Greece

2010-09-05—2020-02-23
DSC_0267 Kernos, from Milos island, Cycladic period, c. 2000 BC. This object was found in a tomb and may have been used during funerary rituals.
Kernos, from Milos island, Cycladic period, c. 2000 BC. This object was found in a tomb and may have been used during funerary rituals.
DSC_0268 Amphora, geometric period, 710-700 BC, from Athens.
Amphora, geometric period, 710-700 BC, from Athens.
IMG_0453 Apollo (Apollo of Cassel), 100 AD, possibly from Italy, copy of a statue made in 460 BC depicting young Apollo.
Apollo (Apollo of Cassel), 100 AD, possibly from Italy, copy of a statue made in 460 BC depicting young Apollo.
IMG_0450 Athena, 1st century AD, found near Velletri, Italy, copy of a statue made in 430 AD in Athens.
Athena, 1st century AD, found near Velletri, Italy, copy of a statue made in 430 AD in Athens.
P1110842 A metope from the Parthenon : the rapt of a lapith woman by a centaur.
A metope from the Parthenon: the rapt of a lapith woman by a centaur.
P1110838 Part of the frieze of the Parthenon , ca. 440 BC.
Part of the frieze of the Parthenon, ca. 440 BC.
P1110841 A metope from the Parthenon : the rapt of a lapith woman by a centaur.
A metope from the Parthenon: the rapt of a lapith woman by a centaur.
P1110828 Funerary lion, classic Greece, 350 BC. The lion stood over a tomb. The rock and the lower part of the legs and the tail are modern additions.
Funerary lion, classic Greece, 350 BC. The lion stood over a tomb.
The rock and the lower part of the legs and the tail are modern additions.
IMG_20200223_175138 The winged victory of Samothrace, a sculpture from the Greek Hellenistic period (dated ca. 200 BC), found in the Greek island of Samothrace in 1863.
The winged victory of Samothrace, a sculpture from the Greek Hellenistic period (dated ca. 200 BC), found in the Greek island of Samothrace in 1863.
p1040725 The winged victory of Samothrace.
The winged victory of Samothrace.
IMG_20200223_174244 The winged victory of Samothrace.
The winged victory of Samothrace.
IMG_0363 The winged victory of Samothrace.
The winged victory of Samothrace.
P1110834 Aphrodite (called Venus by the Romans), Goddess of love; 120 BC, found in Milos , an island in the Greek Cyclades. It is known as the
Aphrodite (called Venus by the Romans), Goddess of love; 120 BC, found in Milos , an island in the Greek Cyclades. It is known as the "Venus from Milos".
P1110833 The
The "Venus from Milos".
P1020945 The Phoenix, Antakya, Turkey, 6th AD. A phoenix, the mythical bird that rises from its own ashes, is perched on a rock in the center of the mosaic, where it...
The Phoenix, Antakya, Turkey, 6th AD.
A phoenix, the mythical bird that rises from its own ashes, is perched on a rock in the center of the mosaic, where it…
IMG_5348 Part of the 175m long frieze of the ionian temple of Artemis in Magnesia on the Maeander, now in Turkey. The frieze depicts a fight between Greeks and Amazons.
Part of the 175m long frieze of the ionian temple of Artemis in Magnesia on the Maeander, now in Turkey. The frieze depicts a fight between Greeks and Amazons.

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