Department of Greek and Roman Art
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The Department of Greek and Roman Art is a curatorial division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that oversees and presents its collection of ancient Mediterranean artworks, including sculpture, pottery, jewelry, and architectural fragments from classical antiquity.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Department of Greek and Roman Art Context triple: [Metropolitan Museum of Art, hasDepartment, Department of Greek and Roman Art]
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School of Arts and Sciences
The School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania is the institution’s primary liberal arts division, encompassing a wide range of humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences programs for undergraduate and graduate students.
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Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Manchester is an academic division encompassing disciplines such as arts, social sciences, business, and related fields.
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Sheffield Scientific School
Sheffield Scientific School was Yale University's pioneering science and engineering school, instrumental in advancing scientific and technical education in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums is a renowned art institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, comprising multiple museums and collections that support research, teaching, and public exhibitions.
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Harvard Museum of Natural History
The Harvard Museum of Natural History is a public science museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts, showcasing Harvard’s extensive collections in zoology, botany, mineralogy, and paleontology.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Department of Greek and Roman Art Target entity description: The Department of Greek and Roman Art is a curatorial division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that oversees and presents its collection of ancient Mediterranean artworks, including sculpture, pottery, jewelry, and architectural fragments from classical antiquity.
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School of Arts and Sciences
The School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania is the institution’s primary liberal arts division, encompassing a wide range of humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences programs for undergraduate and graduate students.
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Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Manchester is an academic division encompassing disciplines such as arts, social sciences, business, and related fields.
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Sheffield Scientific School
Sheffield Scientific School was Yale University's pioneering science and engineering school, instrumental in advancing scientific and technical education in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums is a renowned art institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, comprising multiple museums and collections that support research, teaching, and public exhibitions.
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Harvard Museum of Natural History
The Harvard Museum of Natural History is a public science museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts, showcasing Harvard’s extensive collections in zoology, botany, mineralogy, and paleontology.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
curatorial department
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museum department ⓘ |
| collectionPeriod |
Archaic period
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Classical period ⓘ Greek Antiquity ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Late Antique period ⓘ Roman Antiquity ⓘ |
| collectionRegion |
Asia Minor
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Cyprus ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Etruria ⓘ Greece ⓘ Italy ⓘ Magna Graecia ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| collectionType |
architectural fragments
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bronzes ⓘ coins ⓘ gems ⓘ glassware ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ jewelry ⓘ mosaics ⓘ pottery ⓘ reliefs ⓘ sculpture ⓘ terracottas ⓘ vases ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| field |
Greek art
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Roman art ⓘ ancient Mediterranean art ⓘ classical archaeology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Greek art collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Roman art collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Greek and Roman Art
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ
linked to:
New York
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| location |
1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
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New York City ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Curatorial departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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linked to:
Department of Islamic Art
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| partOf | Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
acquisitions of Greek and Roman antiquities for the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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conservation oversight of Greek and Roman objects at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ display of Greek and Roman galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ educational programs related to Greek and Roman art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ research on the Met’s Greek and Roman collections ⓘ scholarly publications on Greek and Roman art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Department of Greek and Roman Art Description of subject: The Department of Greek and Roman Art is a curatorial division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that oversees and presents its collection of ancient Mediterranean artworks, including sculpture, pottery, jewelry, and architectural fragments from classical antiquity.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Department of Greek and Roman Art
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hasPart
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Roman art collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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linked to: Department of Greek and Roman Art
Seán Hemingway
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positionHeld
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John A. and Carole O. Moran Curator in Charge of the Department of Greek and Roman Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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linked to: Department of Greek and Roman Art
curatorial departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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includesDepartment
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Department of Greek and Roman Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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linked to: Department of Greek and Roman Art