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Agate sealstone in the form of a scarab: a satyr with a wine-cup

Satyrs, mythical creatures that were part-man and part-horse…

Amethyst panoply seal

This lentoid (lens-shaped) seal-stone is made of amethyst an…

Bronze mask of Dionysos

This striking mask was originally one of a pair of supports …

Marble head of a youthful god: the 'Aberdeen Head'

Much of what we know of Greek sculpture is based on copies o…

Terracotta figure seated on a throne

This charming little terracotta shows a small female figure …

Three terracotta figurines

Female figures like these are found throughout the Mycenaean…

Mosaic glass bowl

About 80 BC, a small craft sank off the south-west coast of …

Relief dedicated to the Thracian goddess Bendis

The goddess Bendis originated in Thrace, to the north of Gre…

Gold stater in the name of Titus Quinctius Flamininus

In the last years of the third century BC and the early year…

Agate seal with a man leading a bull

Minoan craftsmen were particularly skilled at the art of sea…

Black-figured bowl (dinos) and stand, signed by Sophilos as painter

The animal friezes on this black-figured bowl recall contemp…

Bronze dagger with an integral hilt and pommel

Large numbers of weapons, many of them broken or damaged, we…

Bronze figure of Jupiter

This bronze figure of Jupiter (Greek equivalent Zeus) is one…

Bronze griffin head

This hollow-cast griffin head was originally attached to the…

Minoan bull and acrobat

Different leaps are represented. In this version the leaper …

Bronze mirror case with Aphrodite and Pan

In Greece and Etruria mirrors were almost always made of bro…

Bronze prow from a boat or small ship

It has always been assumed that this prow comes from a sunke…

Bronze statuette of a huntsman, perhaps Alexander the Great

Throughout antiquity royal dynasts promoted an image of them…

Carnelian seal with a man driving a chariot

Minoan craftsmen were particularly skilled in the art of sea…

Clay tablets inscribed with records in Linear B script

These tablets, made of unbaked clay, formed part of the exte…

Copper jug

This large copper pitcher is made from four sheets of copper…

Fragment of painted plaster from a bull-jumping fresco

At the time of its destruction in about 1375 BC, the interio…

Gold cup from the Aigina treasure

The gold cup is decorated with four running spirals, a very …

Gold earrings shaped like wild goat heads

Animal-headed earrings were an extremely popular design duri…

Gold falcon

Although this falcon was found in Crete, it is very Egyptian…

Gold pendant from the Aigina treasure

A male figure stands among lotus flowers, his arms outstretc…

Gold pendant in the form of a goat

The Cretan wild goat, with its distinctive long curving horn…

Gold rings from the Aigina treasure

The Aigina treasure includes five gold rings. Four of them, …

Green jasper seal-stone with signs in the Minoan 'hieroglyphic' script

This tiny seal stone is a good example of the precise skill …

Large pottery storage jar (pithos)

This large storage jar was found in the third 'magazine' (st…

Marble beaker

This marble beaker was made in the earliest period of the pr…

Marble block from the frieze of the Temple of Apollo Epikourios

The Temple of Apollo Epikourios ('Apollo the Helper') was bu…

Marble figurine of a woman

The Early Bronze Age inhabitants of the Cyclades made marble…

Marble gravestone of Xanthippos, the shoemaker

The Athenian practice of setting up sculptured grave stelae …

Marble relief of Jason the physician and patient

Greek medicine continued to thrive under the Roman Empire. T…

Marble sarcophagus with lid

The sarcophagus is rectangular in shape and the lid is in th…

Model of a granary or beehive decorated with geometric patterns

Several pottery models similar in shape to this one, roughly…

Neck-handled amphora with two designs of concentric circles

This jar may have served a variety of functions. However, mo…

Pottery jar with exaggerated spout

This type of mottled pottery is known as 'Vassiliki Ware', a…

Red-figured plate, signed by Epiktetos as painter

The painter of this plate was Epiktetos, who worked in both …

Red-figured squat oil- or perfume-jar (lekythos), in the style of the Meidias Painter

The elegant faces of the women in this garden scene and thei…

Red-figured water jar (hydria), signed by Meidias as potter

The figures on this hydria are divided into two zones. The u…

Seven gold plaques showing Artemis as 'Mistress of Animals'

These seven gold plaques were designed to be strung together…

Silver beaker

As the expansion of the Greek world opened new markets to ar…

Statue of Demeter on an altar

This small statue represents the Greek goddess Demeter, with…

Stone vase shaped like a flower

The stone carvers of Minoan Crete made a range of elaborate …

Terracotta funerary urn

This elaborately decorated vase was used as a cinerary urn (…

White-ground cup, attributed to the Sotades Painter

The story of Glaukos and Polyeidos is an old Cretan myth. Gl…

Brass dish

The island of Corfu was of great importance to the Venetian …

Gold and enamel pendant reliquary

Three inscriptions identify the figures and history behind t…

Panathenaic prize amphora of a chariot race