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One of 18 waterspouts in the form of lions;from the    
Temple of Victory at Himera,dedicated to Athena after  
the victory of all Sicilian Greek cities over the      
Carthaginians,480 BCE. Himera was captured again and   
destroyed by Carthage in 409.
#03050231

One of 18 waterspouts in the form of lions;from the Temple of Victory at Him...

One of 18 waterspouts in the form of lions;from the    
Temple of Victory at Himera,dedicated to Athena after  
the victory of all Sicilian Greek cities over the      
Carthaginians,480 BCE. Himera was captured again and   
destroyed by Carthage in 409.
#03050232

One of 18 waterspouts in the form of lions;from the Temple of Victory at Him...

A companion of Ulysses devoured by Scylla.             
Marble,from a group from a fountain in Emperor         
Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli.Copy of a Hellenistic        
original from the period of Hadrian (117-138 CE).
#03050233

A companion of Ulysses devoured by Scylla. Marble,from a group from...

Cinerary urn; Scylla on the piedestal.                  
NI 8492
#03050236

Cinerary urn; Scylla on the piedestal. NI 8492

Cinerary urn;Scylla on the piedestal.                  
NI 8484
#03050237

Cinerary urn;Scylla on the piedestal. NI 8484

Cinerary urn;Scylla on the piedestal.                  
NI 8497
#03050238

Cinerary urn;Scylla on the piedestal. NI 8497

Cinerary urn;detail:Scylla on the piedestal.           
NI 8497
#03050239

Cinerary urn;detail:Scylla on the piedestal. NI 8497

Cinerary urn;a battlescene on the piedestal.           
H: 37 cm          NI 12295
#03050240

Cinerary urn;a battlescene on the piedestal. H: 37 cm NI 122...

Orpheus-mosaic,found in Palermo,Piazza della Vittoria, 
in Edifizio A,the seat of a Dionysian fraternity.      
First half 3rd CE.                                     
NI 2287
#03050245

Orpheus-mosaic,found in Palermo,Piazza della Vittoria, in Edifizio A,the seat o...

Silver tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, mint of Amphipolis 336-323 BCE. The silver coins, with the head of Heracles on one side and a seated figure of Zeus on the other (as seen here), became one of the staple coinages of the Greek world. Inscription:"Alexandros".
CM, 1921-1-9-6
#03050265

Silver tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, mint of Amphipolis 336-323 BCE. The s...

Gold plaques showing Artemis as "Mistress of the Animals", Greek, Orientalizing period, 660-620 BCE. The seven gold plaques are of sheet gold and were designed to be worn at the top edge of a garment with the rosettes pinned at the shoulders. The goddess tames wild animals at each hand. Pomegranates, a symbol of fertility, hang from the bottom of each plaque.       GR 1861.11-11.1,3
#030503 1

Gold plaques showing Artemis as "Mistress of the Animals", Greek, