Archaic Collection (#8)

Alabastra. 4th-6th century BC. Empuries. Spain
Punic alabastra in colored glass. 4th-6th centuries BC. From the Greek colony of Empuries. Archaeological Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

East Pediments Group of the Temple of Aegina. Ca. 490 BC. D
East Pediments Group of the Temple of Aegina. Ca. 490 BC. First battle of Greeks and Trojans. Goddess Athena, center, opponent, helper and a fighting warrior. Glyptothek Museum. Munich. Germany

Central coronation of the west pediment of the Temple of Aeg
Ridge decoration of the west pediment of the Temple of Aegina. Two women and a large palmette and tendrils ornament. Ca. 500 BC. Glyptothek Museum. Munich. Germany

Shield of a trojan warrior. Temple of Aphaia. Aegina. Greece
West Pediment. Temple of Aphaia, Aegina. Shield of a trojan warrior. The emblem on the shield is a boar. Glyptothek Museum. Munich. Germany

Votive relief. About 560 BC. Three dancing women - Charites
Greek art. Archaic period. Votive relief. About 560 BC. Three dancing women - Charites (Graces), goddesses of beauty and joyfulness. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Greek Archaic. Lion. About 520 BC. Glyptothek. Munich
Greek art. Archaic style. Lion. About 520 BC. Funeray figure or votive offering in a sanctuary. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Greek art. Funerary stele depicting a potter. Early 6th cent
Greek art. Archaic period. Funerary stele depicting a potter. Early 6th century B.C. Polychromed. National Archaeological Museum. Athens

Unfinished bust of woman. 5th century BC. Greece
Unfinished bust of woman. 440-430 BC. Found in Athens. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Lion-shaped piece of game. Ivory. From a tomb in Abydos. Ear
Game piece of ivory in lion-shaped. Found in a tombs in Abydos. 1st Dynasty. Early Dynastic Period. 3000-2890 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Finds in various tombs from Abydos. 1st Dynasty. Old Kingdom
Two game pieces of ivory in lion-shaped, a jar of alabaster, end scraper of flint and five arrow heads of bone. Found in various tombs from Abydos. 1st Dynasty. Early Dynastyc Period. 3000-2890 BC

Tomb Lion. Corinth. 600-550 B. C. Limestone. Sculpture. Greec
Tomb Lion. Corinth. 600-550 B.C. Limestone. Sculpture. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark. Europe

Reconstruction of a Lion from a greek tomb. C. 570 B. C. Pain
Reconstruction of a Lion from a greek tomb. C. 570 B.C. Detail. Painted cast, 2003. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark. Europe

Tomb Lion. Marathon. 330 B. C. Marble. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Tomb Lion. Marathon. 330 B.C. Marble. Sculpture. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Ancient Art. Mediterranean area. Altar. Relief depicting Medusa. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark

Greek Art. Sculpture. Painted reconstruction. Ny Carlsberg G
Greek Art. Sculpture. Painted reconstruction. Torso found on Thasos. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhaguen. Denmark

Greek Art. Sculpture. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark
Greek Art. Sculpture. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhaguen. Denmark

Greek Art. Archaic Period. Head of goddess. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Treasury of the Athenians. 5th century BC. Inscription. Delp
Treasury of the Athenians. Temple built around 5th century BC. Detail of a hymn to Delphi, in ancient Greek, engraved in a wall. Apollo also appears with the zither. Delphi. Greece

Siphnian Treasury. 530 BC. Greece
Siphnian Treasury. 530 BC. Relief depicting a scene of Troy War. Ajax and Achilles fighting Aeneas and Memnon. Archaeological Museum. Delphi. Greece

Apollo. Relief. Temple of Serapis. Miletus
Fragment of the coffered ceiling slab of the porch with relief depicting god Apollo with archaistic bulging curly hair-style. From the Temple of Sarapis. Marble. 200 AD. Miletus. Pergamon Museum

Head from a colossal statue of a bearded worshipper with helmet. Limestone. Made in Cyprus. 570-550 BC. From Byblos. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Terracotta head of a horse wearing a harness, part of a larg
Head of a horse wearing a harness, part of a larger figure of a horse and rider. Terracotta. 600-500 BC. Made in Cyprus. From the Sanctuary of Apollo, Phrangissa. British Museum. London

