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Audio commentaries for the recent exhibition:

The Roman World: Religions and Everyday Life, featuring the Brooklyn Museum’s Tree of Paradise, Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire on view at the Dayton Art Institute ( 456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton, Ohio 45405 ) September 21, 2007 to January 6, 2008

Welcome, I’m Dr. Sally Struthers, Dean of Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences at Sinclair Community College and guest curator of the Dayton Art Institute’s The Roman World, which was attended by 26,030 visitors!

In this website are photographs of selected artifacts from The Roman World and audio commentaries by Dr. Edward Bleiberg, Curator of Egyptian Art at the Brooklyn Museum and Curator of the Brooklyn Museum’s Tree of Paradise, Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire, and me. There is also a children’s introduction by Anthony Struthers-Young.

Next to the title of each audio file are two buttons. Click on one for streaming audio or the other to download to your MP3 player, or PDA.

This website was designed as a course enhancement for Sinclair's ART 231 – Art of the Ancient World, ART 101 – Introduction to Art, and ART 102 – Art Media, but in our mission to partner with the community it is open for use by Dayton Art Institute patrons and the public. Enjoy your visit to the Dayton Art Institute!

To download all the audio files click here

	Personification of Roma Attributed to Hammam Lif, Tunisia 1st-2nd century CE Stone Brooklyn Museum Museum Collection Fund, 05.29
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Introduction: Dr. Sally A. Struthers

	Sally A. Struthers Flavian Amphitheater Coliseum, Rome 2007 Digital Photograph
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Kids' Introduction: Anthony Struthers-Young

	Torso of Aphrodite Provenance not known 1st century BCE to 1st century CE Marble Brooklyn Museum Gift of Frank Bailey, 28.277
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Torso of Aphrodite: Dr. Sally A. Struthers

	Sarcophagus Roman Mid 2nd century CE Luna (Carrera) Marble Courtesy of the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University Photo by Bruce M. White, 2004
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Sarcophagus: Dr. Sally A. Struthers

	Head of Serapis From Egypt 1st century CE Marble Brooklyn Museum Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1522E
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Head of Serapis: Dr. Edward Bleiberg

	Roman Relief of Mithras Slaying the Bull, 3rd century CE Marble Virginia Museum of Fine Arts The Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Mithras Slaying the Bull: Dr. Sally A. Struthers

	Wide-mouth Jar Eastern Mediterranean Glass, free-blown, tooled H 2 ¾ inches 4th-5th century CE Toledo Museum of Art Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 1923.1020
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Roman Glass: Dr. Sally A. Struthers

	Denarius of Augustus Provenance not known 27 BCE-14 CE Silver Brooklyn Museum Frederick Loeser Fund, 33.403.17
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Roman Coinage: Dr. Sally A. Struthers

	Finger Ring with Glass Bead From Egypt 6th-7th century CE Gold Brooklyn Museum Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 05.534
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Roman Jewelry: Dr. Sally A. Struthers

	Ernest Leroux Revue Archeologique January 1884 – June 1884 Paper 9 5/8 x 6 11/16 x 1 5/16 inches Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives – Wilbour Library of Egyptology Brooklyn Museum, EL36.61
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Discovery of the Hammam Lif Synagogue Mosaics: Dr. Edward Bleiberg

	Menorah with Lulav and Ethrog From Hammam Lif, Tunisia 6th century CE Stone Brooklyn Museum Museum Collection Fund, 05.26
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Importance of the Discovery of the Mosaics: Dr. Edward Bleiberg

	Date Palm Tree (Tree of Paradise) From Hammam Lif, Tunisia 6th century CE Stone Brooklyn Museum Museum Collection Fund, 05.14
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Discovery of the Hammam Lif Synagogue Mosaics: Dr. Edward Bleiberg

	Fish’s Head Facing Left From Hammam Lif, Tunisia 6th century CE Stone Brooklyn Museum Museum Collection Fund, 05.15
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Symbolism of the Fish on the Synagogue Floor: Dr. Edward Bleiberg

	Incense Burner From Egypt 5th century CE Bronze Brooklyn Museum Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 41.684
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Bronze Incense Burner with Inscription: Dr. Edward Bleiberg

	Vine Growing in Urn From Egypt 4th-5th century CE Wool and linen Brooklyn Museum Gift of Pratt Institute, 42.438.1
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Coptic Textiles: Dr. Sally A. Struthers

	Tunic with Mythological Motifs From Egypt 7th-10th century CE Wool Brooklyn Museum Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 41.523
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Coptic Tunic: Dr. Edward Bleiberg

	Reliquary in the form of a shrine with Christian crosses Stone: Limestone H about 9 inches Popplestone donation; from Syria, probably 5th or 6th century CE Toledo Museum of Art Gift of The Popplestone Family, 2006.91
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Reliquary in the form of a Shrine: Dr. Sally A. Struthers

	Hexagonal jug with Christian Symbols, including panel 1 forked cross, panel 4 Stylite saint? Glass, full-size blown H 7 ½ inches RMB cat.189 Eastern Mediterranean, probably Syrian 5th to early 7th century CE Toledo Museum of Art Gift of Edwards Drummond Libbey, 1923.1352
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Hexagonal Jug with Christian Symbols: Dr. Sally A. Struthers

	From Ma’aret en-Noman Treasure Processional Cross, inscribed “Save us, Son of God, who was crucified for us”, 6th-7th century CE Silver with niello-inlaid inscription Toledo Museum of Art, Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 1953.48A
Click here for streaming audio Click here to download	Crossroads of Culture (Conclusion): Dr. Sally A. Struthers
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