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.
Cista with Cover Depicting the Conflict of the Gauls and Etruscans
3rd century BCE (Hellenistic)
54.133
Hercules
Roman copy: 1st century BCE-1st century CE; Greek original: 3rd century BCE (Roman Imperial)
23.74
On view
Hand Mirror with Engraved Scene of Two Warriors
early 3rd century BCE (Hellenistic)
54.1166
Mirror Engraved with a Woman, a Youth, and Two Men
late 3rd-2nd century BCE (Hellenistic)
54.1167
Panther-Head Armrest Decoration from a Couch
2nd-1st century BC (Greco-Roman)
54.710
On view