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Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections October 6, 2013 - March 2, 2014 Updated Tuesday, December 31, 2013 | 1:38:43 PM Last updated Tuesday, December 31, 2013 Updated Tuesday, December 31, 2013 | 1:38:43 PM National Gallery of Art, Press Office 202.842.6353 fax: 202.789.3044 National Gallery of Art, Press Office 202.842.6353 fax: 202.789.3044 Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections October 6, 2013 - March 2, 2014 To order publicity images: Publicity images are available only for those objects accompanied by a thumbnail image below. Please email [email protected] or fax (202) 789-3044 and designate your desired images, using the “File Name” on this list. Please include your name and contact information, press affiliation, deadline for receiving images, the date of publication, and a brief description of the kind of press coverage planned. Links to download the digital image files will be sent via e-mail. Usage: Images are provided exclusively to the press, and only for purposes of publicity for the duration of the exhibition at the National Gallery of Art. All published images must be accompanied by the credit line provided and with copyright information, as noted. Important: The images displayed on this page are for reference only and are not to be reproduced in any media. Cat. No. 1A / File Name: 3514-117.jpg Statuette of Europa, 1st or early 2nd century marble height: 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth Cat. No. 1B / File Name: 3514-118.jpg Head of Pan, 2nd century (?) marble height: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth Cat. No. 1C / File Name: 3514-119.jpg Statuette of Asklepios enthroned, second half of 2nd century marble height: 42.3 cm (16 5/8 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth Cat. No. 1D / File Name: 3514-120.jpg Statuette of Roma, mid-3rd century or later marble height: 59.2 cm (23 5/16 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth Order images online at www.nga.gov/press Page 1 National Gallery of Art Press Office | Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections : Cat. No. 1E / File Name: 3514-121.jpg Head of Artemis, mid-3rd century or later marble height: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth Cat. No. 1F / File Name: 3514-122.jpg Statuette of Dionysos and panther, mid-3rd century or later marble height: 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth Cat. No. 1G / File Name: 3514-123.jpg Statuette of Asklepios and Telesphoros, 3rd or 4th century marble height: 20.7 cm (8 1/8 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth Cat. No. 2 Bust of Isvardia, c. mid-4th century parian marble overall: 72 × 37 × 19.5 cm (28 3/8 × 14 9/16 × 7 11/16 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens Cat. No. 3 / File Name: 3514-155.jpg Unknown Artist Bust of a lady, c. 410 white phrygian (Dokimion) marble overall size: 56 × 34 cm (22 1/16 × 13 3/8 in.) Chania Archaeological Museum Cat. No. 4 / File Name: 3514-069.jpg Bust of an elderly man, second half of 5th century parian marble overall: 56.5 × 21.3 cm (22 1/4 × 8 3/8 in.) National Archaeological Museum, Athens Cat. No. 5 / File Name: 3514-070.jpg Portrait of a priest, late 4th century pentelic marble overall: 43.5 × 21.6 cm (17 1/8 × 8 1/2 in.) National Archaeological Museum, Athens Order images online at www.nga.gov/press Page 2 National Gallery of Art Press Office | Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections : Cat. No. 6 / File Name: 3514-156.jpg Unknown Artist Head of Aphrodite, 1st century marble, possibly Parian (Marathi) height: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm) National Archaeological Museum, Athens Cat. No. 7 Fragments of a curved frieze, end of 5th century pentelic marble 1 overall: 26 × 94 × 47.5 cm (10 1/4 × 37 × 18 11/16 in.) 2 overall: 26 × 37 × 46 cm (10 1/4 × 14 9/16 × 18 1/8 in.) 3 overall: 26 × 50 × 46 cm (10 1/4 × 19 11/16 × 18 1/8 in.) 4 overall: 26 × 68 × 46 cm (10 1/4 × 26 3/4 × 18 1/8 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens Cat. No. 8 / File Name: 3514-038.jpg Table support with Orpheus amid animals and birds, 4th century marble overall: 108.5 x 49 x 17.5 cm (42 11/16 x 19 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens Cat. No. 9 / File Name: 3514-039.jpg Table Support with the Good Shepherd, first half of 4th century Prokonnesian marble overall: 73 × 28 × 28.5 cm (28 3/4 × 11 × 11 1/4 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens Cat. No. 10 / File Name: 3514-063.jpg Table support with the Good Shepherd, mid-4th century marble overall height: 95.5 cm (37 5/8 in.) Musem of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki