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430 – 400 BC
When the Parthenon was completed in 432 BC, Athens had already embarked on the disastrous 'Peloponnesian War' against Sparta. Final defeat in 404 BC brought about the end of Athens’ golden age and stripped the city of its empire, defences and - for a time at least - its democratic government. The building programme on the Athenian Acropolis was interrupted by the war.
Red-figured water jar (hydria), signed by Meidias as potter 420-400 BC More information
Red-figured water jar (hydria), signed by Meidias as potter 420-400 BC
Marble block from the west frieze of the Temple of Athena Nike 425 BC More information
Marble block from the west frieze of the Temple of Athena Nike 425 BC
Caryatid from the Erechtheion 420 BC More information
Caryatid from the Erechtheion 420 BC
Marble gravestone of Xanthippos, the shoemaker 420 BC More information
Marble gravestone of Xanthippos, the shoemaker 420 BC
The temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheum were two buildings that suffered delays and both are represented by sculpture and architecture in Room 19.
Marble grave-markers and smaller objects explore the themes of war and death, and war and escapism.
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Caryatid from the Erechtheion
Frenzied Maenad replica , £100.00
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