Roman Empire
The Walters’ collection contains one of the largest assemblages of ancient art in the United States. The most treasured objects in the collection of ancient Roman art at the Walters are the seven sarcophagi from the tomb of the prominent Licinian and Calpurnian families in Rome. The intricate marble carvings, depicting mythological scenes, rank them among the finest ancient Roman sarcophagi in the world. Exquisite Etruscan bronzes and Roman portraits, including powerful depictions of the emperors Augustus and Marcus Aurelius, are further highlights of the collection.
The Walters’ collection contains one of the largest assemblages of ancient art in the United States. The most treasured objects in the collection of ancient Roman art at the Walters are the seven sarcophagi from the tomb of the prominent Licinian and Calpurnian families in Rome. The intricate marble carvings, depicting mythological scenes, rank them among the finest ancient Roman sarcophagi in the world. Exquisite Etruscan bronzes and Roman portraits, including powerful depictions of the emperors Augustus and Marcus Aurelius, are further highlights of the collection.
Isis-Fortuna Holding a Cornucopia
1st century BCE-4th century CE (Roman Imperial)
54.973
Intaglio with a Cowherd and Three Cows
1st century BCE-2nd century CE (Hellenistic-Roman Imperial)
42.987
Aphrodite
1st century BCE-1st century CE (Late Hellenistic-early Roman Imperial)
54.610
Intaglio with Bust of Zeus-Serapis Set in a Ring
1st century BCE-1st century CE (Late Hellenistic-early Roman Imperial)
42.1232
Head of a Woman
1st century BCE-4th century CE (Late Hellenistic-Roman Imperial)
23.208
Spiked Washer from a Horse Bit with Six Rows of Three Points
1st century BCE-4th century CE (Roman)
54.930
Child as Orator
1st century BCE-1st century CE (Ptolemaic-early Roman Imperial)
54.1134
