Heidelberg Collection of Classical Antiquities

1959 - 2003

Hd Antike Marmortondo mit Bildnis eines Dichters oder Philosophen. Um 200 n. Chr. Antikenmuseum des Archäologischen Instituts der Universität Heidelberg
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Hd Antique marble roundel with a portrait of a poet or philosopher. Around 200 AD. Antiquities Museum of the Archaeological Institute.

The research center had the task of making the holdings of antique originals of art and handicrafts in the Museum of Antiquities of the Archaeological Institute of the University of Heidelberg accessible to researchers through scientific catalogs. Founded in 1848, the Collection of Classical Antiquities today has one of the largest archaeological teaching collections at German universities.

The most important material complexes comprised works from the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean region, primarily Greece and Italy: painted ceramics; statuettes, reliefs and architectural elements made of terracotta and stone; figures, vessels and utensils made of bronze; fragments of wall paintings; clay lamps; coins.

Published volumes:

  • Brigitte Borell: Statuetten, Gefäße und andere Gegenstände aus Metall (1989), Band III. 1
  • Helga Donder: Die Fibeln (1994), Band III. 2
  • Rita Perry: Die Campanareliefs (1997), Band IV

Chairman of the Commission:

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Géza Alföldy

Head of research:

Prof. Dr. Tonio Hölscher

Contact:

Archäologisches Institut der Universität Heidelberg
Marstallhof 4
69117 Heidelberg
Telefon: 0 62 21/54 25 12 oder 54 25 15
Telefax: 0 62 21/54 33 85
E-Mail-Link: antikenmuseum@urz.uni-heidelberg.de