by Otho · imperial (roman) · Gold

Portraits of important people appear on local currency all around the world. The same was true in ancient Rome, which began producing its first coinage in the late 4th century BC. Early coins depicted the heads of gods and goddesses on the front side, often in profile, while the back depicted animals, natural resources, symbols, and references to historical events. It was not until 44 BC that the portrait of a…

DATE

69 (January-April), issued by Otho

CULTURE

imperial (roman)

PERIOD

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

FINDSPOT

Rome

MEDIUM

Gold

DIMENSIONS

Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)

MUSEUM NUMBER

1922.4865

RECORDED HOLDER

The Art Institute of Chicago

The museum's own record names a biblical person or place

Named in the record: nero · vespasian · rome

Records and photographs are the museums' and archives' own, used under the licences each one states. A record here is a record, not an endorsement of any reading of the object.

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