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IMG_0075 A trireme was a long vessel with 170 oarsmen. It was the basic weapon of naval warfare in ancient times, and the instrument of the Athenian naval empire.
A trireme was a long vessel with 170 oarsmen. It was the basic weapon of naval warfare in ancient times, and the instrument of the Athenian naval empire.
IMG_0078 Ram of an ancient war ship, probably a trireme, 4th century BC. During a classical naval encounter, the foes attempted to ram each other. The ram was the...
Ram of an ancient war ship, probably a trireme, 4th century BC.
During a classical naval encounter, the foes attempted to ram each other. The ram was the…
IMG_0079 Eye ornament for the prow of a trireme. The eyes inlaid either side of the prow were associated with the perception of the ship as a living being.
Eye ornament for the prow of a trireme.
The eyes inlaid either side of the prow were associated with the perception of the ship as a living being.
IMG_0082 Inscription of market inspectors giving the price of meat on sale. Ca. 100 BC.
Inscription of market inspectors giving the price of meat on sale. Ca. 100 BC.
IMG_0083 Stone engraved with standard measurements: span of an open arm= 487mm, open palm = 242mm, etc. Found on Salamis, 5th century BC.
Stone engraved with standard measurements: span of an open arm= 487mm, open palm = 242mm, etc. Found on Salamis, 5th century BC.
IMG_0127 Standard liquid measres called Sekomata, from the agora in Piraeus.
Standard liquid measres called Sekomata, from the agora in Piraeus.
IMG_0085 Mycenean pottery, Salamis, 1300-1150 BC.
Mycenean pottery, Salamis, 1300-1150 BC.
IMG_0086 Mycenean pottery, Salamis, 1300-1150 BC.
Mycenean pottery, Salamis, 1300-1150 BC.
IMG_0088 Pottery from the late protogeometric and early geometric periods, 10-9th centuries BC, Salamis.
Pottery from the late protogeometric and early geometric periods, 10-9th centuries BC, Salamis.
IMG_0090 Late geometric amphora from Trachones, ca. 700 BC.
Late geometric amphora from Trachones, ca. 700 BC.
IMG_0091 Black figure lekythos with a scene of a goat being sacrificed to Dionysos, from Kallithea, early 5th century BC.
Black figure lekythos with a scene of a goat being sacrificed to Dionysos, from Kallithea, early 5th century BC.
IMG_0093 Black glazed pottery, 5th-3rd century BC.
Black glazed pottery, 5th-3rd century BC.
IMG_0095 Melian relief with a scene of Hercules killing the centaur Nessos. Just before the middle of the 5th century BC, from a grave at Troizen.
Melian relief with a scene of Hercules killing the centaur Nessos. Just before the middle of the 5th century BC, from a grave at Troizen.
IMG_0097 Two herms, probably boundary stones of a sanctuary, ca. 100 BC.
Two herms, probably boundary stones of a sanctuary, ca. 100 BC.
IMG_0098 Two herms, probably boundary stones of a sanctuary, ca. 100 BC.
Two herms, probably boundary stones of a sanctuary, ca. 100 BC.
IMG_0100 Statuette of a kouros from the sanctuary of Aphaia on Aegina . Middle of the 6th century BC.
Statuette of a kouros from the sanctuary of Aphaia on Aegina . Middle of the 6th century BC.
IMG_0102 The Piraeus Apollo. Archaic cult statue, one of the few bronzes preserved. The god held a bow in his left hand and a libation bowl in his right hand. Ca. 500...
The Piraeus Apollo. Archaic cult statue, one of the few bronzes preserved. The god held a bow in his left hand and a libation bowl in his right hand. Ca. 500…
IMG_0103 The Piraeus Apollo. Archaic cult statue, one of the few bronzes preserved. The god held a bow in his left hand and a libation bowl in his right hand. Ca. 500...
The Piraeus Apollo. Archaic cult statue, one of the few bronzes preserved. The god held a bow in his left hand and a libation bowl in his right hand. Ca. 500…

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