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Red-figured cup,made in Athens,Greece, 490-480 BCE. Scenes of symposia were a popular subject for painted pottery vessels used on such occasions. Here, a young man reclines on a couch while a girl dances before him. The young man holds a pair of flutes,perhaps removed from the spotted skin-case hanging behind him. GR 1848.6-19.7
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Red-figured cup,made in Athens,Greece, 490-480 BCE. Scenes of symposia were a p...

Quadriga.Metope from a temple in Sicily,6th BCE H: 83 cm NI 3919
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Quadriga.Metope from a temple in Sicily,6th BCE H: 83 cm...

The Delphic Triade:Leto,Apollo and Artemis. Leto holds in her hand the symbols for both her children,Apollo's lyre and Artemis' moon-sickle. H:85 cm
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The Delphic Triade:Leto,Apollo and Artemis. Leto holds in her hand t...

Europa and the bull; the sea is shown by two huge fish. H:55 cm
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Europa and the bull; the sea is shown by two huge fish. H:55 cm

A sphinx. Early 6th BCE. H: 53 cm
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A sphinx. Early 6th BCE. H: 53 cm

Dancers,6th BCE. H:52 cm NI.3917
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Dancers,6th BCE. H:52 cm...

The quadriga of the Sun,mid-6th BCE Metope from Temple C in Selinunte,Sicily,Italy.
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The quadriga of the Sun,mid-6th BCE Metope from Temple C in...

Perseus and Medusa,mid-6th BCE.In death,Medusa gives birth to Chrysaor and Pegasus whose father is Poseidon. Medusa holds her last-born in her arm. Metope from Temple C in Selinunte,Sicily,Italy.
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Perseus and Medusa,mid-6th BCE.In death,Medusa gives birth to Chrysaor and Pe...

Heracles and the Cercopi,a wild people living around Ephesus,robbing and murdering travellers.Hercules killed many,brought two to Queen Omphale.Zeus later changed the Cercopi into monkeys. Metope from Temple C in Selinunte,Sicily,Italy.
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Heracles and the Cercopi,a wild people living around Ephesus,robbing and murd...

Zeus and Hera,metope from Temple E in Selinunte, Sicily,Italy. Mid 5th BCE
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Zeus and Hera,metope from Temple E in Selinunte, Sicily,Italy. Mid 5th BC...

Heracles and the amazon,metope from Temple E, Selinunte,Sicily,Italy. According to Greek myth,an amazon loses her strength when grabbed by the hair.
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Heracles and the amazon,metope from Temple E, Selinunte,Sicily,Italy....

Artemis and Aktaion,metope from Temple E,Selinunte, Sicily,Italy. Aktaion surprises Artemis during her bath (in another version he boasts to be a better shot than the goddess). She changes him into a stag;his own dogs kill him.
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Artemis and Aktaion,metope from Temple E,Selinunte, Sicily,Italy....