Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes Exhibition Part Four




Bronze statuette of a warrior
Corfu, Greece, about 350-300 BCE

 


Bronze decorative fitting of a wounded warrior
about 330-300 BCE
probably found at Aitoliko, Aitolia-Akarnania, Greece


Terracotta Aryballos (perfume bottle) of an Ionian helmet
made on Rhodes, Greece, about 580 BCE
found at Kamiros, Rhodes, Greece


Tomb offering Lekythos (oil flask)
white-ground pottery
Athens, about 420-400 BCE
attributed to the Reed Painter



Melanthes and Menalkes marble gravestone
Attica, Greece, about 400 BCE


Phila, the generous benefactor, marble gravestone
Smyrna (modern Izmir), Turkey, about 200-100 BCE


Hermodoros, athlete and scholar, marble gravestone
Smyrna (modern Izmir), Turkey, about 100 BCE


Chalcedony engraved sealstone of Nike's battle trophy
about 350-300 BCE


Bronze plaque of alliance between the Eleans and Heraians
about 500 BCE
found at Olympia, Peloponnese, Greece


Left silver coins with symbols of cock and crab
which represent Greek cities in Sicily, Himera and
Akragas (modern Agrigento), ruled by the tyrant
Theron (489-473 BCE)
minted in Himera, Sicily, Italy, about 483-472 BCE



Silver coin celebrating Victory of Demetrius Poliorcetes at Salamis
minted in Amphipolis, Macedonia about 294-292 BCE


Killing love Achilles and Penthesileia amphora
black figure pottery
made in Athens, about 540-530 BCE
signed by Exekias as potter and attributed to him as painter
found at Vulci, Lazio, Italy




Achilles attacks Troilos Hydria (water jar)
black figure pottery
made in Athens, about 500 BCE
attributed to the Leagros Group
found at Vulci, Lazio, Italy


Achilles and Ajax Hydria (water jar)
red figure pottery
made in Athens, about 510 BCE
attributed to the Nikoxenos Painter
found at Vulci, Lazio, Italy



Bronze plaque young Achilles
50-200 CE


Helen of Sparta Situla (bucket)
red figure pottery
Campania, Italy, about 350-340 BCE
attributed to the Parrish Painter


Odysseus persuading Achilles Kylix (drinking cup)
red figure pottery
made in Athens, about 480-470 BCE
attributed to Douris
found at Vulci, Lazio, Italy


Achilles revenge fragment of a giallo antico marble relief
about 50-100 CE
found at Taranto, Puglia, Italy



Achilles defeats Memnon Kylix (drinking cup)
red figure pottery
made in Athens, about 480 BCE
attributed to the Castelgiorgio Painter
found at Vulci, Lazio, Italy


Parian marble statue of a wealthy woman
about 150-100 BCE


Centre and right terracotta statuettes of wealthy women
made in Boeotia, Greece, about 250-200 BCE
found at Tanagra, Boeotia, Greece
Left terracotta statuette of a woman and baby
made in Athens, about 300 BCE
found at Tanagra, Boeotia, Greece




Bronze fibulae (brooches) and snake bracelet
Left made in Boeotia, Greece, about 700-650 BCE
found at Thebes, Boeotia, Greece
Centre made in Macedonia, about 800-700 BCE
found near Potidaea, Macedonia
Right about 750-650 BCE, found in Macedonia


Terracotta, silver and gold necklace with acorns and a female head
about 300-100 BCE
found at Valencia, Spain



Terracotta and gold necklace with rosettes and palmettes
about 400-250 BCE


Gold myrtle bud necklace and lion head pendant
Akarnarnia, Greece, about 450-400 BCE


Silver and gold disc of Helios, the sun god
about 400-300 BCE
found at Elis, Peloponnese, Greece


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