Articles from the Muse (MU)
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An arretine chalice in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2022)Among the Roman vases in the University of Missouri's Museum of Art and Archaeology, an Arretine terra sigillata chalice is notable because of its figural scene in relief and the stamps of the potter/producer Marcus Perennius ... -
An agate bowl from Egypt
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1969)"Amongst the treasures which have come down to us from the ancient Mediterranean world are vessels carved from semiprecious stones. 1 Agate, onyx and sardonyx, all subvarieties of chalcedony, seem to have been the stones ... -
The Museum of Art and Archaeology : A Brief History
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Ella Bache? Brummer : Donations for the Purpose of Teaching
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The Funerary Stele of Heliodora, Astrologer
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2019)"We publish in this article a funerary stele that from its external and internal characteristics can be said with confidence to have been found at Terenouthis, in the Egyptian Delta. Although there are hundreds of such ... -
The Departure of the Commedia dell'Arte from Paris in 1697 : A Copy of a Lost Watteau
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New Contexts for The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem : Two Embriachi Plaques in the Museum of Art and Archaeology
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2018)"A few days before the Last Supper, Jesus sent two of his disciples on a mission. He instructed them to retrieve a donkey that would be tethered at a village near the site of Bethany, where Jesus had been staying. If the ... -
Tapping Hooves : Small Bronze Figures of Dance-Loving Pan
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2018)"The goat-god Pan is one of the lesser gods of the Greek pantheon, but representations of him in ancient art are numerous and varied. In this article I discuss only one type, a group of small bronze figures of the god ... -
Addendum to "Andrea Vaccaro's David and an Outline of Vaccaro's Early Career"
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Andrea Vaccaro's David and an Outline of Vaccaro's Early Career
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2017)"In 2014, at the suggestion of Ian Kennedy, Jeffrey Wilcox -- then registrar of the Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri, Columbia -- sent me images of a powerful David with the Head of Goliath. I ... -
The Biography of a Dokimeion Columnar Sarcophagus Fragment
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2017)"It has become popular over the past few decades to view objects as not merely the passive repositories of human actions but rather as integral actors in them. One such theory that attempts to articulate the relationship ... -
Authenticating a Portrait of the Young Hadrian
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2017)"Since its acquisition nearly thirty years ago, scholars have occasionally posed questions regarding the authenticity of the Museum of Art and Archaeology's portrait of the youthful emperor Hadrian. These disputes revolve ... -
Fallen Angel : A Case Study in Architectural Ornamentation
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Mysteries and Histories in an Orthodox Triptych
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Markings on Silver : The Study of a Byzantine Silver Dish
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2016)"In the study of ancient artifacts, a question that constantly plagues researchers concerns the establishment of provenance. While many works of art have documents listing their history of ownership, such written evidence ... -
Roman Black-Gloss Pottery from the Capitoline Museums at the University of Missouri : A New 3D Scanning Project for Use Wear Analysis
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An Old Nurse from Egypt
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2016) -
"Halfway between two shores�" : Rolando Este?vez's La Silla
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Francesco Vanni's The Return of the Holy Family from Egypt : Meaning and Technique in Counter-Reformation Siena
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2015)"One of the great treasures in the Museum of Art and Archaeology's collection of Old Master drawings is a beautifully finished sheet related to an altarpiece by the Sienese artist Francesco Vanni. Some scholars have ... -
The Hidden Treasures of Rome : Tracing the Context of Isolated Artifacts
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2015)