Czére Andrea szerk.: A Szépművészeti Múzeum közleményei (Budapest, 2008)
ANNUAL REPORT • A 2008. ÉV - ÁRPÁD MIKLÓS NAGY: Centenary of the Collection of Classical Antiquities 1908-2008
19 INTERIOR VIEW OF THE EXHIBITION iconographie analysis of the so-called Lenaia vases, a group of red-figure vases produced in Classical Athens (Übergänge: Dionysos und die menschliche Welt in der attischen Vasenmalerei). Cornelia KerényiIsler (Zürich and Urbino) gave a summary the place of the panther in the iconography and cult of Dionysos, starting from the Dionysos-figures of the Parthenon (La pantera di Dioniso: il cratère attico Budapest 50.568). Hans-Rupprecht Goette (Berlin, German Archaeological Institute) showed how to "read" a Roman emperor-portrait through analysis of "recut" images of Caligula (The Portrait Representation of the Emperor Caligula). Árpád Miklós Nagy (Collection of Classical Antiquities) outlined a new approach to magical gems of the Roman Empire (Daktylios pharmakités —vers la redéfinition des gemmes magiques), while László Török (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archaeology) considered the art of Graeco-Roman Egypt, recalling the work, still relevant, of László Castiglione (1927M984), a former colleague of the Collection of Classical Antiquities (Alexandria in Budapest). It is hard to assess the success of a conference. One thing, however, is certain: the large audience was made up largely of students and early-career academics, and there were more classicists than archaeologists. This gives us hope that the story of the Collection (which has always in its work emphasised the need to combine literary and material approaches to the ancient world) wdll continue unbroken, and perhaps shows how. Museum celebrations usually take the form of an exhibition, and our centenary was no exception. At the centre of the show were objects of rare beauty and archaeological importance. Thanks to a generous loan from our "sister institution" the Archaeological Musem of Thessaloniki, one of the most important collections in the Hellenic Republic, we were very fortunate to be able to display a selection of Classical silver and bronze vessels from Derveni Tomb B, considered among the greatest treasures of the Museum. The display of these eight metal vases from a symposium set formed part of the Highlighted Works of Art series, a series of chamber exhibitions ongoing since the winter of 2003. (For the guide, written by Thessaloniki
