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Greek Harbour of Phalasarna, Crete
View of the harbour of the Greek city of Phalaserna on the island of Crete. The harbour was constructed around 335 BCE and was protected on all sides by defending walls and towers.
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Greek Chariot Racers
Greek chariot racers from the base of a funerary kouros, later included in the Themistokleian Wall of Athens. 510-500 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
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Square Column, Greek-Style House, Glanum
An unuusual square column from the peristyle of a Greek-style house at Glanum, southern France. 2nd-1st century BCE.
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Greek Ship's Anchor
A stone anchor from a Greek sailing vessel, Piraeus. (Archaeological Museum, Piraeus)
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Greek Bronze Ballot Disks
Bronze ballot disks used in Greek courts to vote guilty (a hole in the centre) or innocent (a solid centre). c. 300 BCE. (Agora Museum, Athens)
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Head of a Greek Youth
This is the head of a statue of a Greek youth or Kouros. The rest of the body is in the Samos Museum; the whole statue would measure about 3.2 meters in height. His hair is plaited and falls behind the head, down to the neck...
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Greek Articulated Doll
An articulated terracotta doll and figure representing a baker from a child's tomb at Greek Empuries (Emporiae), Spain. 5th-4th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum, Empuries)
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Relief of a Greek Warrior
This relief of a Greek warrior dates from 600-50 BCE. It is made from marble. (Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, Stanford, California)
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Statue of a Greek Youth
This standing Greek youth is nude and his left thigh (the leg is lost) appears to advance forward. The neck and shoulders are smoothly modeled. His hair is plaited and falls behind the head. Many similar statues (or head...
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Greek Wrestlers
A relief from a funerary kouros base depicting two Greek wrestlers, one of the sports at such events as the Olympic Games at Olympia. c. 510 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
