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.
Hercules
Roman copy: 1st century BCE-1st century CE; Greek original: 3rd century BCE (Roman Imperial)
23.74
On view
Cista with Cover Depicting the Conflict of the Gauls and Etruscans
3rd century BCE (Hellenistic)
54.133
Klio, Muse of History
Greek original: 3rd century BCE; Roman copy: 2nd century CE (Hellenistic-Roman Imperial)
23.229
On view
Aged Herakles
Roman copy: 1st century BCE-1st century CE; Greek original: 3rd century BCE (Hellenistic-Roman Imperial)
54.764
On view
Mirror Engraved with a Woman, a Youth, and Two Men
late 3rd-2nd century BCE (Hellenistic)
54.1167
