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Greek Coins
Top row (L to R): Cos (300-190 BCE) Silver tetradrachm, crab. Syracuse (c. 400 BCE) - Silver decadrachm, head of Arethousa with dolphins. Macedon (306-283 BCE) - Silver tetradrachm, Poseidon with trident. Bottom row (L to...
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Greek Funerary Sphinx
A sphinx in pentelic marble, from a funerary stele, c. 570 BCE.
National Archaeological Museum, Athens.
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Greek Silver Coins
Top row (L to R): Poseidonia (520 BCE) - Silver stater, Poseidon with trident. Corinth (525-500 BCE) - Silver stater, incuse square of swastika design. Syracuse (c. 400 BCE) - Silver decadrachm, quadriga with Nike crowning...
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Greek Boxing
A boxing scene from an attic red-figure kylix (c. 500 BCE). Olympia Archaeological Museum.
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Greek Pankratiast
A bronze statue of a pankratiast (2nd century BCE). The leather thongs wrapped around the fist, worn by later exponents of this viiolent mix of wrestling and boixing, can be clearly seen. (Olympia Archaeological Museum, Olympia...
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Ancient Greek Coins
Top row (L to R): Thera (c. 500 BCE) - Silver stater, two dolphins. Delos (6th century BCE) - Silver drachm, lyre. Siphnos (540-500 BCE) - Silver stater, eagle. (Alpha Bank Numismatics Museum, Kerkyra, Corfu) Bottom...
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Greek Athlete With Strigil
Red figure skyphos or cup (410 BCE) depicting a nude athlete holding a strigil - used to clean the body of oil, dust and sweat after exercise. To the left is possibly a mid-race marker post. Attributed to the Amykos painter...
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Greek Volute Krater
This vessel was used to mix wine and water and dates from the second half of the fourth century BCE. Provenance: Apula. Depicted are two female figures with gifts approaching a deceased person seated on a funeral monument...
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Greek Chariot
A depiction of a chariot with charioteer on an attic black-figure kylix (510-500 BCE). Olympia Archaeological Museum.
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Greek Terracotta Masks
Terracotta ceremonial masks from Tiryns, 7th century BCE. Nafplio Archeaological Museum.