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The North Carolina Museum of Art, in the capital city of Raleigh, houses a well-represented collection of Italian art featuring 34 pieces—ancient pottery, a Roman mosaic and numerous sculptures, and Italian paintings. Combined, the ancient classical art collection and the Italian collection are one of the largest of the museum’s permanent collections. The Museum is transferring its collections to a new building and will reopen in April 2010.

Ancient Pottery, Mosaic, and Polyptych

The earliest piece from Italy is a funerary vase, circa 250 B.C., crafted in Centuripe, Sicily. Centuripe, on the southwest side of Mt. Etna, was a prosperous town known for its colorful pottery. The funerary vases were highly decorated with gilded moldings and leaves, and intricate delicate paintings.

The ancient classical collection includes several statues and busts depicting Roman gods and rulers, and a marble osteotheke, bone box, from the latter part of the second century. The ossuary is heavily adorned with finely detailed statues of the deceased and a chain of cherubs. An unusual piece in the collection is a marble and glass mosaic floor—measuring about eight feet square—from the second century. Greek artists created mosaics using small pieces of terracotta, later adding colored stones and glass. During the Roman Empire, marble was added and the craft spread throughout Italy.


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