Ancient Near East, Greek, and Roman Art Spanning a period of
roughly 3,800 years, the collections of Ancient Near Eastern,
Greek, and Roman art at the Cleveland Museum of Art are held in
very high esteem nationally and internationally. Although the
collections are modest in overall numbers, they are typified by
singular works of rare quality. Sasanian silver is a clear
strength in the Ancient Near Eastern collection, along with
major masterpieces of large stone sculpture, and one of the very
finest "stargazer" figures to have survived. In the Greek and
Roman area, the collections feature exquisite small and large-
scale bronzes, such as the world-famous Apollo Sauroktonos
figure attributed to Praxiteles, several outstanding painted
vases from the Archaic, Classical, and late Classical periods,
and excellent smaller objects crafted of precious materials.
Additional great masterworks include an Assyrian relief of the
winged guardian figure in the gallery devoted to Asia Minor and
the Fertile Crescent, the Minoan