Relief depicting a eagle-headed protective spirit. Nimrud
Relief depicting a Eagle-headed protective spirit. 865-860 BC. From Northwest Palace. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Alabaster panel of king Tiglath-Pileser III
Alabaster panel depicting King Tiglath-Pileser III in his chariot under an umbrella and a cuneiform inscription which related their campaigns, taking the city of Astartu. 730-727 BC

Greek Art. Archaic period. Greek pithos decorated with the great nature goddess flanked by lions and birds. It comes from Thebes (Boeotia) and is dated between 680-670 B.C. Oriental style

Greek Art. Archaic period. Krater painted with scenes of men and women dancing. Below, is depicted panthers and wild goats. It comes from Kaza (Eleftheros). Komast Style Group

Greek Art. Archaic Age. Bronze griffin. Second half of the 7th century, early 6th century BC. Archaeological Museum of Olympia. Greece

Greek Art. Archaic Age. 6th century BCE. Bronze tripod foot with six reliefs depicting: 1-Woman holding a horse by the reins, 2 - Lion and Scorpion

Greek Art. Archaic Period. Horse. Bronze. Archaeological Museum of Olympia. Greece

Greek Art. Archaic Period. 7th century BCE. Bronze bowl with globular body and a handle with two rampant lions facing each other and a flower in the middle. Archaeological Museum of Olympia. Greece

Aphaea Temple. Greece
Aphaea Temple. 6th - 5th centuries BC. Foundations. Island of Aegina. Saronic Islands. Greece

Triple-bodied Monster, know as Bluebeard. Pediment of the Hekatompedon of the Acropolis. 6th century BC. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece

The Treasure of the Athenians. Detail
Treasure of the Athenians. 510-500 BC. Metope depicting Theseus fighting the amazon Antiope. Delphi Museum. Greece

Siphnian Treasury. 530 BC. Gigantomachy. Hera between warriors. Delphi. Greece

Anaximenes (c. 610-547 BC). Greek philosopher of the Ionian school and one of the first to place the origin of the universe on a principle called infinite

Bronze statue of a lion rampant. Second half of 6th century. Olympia Archaeological Museum. Ilia Province. Peloponnese region. Greece

Bronze vase as lions foot. 7th-6th Century B. C. Archaic Age
Bronze vase as lions foot. 7th-6th Century B.C. Archaic Age. Olympia Archaeological Museum. Ilia Province. Peloponnese region. Greece

Treasury of Megara. Limestone pediment depicting a scene fro
Treasury of Megara. Limestone pediment that depicts a scene from gigantomachy. Late 6th century B.C. Olympia Archaeological Museum. Ilia Province. Peloponnese region. Greece

Grrek Art. Kore by Aristion. VI century B. C
GREEK ART. Archaic period. Greece. KORE in marble by ARISTION (550-540 BC). Crowned the tomb of PHRASIKLEIA. Found in Merenda (Attica). Detail. National Archaeological Museum.Athens

Dance scene. 6th c. BC. Kylix with black figures. Archaic Greek art. Ceramics. ITALY. LAZIO. Rome. National Etruscan Museum of Villa Julia

GREECE. WESTERN GREECE. ELIS. Olympia. Temple of Hera (Heraion) in ruins, Dorian style. Built around 600 BC. Archaic Greek art

Four-in-hand. Greek art
Four-in-hand. 5th c. BC. Black-figure amphora. Archaic Greek art. Ceramics. ITALY. LAZIO. VITERBO. Tarquinia. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Tarquinia (National Museum of Tarquinia)

Gold copper alloy spiral lion-head terminal Classical
Artokoloro

Terracotta skyphos deep drinking cup Archaic
Artokoloro

Terracotta neck-amphora jar Archaic ca 540 B. C
Artokoloro

Oinochoe Archaic last quarter 6th century B. C
Artokoloro

Rocca Aldobrandesca, (11th century) Sovana, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy

Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

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