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Aulos Player, Cyclades
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Aulos Player, Cyclades

A marble figurine from the Cycladic islands, 2800-2300 BCE, depicting a flute or aulos player. It is one of the earliest representations of a musician in sculpture from the Bronze Age Aegean. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens).
Boxers Fresco, Akrotiri, Thera
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Boxers Fresco, Akrotiri, Thera

The Boxers Fresco from Bronze Age Akrotiri on the island of Thera (Santorini), c. 1700 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
Lilies Fresco, Akrotiri
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Lilies Fresco, Akrotiri

The Lilies Fresco from Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Thera, modern-day Santorini (also known as the Spring Fresco). From Room 2 of Building Delta, c. 17th century BCE. Lilies or papyrus are depicted growing from colourful volcanic rocks...
Augustus, Bronze Head from Euboea
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Augustus, Bronze Head from Euboea

A detail of the bronze statue of Roman emperor Augustus found in the sea near Euboea, 12-10 BCE (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
Aphrodite
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Aphrodite

A Parian marble statue of Aphrodite, from Baiai in southern Italy. 2nd century CE copy of a Greek original of the 4th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
Minotaur
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Minotaur

A marble sculpture of the Minotaur. A Roman copy of a Greek original by Myron. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
Greek Wrestlers
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Greek Wrestlers

A relief from a funerary kouros base depicting two Greek wrestlers, one of the sports at such events as the Olympic Games at Olympia. c. 510 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
Vapheio Cup
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Vapheio Cup

One of two gold Mycenaean cups from the Vapheio tholos tomb, Lakonia, 15th century BCE. The cups show relief scenes of capturing bulls. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
Bronze Artemis
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Bronze Artemis

A bronze statue of Artemis attributed to the sculptor Euphranor, mid-4th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Athens).
Warrior & Amazon
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Warrior & Amazon

A plaque relief depicting a Greek pursuing an Amazon. Part of a pair of duplicate relief slabs. 2nd-century CE Roman copies of scenes from the shield of Athena on the Athena Parthenos statue by Pheidias in the Parthenon. Archaeological...
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