Ancient Treasures of the Boston Art Museum

[@kiely4561]

The Roman portrait of the unknown man is so representational, the sculptor really brought him to life.

[@susangailkoch3935]

The museum tours are my favorites.

[@hakon5873]

I love these videos! So relaxing

[@solinvictus39]

Thank you for the video and the reminder that I need to return to the MFA after many years!

[@terryhughes7349]

Nice tour. I think I'll visit next time i'm there.

[@MikhailKourilov-s1b]

Спасибо! Познавательно,информативно и с большим знанием предмета: исторических,культурологических и технологических реалий/деталей

[@zevegas201]

Thank you for this video! Hopefully I'll visit one day in person

[@kravoss1856]

If you're still in New England, you should visit RISD art museum in Providence. It's a smaller museum than Boston, but still has some great pieces.

[@mateusz73]

Pretty cool you were over at the MFA! Hope you have a good time in Boston while you're here

[@owenroche8426]

Love the MFA. I’m surprised you didn’t show the ancient coin gallery that is absolutely amazing with hundreds of Greek and Roman coins as well as some Celtic, near East, and others

[@scenicroutestothepast]

I spent the better part of an hour there. Unfortunately, coins don't show up well on video.

[@Sajxi]

How does foreign archaeological objects end up in the US generally speaking?

[@Chippster]

Donated or bought

[@kc3718]

@@Chippster often donated by rich folk who bought them on the black market or procurred from mafiaso or shady provenance !

[@barrymoore4470]

@@Chippster Some antiquities were also excavated in digs sponsored by American institutions, which then claimed them and brought them back to the States.

[@Wyattinous]

Absolutely beautiful. I've been wanting to return to the MFA for a while. So many astoundingly well preserved works I never knew were housed there. Especially the Juno statue being our country's largest held classical statue. I noticed a Hadrian bust you hadn't touched upon, is it a replica? Hope you have a great time here in MA❤🏛

[@ecurewitz]

I always enjoy seeing Juno there

[@hamiljohn]

Thanks for showing that! Interesting

[@ecurewitz]

I live in the Boston area and the MFA is great. In the Greek section they have the Hesione Vase, which depicts Hercules rescuing Hesione from the monster Cetus, and they are both throwing rocks at it. What’s interesting is that Cetus is portrayed as a fossil animal skull. The museum incorrectly describes it as belonging to either a whale or giraffe, but it isn’t even a mammal. It belongs to some sort of giant prehistoric monitor lizard. The skull clearly shows it having a schlerotic eye ring (certain bones in the eye) which mammals do not have. Other features are also clearly in line with those of monitor lizards as well

[@kitharoidos1089]

Thank you for the video! There were a couple of pieces I did not know about.

[@AaronSikkink]

Beautiful, thank you! But at times I find it so damn hard to ignore all those damaged noses without getting angry.

[@Corey_Monsewicz]

The bust of the unknown man kind of sort of looks like you!

[@juelbriggs447]

That's what I was thinking too!

[@placova]

This gallery used to contain the MFA's great Old Kingdom Egyptian masterpieces but they were moved to storage or a crowded, low-ceiling gallery in the back of the Museum because a rich donor said "Greece is the pinnacle of civilization so it should be on the top floor." Except for the Juno statue with the head that doesn't belong to it, nothing is of the scale that requires this space. To diplace and deep six their world class Egyptian collection to please one donor is a scandal.

[@starcapture3040]

isn't the same museum with big lamassu?

[@starcapture3040]

the statue of algabules is true rarity

[@bustedinsevenseconds1678]

You were in Boston?! What brought you here?

[@kiely4561]

He’s standing in it

[@cheeseburger6592]

ikr i saw his instagram post about this WHILE I WAS IN THE MFA, probably missed him by a few days but wild to think hes here

[@increiblepelotudo]

I'm just amazed that people would believe that smashing a nose "kills" a statue. How come humanity throughout the ages HAS to believe in some sort of mythology in order to function. This is going on right now in most places of the planet. That's the question that I have had in my mind since I was a teen.

[@thislittlelightofmine8776]

Was that a dragon at the center of the sarcophagus? What was in that wine Hercules?!

[@random22026]

0:33 to 0:37 4:43 4:57 5:14 to 5:33 5:35 5:39 5:46 6:04 Now THAT'S Augustus 6:47 6:50 to 7:30

[@ClarionMumbler]

I think I finally know where I recognize your voice from. Could you please say "please state the nature of the medical emergency"?

[@cameronolson92]

The late republican roman at 4:16 looks kind've like you

[@kc3718]

you must have a strange demograpghic in your audience as no one is claiming these items should be retruned to their rightful homelands..i guess that would be shaky ground for any american colonist as the land they live in has been taken from the original inhabitants by force too !

[@linnea9017]

Those do not belong to us. They should be returned to their country.

[@CIHANOZEL-ij6vd]

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[@michelleburkholder2547]

If you want to see stolen art just go to a museum.

[@NtanMakapi]

All looted.

[@ericatlas]

Why are you mumbling in this video???!!!