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Head of a horse of Selene from the east pediment of the Parthenon
The east pediment of the Parthenon shows the birth of the go…
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Horsemen from the west frieze of the Parthenon
This block was placed near the corner of the west frieze of …
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Ionic column from the Erechtheion
The Erechtheion was begun around 421 BC to house the cult st…
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Large globular flask
This flask was found in a tomb, where it was presumably buri…
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Marble block from the west frieze of the Temple of Athena Nike
The Ionic Temple of Athena Nike was completed in the late 42…
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Marble metope from the Parthenon
The sculpted decoration of the Parthenon included ninety-two…
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Marble statue of a kore (girl) holding a bird
This kore (maiden) wears a chiton (tunic) belted under t…
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Marble statue of Chares, ruler of Teichioussa
It is rare to find a sculpture inscribed with the name of bo…
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Panathenaic prize amphora, signed by the potter Kittos
This vase belongs to a distinctive type given as a prize in …
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Pottery stirrup jar
Stirrup jars are named after the stirrup shape that the hand…
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Terracotta alabastron with the top in the form of a female head and bust
This perfume bottle reproduces in clay a type of vessel orig…
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Terracotta chariot group
This terracotta group is of a pair of horses pulling a chari…
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Water pipe
This length of water pipe was excavated at Kalfata by the Bu…
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'West Slope' ware jug (oinochoe) with a gorgon's head on the neck
'West Slope' ware is named from early finds made on the west…
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Young cow and herdsmen from the south frieze of the Parthenon
The procession of the Panathenaic festival accompanied cattl…
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The Branko belt
This beautiful textile takes its name from the Cyrillic lett…
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Edward Burne-Jones, Love in a tangle, a watercolour
This small jewel-like watercolour with traces of gold was pa…
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Edward Lear, Choropiskeros, Corfu, a watercolour with pen, ink and coloured chalks
Better known as the author of nonsense verse and limericks, …
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James Stuart and Nicholas Revett, The Antiquities of Athens, a book
James 'Athenian' Stuart (1713-88) was an English architect, …
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Paul Sandby, The Port of Aegina, an aquatint after William Pars
Aquatint was a new medium designed to reproduce the appearan…
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Letter by Philip Hunt describing the removal of sculptures from the Parthenon temple
This document is a copy made by the Reverend Philip Hunt of …
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Bronze relief with Aphrodite and Anchises
This decorative relief from a mirror cover shows the goddess…
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Juglet
This juglet has eyes painted on each side, and a row of dots…
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Marble head of a kouros (youth)
Two of the most distinctive forms of free-standing sculpture…
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Pottery 'Kamares' cup
Pottery in this style is called Kamares ware, named after th…
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Red-figured cup attributed to the Kodros Painter
The decoration of both the inside and the outside of this cu…
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Red-figured storage jar (pelike), attributed to the Marsyas Painter
In Greek mythology, Thetis was a Nereid (sea-nymph), loved b…
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Silver cup
This type of straight-sided cup with a single spool-shaped h…
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Terracotta figure of a woman in Greek dress
This terracotta belongs to the time when Cyprus was part of …
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Black-figured amphora
The Stymphalian birds were so numerous that they were destro…
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Black-figured amphora (wine-jar) signed by Exekias as potter and attributed to him as painter
Penthesilea brought her Amazon warriors to help the Trojans …
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Black-figured lip cup, attributed to the Phrynos Painter
This black-figured lip cup shows the birth of the goddess At…
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Black-figured neck-amphora, signed by the potter Andokides; attributed to the painter Psiax
Andokides was one of the most successful potters of late six…
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Black-figured plate, attributed to the painter Psiax
The archer on this plate wears a flapped and pointed cap, pa…
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Black-figured water-jar (hydria) with a scene at a fountain-house
Fountain-house scenes like this one show vases of this shape…
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Black-glaze mug, showing Perseus beheading the Gorgon Medusa
The hero Perseus rashly promised to acquire the head of Medu…
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Bowl with basket-like handles and female heads on the rim
This bowl is painted in the 'Wild Goat' style: wild goats an…
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Calyx-krater (wine bowl)
The vase shows a kithara -player mounting a platform, watche…
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Clay ground 'Hadra' water-jar (hydria), attributed to the Dromeus Painter
'Hadra' hydriai are named after the Alexandrian cemetery of …
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Colossal marble statue of Apollo
This colossal marble statue came from the Temple of Apollo a…
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Fikellura style amphora with a running man
This amphora is decorated in the 'Fikellura' style. The styl…
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Glass triple-bodied bottle
It is comparatively easy to make a bottle with a double body…
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Lekythos showing Odysseus escaping from Polyphemos' cave
On his journey home from Troy, Odysseus found himself trappe…
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Painted terracotta head from a statue of a worshipper
This head is in true Cypriot style with an Assyrian type bea…
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Perfume bottle (aryballos) with lion-head mouth, attributed to the Chigi Painter
Despite its tiny size, the main figure scene on this perfume…
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Pottery ointment jar (alabastron) decorated in the 'Marine Style'
This vase is decorated in the 'Marine Style', in which motif…
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Pottery vase with crinkled rim
When Flinders Petrie excavated the large Middle Kingdom (abo…
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Red-figured cup, attributed to the Brygos Painter
Scenes of symposia were naturally a popular subject for the …
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Red-figured cup, attributed to the Foundry Painter
Athletic achievement was highly valued in ancient Greek soci…
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Red-figured drinking horn (rhyton), signed by the potter Sotades
Sotades was an inventive potter. One of his specialities was…
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Red-figured wine bowl (calyx-krater), attributed to the Niobid Painter
The Greek myth of Pandora, the first woman, expresses the am…
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Red-figured wine-cooler (psykter), signed by Douris as painter
This mushroom-shaped vessel would have been filled with wine…
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Ribbed black-glaze jug (oinochoe)
The goddess Hekate was closely connected with Artemis, the h…
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Silver libation bowl (phiale) with chariots
Shallow bowls such as this, with a round central boss, were …
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The 'Hunt krater'
This large Corinthian column- krater (bowl for mixing wine …
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Torso of a statue of a nude kouros (youth)
This marble torso was found in the dromos (entrance passage)…
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White-ground jug, attributed to the Brygos Painter
The finely-dressed woman on this vase is shown in the act of…
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Brass lamp on a stand
Benefshe (modern Monemvasia), an important military island-t…
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The Corbridge Lanx
This magnificent silver platter was found by nine-year old I…
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Benjamin Robert Haydon, Head of the Horse of Selene, a drawing in black and white chalk
Haydon (1786-1846) sought to restore the British tradition o…
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Firman (letter of permission) for Lord Elgin
This document is an Italian translation of the original Otto…
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Wall painting of the martyrdom of saints
This wall painting is composed of two distinct elements. In …
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Silver stater, with a turtle
From its beginnings in Asia Minor (modern Turkey) in the sev…
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Silver tetradrachm of Artaxerxes III
The ancient Egyptian kings did not issue coins. As in the Ne…
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Silver tridrachm of Gaius Caligula
There are many examples from history which show how easy for…
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Chalkidian black-figured column-krater, attributed to the Inscription Painter
The front of this column- krater has a scene showing a four-…
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Gold ring showing the Temple of Aphrodite at Palaepaphos
The design shows a semi-circular courtyard before the façade…
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Marble sarcophagus showing the Twelve Labours of Hercules
The front of this sarcophagus shows Hercules performing five…
