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Greek Tragedy Theatre Mask
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Greek Tragedy Theatre Mask

A votive offering in a the form of a larger-than-life bronze tragedy theatre mask. Possibly by Silanion, 4th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum of Piraeus)
Greek Terracotta Comedy Mask
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Greek Terracotta Comedy Mask

A terracotta comedy mask, 200-250 BCE. (Agora Museum, Athens)
Greek and Aramaic inscriptions by king Ashoka
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Greek and Aramaic inscriptions by king Ashoka

Bilingual (Greek and Aramaic) inscriptions by king Ashoka at Kandahar (Shar-i-kuna). (3rd century BCE). Preserved at Kabul Museum. Today disappeared. Two-dimensional inscription. Greek (transliteration...
Ancient Greek Kithara
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Ancient Greek Kithara

A reconstruction of the ancient Greek stringed instrument. It was associated with the god Apollo, regarded as the most gifted player of the instument and patron of musicians. (Museum of Ancient Greek Musical Instruments, Katakolon...
The Art & Culture of Ancient Greece
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The Art & Culture of Ancient Greece

The ancient Greeks were masters at picking up ideas from other cultures, mixing these with their own innovations and producing unique contributions to world culture. Greek sculptors adored the human form, painters...
Medusa
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Medusa

Medusa is a figure from Greek mythology, the only mortal of the three Gorgons, along with her immortal sisters, Stheno and Euryale. The three Gorgons were born to the sea god of the dangers of the hidden deep, Phorcys, and the goddess...
Greek and Phoenician Colonization
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Greek and Phoenician Colonization

Both the ancient Greeks and Phoenicians extensively colonized vast areas of Europe, along the Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts. In doing so, they spread their culture, which strongly influenced the local tribes...
Greek Double Aulos
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Greek Double Aulos

The ancient Greek double aulos (diaulos) consisted of two pipes (auloi) attached at the mouthpiece and sometimes held in place with a leather strap (forveia) to the player's face. The pipes could be of equal length or unequal...
Indo-Greek Campaigns
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Indo-Greek Campaigns

Indo-Greek territory and campaigns with known encounters.
Greek Vase Painting of an Artist at Work
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Greek Vase Painting of an Artist at Work

Red-figure vase depicting an artist painting a statue of Hercules, identified by his club and lion-skin cape. Greek and Roman statues were frequently painted in Antiquity, to impart a more impressive and life-like...
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