The legendary and continuing generosity of Mrs. Michael C. Carlos as well as other loyal supporters has prompted the Museum to undertake a reorganization of the main classical gallery, the Carlos Court. Director of Exhibition Design, Nancy Roberts, has devised an installation of Greek and Roman sculpture here, while the black- and red-figure vases will be displayed in the small side gallery at left. Sculpture previously exhibited in side galleries have moved to the Carlos Court, and are joined by a number of new acquisitions.

Almost one thousand years of Greek and Roman sculpture, from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century AD, converge in a distinguished arrangement of decorative statues in the round, portraits, funerary reliefs, and architectural sculpture. The vision of Mrs. Michael C. Carlos, to bring “not the best, but the very best” antiquities to Atlanta has been an inspiration to those who care for the classical past around the world. Besides these are two more Attic black-figure vases, a plate attributed to Lydos with the Judgement of Paris (gift of Dr Dietrich von Bothmer) and a Little Master Cup attributed to the Tleson Painter with a siren in the tondo (gift of Glenn Verrill in memory of Jean Verrill).

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1. Statue of Venus
Marble.
Roman, 1st century AD, after a Greek original of the 4th century BC
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2. Carlos Court (Pan of main gallery)