Major Pergamon Exhibition to Close July 17 at The Met Fifth Avenue Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World On View through July 17 Our Coverage Sponsored by Paul Mayer Attitudes
Fragmentary colossal head of a youth, 2nd century B.C. Greek, Hellenistic Period. Marble; H. 22 7/8 in. (58 cm). Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Image: © SMB / Antikensammlung.
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This landmark exhibition represents a never-to-be-repeated opportunity to see 265 masterpieces of Hellenistic art from 40 prominent museums worldwide. The Hellenistic period (323–30 B.C.)—the three centuries between Alexander the Great and Cleopatra—was a time of astonishing wealth, consummate artistry, and superb technical achievements. Many works on display—including marble, bronze, and terracotta sculptures; gold jewelry; vessels of glass; engraved gems; and precious metals and coins of superb workmanship—have never been lent to another museum before.
The celebrated sculptures of the Pergamon Museum in Berlin—closed for renovation—comprise approximately one-third of the works on view.
Also Closing July 17:
Some three dozen examples of the arts of medieval Iran and Syria are featured in this exhibition, which compares archaeological artifacts with those that were refurbished, imitated, or forged in the early years of the 20th century.
