Ancient Greek Art & History Photos

Index of artistic and historic objects from Greek Civilization:
  • 3200 - 1100 BCE . . . Grecian Bronze Age
  • 1600 - 1100 BCE . . . Mycenaean Bronze Age (Trojan Wars)
  • 600 - 480 BCE . . . . Archaic Period
  • 480 - 323 BCE . . . . Classical Period (Golden Age)
  • 323 - 31 BCE . . . . . Hellenistic Period (after Alexander the Great)
    Page gives links to Museums of Greek antiquities.

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    Ancient Greek Sculptures Eirene, goddess of peace, as mother of prosperity copy of original by sculptor Cephisodotus of Athens at Glyptothek. Munich, Germany Munich king marble statue Roman copy of Greek original at Glyptothek. Munich, Germany Central figure from Temple of Aphaia on Aegina pediment sculptures at Glyptothek. Munich, Germany
    Pergamon Altar Carvings (c170 BCE) Hellenistic carvings of left wing of Pergamon main altar at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany Details of Hellenistic carvings on Pergamon main altar at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany Details of Hellenistic carvings on Pergamon main altar at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany
    British Museum - Athens Parthenon Carvings Centaur wrestles Lapith marble metope section of Athens Parthenon Frieze by Pheidias at British Museum. London, United Kingdom Reclining youth on east pediment of Athens Parthenon by Pheidias at British Museum. London, United Kingdom Horse's head from chariot of moon-goddess Selene on east pediment of Athens Parthenon by Pheidias at British Museum. London, United Kingdom
    Ancient Greek Metal Objects Corinthian bronze helmet from Greece at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany Greek gold medallion from Thessaly at RISD Museum. Providence, RI Greek bronze mirror with Medusa from South Italy at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA
    Greek & Eastern Mediterranean Glass Greek core-formed pitcher at Toledo Glass Pavilion. Toledo, OH Greek blue glass perfume flask with white & red feathered decoration at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA Ancient glass plaques with Greek drama characters at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY
    Ancient Greek Pottery Shapes & Decoration Styles Greek terracotta krater with bulls & pokal with sea creature from Mycenae at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany Greek terracotta Pyxis from Athens at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL Ram-head Greek ceramic red-figure rhyton attrib. to Brygos Painter at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH
    Famous Greeks - Philosophers & Artists Portrait head of Aristotle at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria Silver tetradrachm coin with head of Alexander the Great minted in Amphipolis at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA Marble Aphrodite aka "Venus d'Arles" from antique theater of Arles, France perhaps after original by Praxiteles of Athens at Louvre Museum. Paris, France
    Cycladic Culture Art, People of Aegean Islands (c3300-1100 BCE) Cycladic marble folded-arm female figures at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA Cycladian terracotta object of unknown use called "frying pans" decorated with spirals at Louvre Museum. Paris, France Cycladian terracotta kernos decorated with geometric patterns at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France
    Minoan Culture, Crete (c3100-1100 BCE) Sheet gold pendant of Cretan nature god wearing Minoan kilt at British Museum. London, United Kingdom Minoan bronze bull with acrobat performing on its horn found on south west, Crete at British Museum. London, United Kingdom Terracotta flask in form of siren with feather perhaps made in Crete from Kythera at British Museum. London, United Kingdom
    Cypriot Culture Art, People of Cyprus (c3000-4thC BCE) Terra Cotta female figure & female goddess with infant from Cyprus at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France Ceramic spouted vessel from Cyprus at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany Cypriot terracotta jug in shape of barrel at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL
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