Mediterranean Section

Vol. XIII / No. 1

By: Eleanor F. Rambo

Stories on Greek Vases: Notes of Some Vases in the University Museum

Any handbook on Greek vases, every general discussion of them, posits the statement that the vases are of the highest […]

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Vol. XII / No. 4

By: George Byron Gordon

The Walls of Constantinople: A Lecture Delivered at the University Museum on Nov. 26, 1921

There are two ways of reaching Constantinople at present. One is by the Orient Express, leaving Paris and passing by […]

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Vol. XII / No. 3

By: Edith Hall Dohan

An Archaic Head from Cyprus

Fig. 69. Archaic Head from Cyprus. Museum Object Number: MS5674 Image Number: 26390 Fig. 70. Profile of Fig. 69. Museum […]

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Vol. XII / No. 3

By: George Byron Gordon

Baalbek

Lecture Delivered at the University Museum, January 15, 1921 The boundaries of the new Syria where it fronts the eastern […]

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Vol. XI / No. 4

By: Stephen Bleeker Luce Jr

An Early Potter’s Wheel

No clearer evidence is known to the archæologist as to the civilization of any early people, than the pottery which […]

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Object Number: MS4013

Vol. XI / No. 2

By: Dr. Eleanor E. Rambo

Ancient Roman Mosaics

Greeks as well as Egyptians knew the art of decorating walls and especially pavements with bits of stone, terra cotta […]

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Vol. XI / No. 2

By: Dr. Eleanor E. Rambo

The John Thompson Morris Collection of Coins and Medals

At the present writing, this room contains also four tables of coins and medals—The John Thompson Morris Collection. About one-fourth […]

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Vol. XI / No. 2

By: Dr. Eleanor E. Rambo

Terra Cotta and Bronze Figurines

Of ancient terra cottas in general it has most aptly been said that they are a peculiar phase of minor […]

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Vol. XI / No. 2

By: Dr. Eleanor E. Rambo

Miscellaneous Bronze Objects

In case X has been arranged a collection of miscellaneous bronze objects, ranging in date from the sixth to the […]

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Vol. XI / No. 2

By: Dr. Eleanor E. Rambo

Ancient Jewelry

The goldsmith’s craft is one of the oldest arts in the Mediterranean world. That is to say, it is one […]

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