Robert and Renée Belfer Court
Pick one of the pairs of objects listed below, found at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art (information about the Museum –its location and how to get there, as well as its
hours– can be found at www.metmuseum.org).
The object pairs are (the Main Desk at the Museum can show you precisely where
these specific Galleries are):
1) In the Robert and Renée Belfer Court:
a) Terracotta Krater with Lid Surmounted by a Small Hydria. Greek, ca. 750-740
BCE (74.51.965) and
b) Terracotta Neck Amphora. Greek, Second Quarter of 7th
Century (11.210.1)
2) In the Carolyn, Kate, Elizabeth, Thomas, and Jonathon Wiener Gallery:
a) Marble Grave Stele of a Young Woman. Greek, ca. 400-390 BCE (36.11.1)
and
b) Marble Grave Stele of a Little Girl. Greek, ca. 450-440 BCE (27.45)
3) In the Hellenistic Treasury
a) Bronze Statuette of a Veiled and Masked Dancer. Greek, Hellenistic 3-2nd
Century BCE (1972.118.95) and
b) Bronze Statuette of a Rider Wearing an Elephant Skin. Greek, Hellenistic 3rd
Century, BCE (55.11.11)
Closely observe, ideally in person, the pair you have picked. In your paper,
describe each piece, based solely on your observation in as much detail as appropriate,
and then compare and contrast them.