Getty reopens with exhibition with UC Classics
National media highlight discoveries by UC Classics researchers
The Los Angeles Times and other news media highlighted a new exhibition featuring ancient Greek discoveries by University of Cincinnati researchers at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
The museum on Friday opened “The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior Princes of Ancient Greece,” which runs through Jan. 12, 2026. It features artifacts discovered by UC Classics Professor Jack Davis and Senior Research Associate Sharon Stocker at Pylos, Greece, in 2015 and 2018.
The show opened to sold-out crowds, according to NBC-4.
This included the tomb of a Mycenaean leader the researchers called the Griffin Warrior for the mythological figure emblazoned on a plaque in the grave. The tomb contained weapons, armor and jewelry, including a sealstone depicting mortal combat in exquisite detail.
Davis and Stocker later found additional tombs with artifacts that are helping historians understand the culture and economy of ancient Greece 3,500 years ago.
The Times featured a photo gallery of the museum exhibition, which also includes discoveries from the Palace of Nestor that UC Classics Professor Carl Blegen found in 1939.
The opening was covered by CBS News, ABC-7, Fox-11 and NBC Los Angeles, among others outlets.
See the LA Times' photos from the opening.
Featured image at top: An installation at the Getty Villa depicts a large image of the combat agate discovered by UC Classics researchers Jack Davis and Sharon Stocker at Pylos, Greece. The sealstone depicts mortal combat in exquisite detail. Photo/J. Paul Getty Trust
An installation at the Getty Villa depicts artifacts discovered by UC Classics researchers Jack Davis and Sharon Stocker at Pylos, Greece. The J. Paul Getty Museum opened "Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior Princes of Ancient Greece." Photo/J. Paul Getty Trust
More UC Classics in the news
Smithsonian Channel talks to Jack Davis and Sharon Stocker at the site of their excavations in Pylos, Greece. Photo/Smithsonian
- Greek Reporter: Getty Museum showcases Mycenaean civlization, Griffin Warrior
- The National Herald: Getty exhibition explores splendors of Mycenaean Greece
- NBC Los Angeles: Getty Villa to reopen Friday to sold-out crowds after Palisades fire
- Los Angeles Magazine: Getty to reopen June 27 after Palisades fire closure
- Santa Monica Mirror: Getty Villa to reopen after months-long closure from Palisades fire
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