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| Marble statue of Nike, about 100 BCE, found at Halikarnassos (modern Bodrum), Turkey |
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| Terracotta statuette of Nike Canosa, Puglia, Italy about 300-200 BCE |
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| Gold earrings of Nike and Helios about 350-250 BCE found at Sami, Kefalonia, Greece |
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| Silver dress pin of Nike about 100-200 BCE |
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| Nike offers a victor's ribbon neck amphora red figure pottery made in Athens about 470-460 BCE attributed to Hermonax found at Nola, Campania, Italy |
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| Marble statue of a discus thrower probably from Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy, 120-140 CE after a Greek original, about 425-400 BCE |
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| Marble head from a statue of Zeus Italy 1st century BCE after a Greek original, about 460-450 BCE found at Formia, Lazio, Italy |
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| Silver coin of Zeus and his symbol, the eagle minted in Elis, Peloponnese, Greece, about 200-100 BCE |
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| A marble relief dedication to Artemis about 400 BCE found at Krannon, Thessaly, Greece |
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| Silver coin minted in Pella, Macedonia, about 359-336 BCE probably commemorating Phillip's II of Macedonia, victory in an equestrian event in the Olympic Games of 356 BCE |
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| Silver coin minted in Messina, Sicily, Italy after 484 BCE celebrating mule-cart racing victory of Anaxilas of Rhegium (494-476 BCE) |
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| Pentathletes Tyrrhenian amphora black figure pottery made in Athens, about 540 BCE found at Cerveteri, Lazio, Italy
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| Athletes Phayllos and Ladamas amphora red figure pottery made in Athens, about 520-500 BCE found at Vulci, Lazio, Italy
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| Athletes training session Hydria (water jar) red figure pottery Athens about 510-500 BCE |
I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and happy (and safe) gaming, blogging and painting for 2022!
Last Friday, the Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes exhibition from the British Museum opened at the National Museum of Australia, here in Canberra. This exhibition is open from 17 December 2021 until 1 May 2022 before moving on to Auckland. Some of my photos, didn't turn out very well, so I haven't included those and apologies for the poor quality of some of the photos I have included.
Last Friday, the Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes exhibition from the British Museum opened at the National Museum of Australia, here in Canberra. This exhibition is open from 17 December 2021 until 1 May 2022 before moving on to Auckland. Some of my photos, didn't turn out very well, so I haven't included those and apologies for the poor quality of some of the photos I have included.
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| Marble Vaison Diadoumenos about 120-140 CE after a Greek original, about 430 BCE found at Vaison, Vaucluse, France |
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| Frontal view of above statue |
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| Four pairs of boxers - Chairestratos kalos Kylix (drinking cup) red figure pottery made in Athens, about 500-490 BCE attributed to Douris probably found at Vulci, Lazio, Italy |
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| Boxers amphora black figure pottery made in Athens, about 480-460 BCE found at Nola Campania, Italy |
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| Wrestlers silver coin minted at Aspendos, Turkey, about 420-370 BCE |
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| Bronze head from a statue of an athlete about 400-350 BCE found near Rome |
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| Rider presented with a wreath by Nike Bell Krater red figure pottery made in Lucania (modern Basilicata), Italy about 390-370 BCE attributed to the Anabates painter |
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| The quadriga (four-horse chariot race) Panathenaic amphora black figure pottery made in Athens, about 520 BCE found at Kamiros, Rhodes Greece |
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| The keles (bare backed racing event) Panathenaic prize amphora black figure pottery made in Athens, about 500-490 BCE attributed to the Eucharides Painter probably found at Vulci, Lazio, Italy |
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| 12 Labours of Herakles Labour 1: Slay the lion of Nemea Hydria (water jar) black figure pottery made in Athens, about 520-510 BCE attributed to the Alkmene Painter found at Vulci, Lazio, Italy |
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| 12 Labours of Herakles Labour 10: Capture the cattle of Geryon neck amphora black figure pottery made in Athens about 500 BCE attributed to the Group of London B250 found at Vulci, Lazio, Italy |
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| 12 Labours of Herakles Labour 3: Capture the Erymanthian boar amphora black figure pottery made in Athens, about 520-500 BCE attributed to the Antimenes Painter found at Vulci, Lazio, Italy |
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| Herakles and Triton Hydria (water jar) black figure pottery made in Athens, about 530-520 found at Vulci, Lazio, Italy |
Lovely classical collection of photos! Have a great Christmas!
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Thanks Iain, you too!
ReplyDeleteAmazing artwork and artifacts! Love the Labors of Herakles vases.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean, it's a great exhibition, some amazing stuff!
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