Cat. No. 12 / File Name: 3514-181.jpg Unknown Artist Portrait of Alcibiades, late 3rd - early 4th century mosaic overall size: 90.5 × 110 × 3.5 cm (35 5/8 × 43 5/16 × 1 3/8 in.) Archaeological Museum, Sparta Order images online at www.nga.gov/press Page 3 National Gallery of Art Press Office | Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections : Cat. No. 13 / File Name: 3514-073.jpg Personification of the Sun, late 3rd - early 4th century mosaic overall size: 133 × 125 × 3.5 cm (52 3/8 × 49 3/16 × 1 3/8 in.) Archaeological Museum, Sparta Cat. No. 14 / File Name: 3514-091.jpg Plaque with a Dioskouros, 5th century ivory with traces of gilding height: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.) Acropolis Museum, Athens Cat. No. 15 / File Name: 3514-072.jpg Plaques with scenes from the life of Achilles, first half of 4th century ivory Plaque A overall: 9.6 × 39.5 × 0.8 cm (3 3/4 × 15 9/16 × 5/16 in.) Plaque B overall: 10.4 × 12.4 × 1 cm (4 1/8 × 4 7/8 × 3/8 in.) Plaque C overall: 9.7 × 11.2 × 1.9 cm (3 13/16 × 4 7/16 × 3/4 in.) Rethymno Archaeological Museum, Chania Cat. No. 16 / File Name: 3514-074.jpg Funerary stela, 6th century pentelic marble without base: 37 × 36 × 12.5 cm (14 9/16 × 14 3/16 × 4 15/16 in.) gross weight: 39 kg (85.979 lb.) Epigraphic Museum, Athens Cat. No. 17 / File Name: 3514-064.jpg Susanna and the Elders, early 5th century fesco overall: 170 × 127 × 5 cm (66 15/16 × 50 × 1 15/16 in.) Musem of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki Cat. No. 18 / File Name: 3514-134.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Arkadios, 395 - 408 gold diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens Cat. No. 19 / File Name: 3514-135.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Theodosius II, 408 - 450 gold diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens Order images online at www.nga.gov/press Page 4 National Gallery of Art Press Office | Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections : Cat. No. 20 / File Name: 3514-136.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Justinian I, 527 - 565 gold diameter: 2.05 cm (13/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens Cat. No. 21 / File Name: 3514-150.jpg Unknown Artist Consular solidus of Justinian I, 527-565 gold diameter: 2.13 cm (13/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens Cat. No. 22 / File Name: 3514-137.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Tiberios II, 578 - 602 gold diameter: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens Cat. No. 23 / File Name: 3514-138.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Constantine IV, 668 - 685 gold diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens Cat. No. 24 / File Name: 3514-139.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Leo III, 717 - 741 gold diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens Cat. No. 25 / File Name: 3514-152.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Irene of Athens, 797 - 802 gold diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens Cat. No. 26 / File Name: 3514-140.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Basil I, 867 - 886 gold diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens Order images online at www.nga.gov/press Page 5 National Gallery of Art Press Office | Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections : Cat. No. 27 / File Name: 3514-141.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus 913-945 (regency), 945 - 959 gold diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens Cat. No. 28 / File Name: 3514-142.jpg Unknown Artist Histamenon of Nikephoros II Phokas, 963 - 969 gold diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens Cat. No. 29 / File Name: 3514-143.jpg Unknown Artist Histamenon of Basil II, 976 - 1025 gold diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens Cat. No. 30 / File Name: 3514-151.jpg Unknown Artist Tetarteron of Theodora Porphyrogennete, 1055 - 1056 gold diameter: 1.73 cm (11/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens Cat. No. 31 / File Name: 3514-144.jpg Unknown Artist Hyperpyron of Alexios I Komnenos, 1081 - 1118 gold diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens Cat. No. 32 / File Name: 3514-145.jpg Unknown Artist Hyperpyron of John II Comnenus, 1118-1143 gold diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens Cat. No. 33 / File Name: 3514-146.jpg Unknown Artist Hyperpyron of John III Vatatzes, 1221 - 1254 gold diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens Order images online at www.nga.gov/press Page 6 National Gallery of Art Press Office | Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections : Cat.
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