Ancient Greece

Great Altar of Zeus, Pergamon 2

Greek Hellenistic: Great Altar of Zeus, Pergamon: detail of N. wing, W. side, Gigantomachy frieze. ca. 180-175 B.C. AICT: Art Images for College Teaching....

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Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia: Tholos 2

The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, specifically Tholos 2, is an archaeological site located in the ancient Greek city of Delphi. Delphi, situated in central Greece, was revered in antiquity as the "navel of the world" and was home to the famous Oracle of Delphi, where individuals sought prophetic guidance. Here's a short description of Tholos 2 withi...

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Kore from Chios

Greek, Archaic: Kore from Chios: ca. 520-510 B.C. AICT: Art Images for College Teaching....

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Nike Unbinding Her Sandal

Greek (Classical): Nike unbinding her sandal: relief figure from parapet of the Temple of Athena Nike, Athens. ca. 415-410 B.C. AICT: Art Images for College Teaching....

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Aphrodite, Eros and Pan

Greek, Hellenistic (Delos): Aphrodite, Eros and Pan: ca. 100 B.C. AICT: Art Images for College Teaching....

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Tholos (

Greek, Helladic (Mycenean): Tholos ("beehive") tomb (called the "Treasury of Atreus"): interior, detail of corbelled vault, ca. 1300 B.C....

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Temple of Poseidon

Magna Graecia, Paestum: Temple of Poseidon (Temple of Hera II): view from SE.. ca. 460 B.C. AICT: Art Images for College Teaching....

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Dying Warrior

Greek, Late Archaic: Dying Warrior: figure from L. angle of E. pediment, Temple of Aphaia, Aegina. ca. 500-490 B.C. [Ancient Greece] [Images]...

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Citadel, Tiryns

Greek, Helladic (Mycenean): Citadel, Tiryns: interior, corbelled gallery in East ramparts, ca. 13th century B.C. [Ancient Greece] [Images]...

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Griffin Plaque

Israel: Megiddo, Stratum VIIA; Late Bronze Age II, 13th century B.C. Ivory. Excavated by the Oriental Institute, 1936-7. "This plaque is one of a group of ivories discovered at Megiddo in a semi-subterranean chamber that archaeologists called the "treasury," within a large building that may have been a palace. It bears the figure of a reclining gri...

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