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Gladys D. Weinberg
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2002)
Gaming Heroes : Ajax and Achilles on a Lekythos in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1989)
and Archaeology of the University of Missouri-Columbia."--First paragraph....
Theriac : A Panacea for all Periods
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1995)
twentieth century. This medicine is theriac. The name is derived from the Greek word therion, meaning "a wild beast." Originally, theriac was the name given to an antidote used to counteract the bites of venomous creatures. In time, theriac acquired many...
Walter Jackson Ong, S.J.: A Selected Bibliography
(1987-01)
The published works of Walter J. Ong, S.J., number close to four hundred. What follows here is a chronological listing of about half that total. Some earlier publications, some items that would be difficult to obtain, and many of his book reviews...
The Muses on Roman Game Counters
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1975)
The Museum of Art and Archaeology : A Brief History
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2019)
Three Early Byzantine Ornaments
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1992)
"Silver and gold jewelry played an important role in the expansion of Roman / Late Antique metalworking techniques and in the decorative repertoire of Byzantine art. An interesting group of Byzantine jewelry -- two silver bracelets and a gold...
"Ouch!" Inscribed Greek Sling Bullets in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1999)
Rock Crystal Vessels in Antiquity
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1973)
Victorious Durga, The Buffalo Slayer
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1986)
"A sculpture of Durga has recently been acquired by the University of Missouri-Columbia, one that exemplifies an icon type of great antiquity and importance in Tamilnadu in South India. Standing with both feet firmly planted in the samapada pose...
The Funerary Stele of Heliodora, Astrologer
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2019)
, and a considerable number of further examples known but not yet published, the stele in the University of Missouri Museum of Art and Archaeology belongs to a tiny group of such gravestones with unusual interest and, indeed, a unique description...
Cupids at the Circus : Missouri's Chariot Sarcophagus
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1995)
. The resurgence of this ancient Etruscan and Greek burial practice inaugurated the great industry and artistic tradition of Roman sarcophagi. Virtually all examples of this class -- whether in marble, granite, lead or limestone -- date to Hadrianic times (A.D. 117...
Artist/Model/Patron in Antiquity : Interpreting Ansiaux's Alexander, Apelles, and Campaspe
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1988)
A Homeless Billy Goat in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1989)
Relief-Amphoras of Archaic Crete
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1971)
Fiery Shield and Waxen Darts : A Mannerist Psychomachy
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1975)
Horseman in Bronze : A Belt from Urartu
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2005)
Seven Ancient Egyptian Figured Ostraca and a Decorated Sherd : The Wilber Collection in the Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2015)
The Gazelle Mosaic : An Inhabited Scroll in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1997)
"Floral scrolls occupied by human and animal elements performing a variety of activities were an extremely popular motif of Roman decorative art. The popularity of these "peopled" or "inhabited" scrolls was such that they became the stock...
A burgeoning museum
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1966)
"The Museum of Art and Archeology is outgrowing its home."--Table of contents for issue.