Greek artifacts

The initial idea was to write about medieval knights and the way how their “clumsy” suit of armor works. I will definitely talk more on this topic in future articles. One of the reasons why this…

Bronze, Late Classical, ca. 400-350 B.C.E., Corinthian or possibly Magna Graecian, allegedly from Greece H. 66 cm. Composed of six elements variously worked but all finished with careful burnishing and polishing. The neck and mouth with its ovolo and beaded border cast [1] to shape, its prolongation a squat body, of same thickness as the rim, was hammered and annealed repeatedly, thinning the metal and stretching the vessel to its present form. The handles and the foot solid-cast, the former…

Ancient Greek coins of Alexander The Great of Macedon.

Tetradrachm from Pheneos in Arcadia, c. 360-350 BCE, showing Demeter. Electrum coin from Phokaia in Ionia, 468 BCE. Some of these coins are beautiful, others wonderfully weird, and some have such great stories. It's a good thing I'm not into collecting, because I love these pictures. Double face coin from Istros in Moesia, 4th century BCE. Tetradrachm from Knossos with the Labyrinth. From Lycia, c. 500-440 BCE. From Akragas in Sicily, c 420 BCE; lower right is Scylla. From Kyrene, c. 250…

Zeus~god of the heavens and king if the gods.Never marry him if you think hes too demanding.

Authentic ancient Greek art and artifacts for sale, Los Angeles, California, USA.****

GEOMETRIC PERIOD, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.

ATTRIBUTED TO THE MANNER OF THE ANTIMENES PAINTER, CIRCA 520-510 B.C.

A graceful female figure serves as a "caryatid," or human support, for a mirror. The figure's pose, demure gestures, and simple drapery characterize the quiet elegance of the Early Classical style. The presence of the winged Eros figures (representing the god of love) above suggests that the maiden is a bride or perhaps Aphrodite herself. The siren at the top of the disk recalls the irresistible allure of these mythical bird-women.