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Ancient Greek Silver coins
Top row (L to R): - Silver drachm from Corcyra (Corfu), 229-48 BCE. O: Head of Dione. R: Pegasus. - Silver didrachm from Rhodes, Caria, 304-166 BCE. O: Head of Helios. R: Rose. - Silver stater from Calymna, Caria, 600-550 BCE. O: Male...

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Athena, Hercules, and a Two-headed Cerberus
Athena, Hercules, and a two-headed Cerberus, with a mane down his necks and back. Hermes (not shown in the photograph) stands to the left of Athena. Attic black-figure amphora from Kameiros (Rhodes), c. 510 BCE.
Louvre, Paris.

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Mycenaean Vase Decorated With An Octopus
A Mycenaean vase or krater depicting a stylized octopus (1400-1300 BCE). Provenance: Ialysos, Rhodes. (British Museum).

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Red-figure Pelike
A red-figure pelike from Rhodes, c. 430 BCE. The scene depicts a youth and a seated courtesan. Painted by Polygntos. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

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Black-Figure Vase with Amazons
This black-figure vessel portrays Amazon warriors and Greeks battling each other. Attributed to the Group of Rhodes, c. 540 BCE. Black-figure pottery. 12.9 x 25.4 cm (5 1/16 x 10 in). (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Red-Figure Hydria Music Lesson
Close-up of a red-figure vase painting depicting a music lesson. In this section, two men play music while a boy and cat (alternately identified as a young panther) sit on the side. Attributed to "The Agrigento Painter". Produced in Attica...

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Stamped Rhodesian Amphora Handle from Jordan
Stamps on pottery vessels may refer to the makers or owners. They may also be trademarks that record capacity or content. The handles of amphorae from the Mediterranean island of Rhodes carried stamps indicating the quality of their contents...

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Kallipateira
Artist's impression of Kallipateira, also known as Pherenike (l. c. 388 BCE), the female Olympic trainer from Rhodes, who risked the death penalty and disguised herself as a man to train her son to win. Screenshot from the video game Assassin's...

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Kylix with an Amazonomachy Scene
This archaic wine-mixing vessel depicts a war between Amazon warriors and Greeks. Attributed to the Group of Rhodes, c. 540 BCE. Black-figure pottery. 18.5 cm (7 1/4 in) in diameter. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Statue of a Greek Youth
This standing Greek youth is nude and his left thigh (the leg is lost) appears to advance forward. The neck and shoulders are smoothly modeled. His hair is plaited and falls behind the head. Many similar statues (or head of these statues...