Research Guides: ARCH 252: Pompeii (BMC): Images

Finding Images

ARTstor
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A digital library that provides access to thousands of digital images derived from a variety of museum, library and archival collections. Images support a variety of disciplines including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design. Coverage varies.
Beazley Archive Pottery Database (BAPD) This link opens in a new window
The BAPD is the world's largest database of ancient Greek painted pottery (‘Greek vases’). It contains records of more than 130,000 ancient pots and 250,000 images. Nearly all of the pots included were made during the 6th to 4th centuries BC, and about three quarters of them were made in Athens.

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology Collection
Search online for artifacts from anicent cultures in the collection at the Penn Museum. Many entries have images and descriptions of objects.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Search the online collection of artifacts and art in the collection at the MET. Entries may include images and descriptions of the objects.
Flickr
Fabulous source of images of archaeological sites. Very clear what you can and can't do with the photos: see the Creative Commons licensing information under Additional Information.
LIMC (Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae)
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This enormous image dictionary (in Carpenter Reference) allows you to search for images of mythological characters and events in all media (sculpture, coins, vases, etc.). An excellent source for browsing images of vases, since images of both complete vases and fragments are included.
ThesCRA (Thesaurus cultus et rituum antiquorum)
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Like LIMC, on all known aspects of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman cults and rituals, with images.
Perseus Digital Library Vases
Browse by collection, painter, period, shape, etc.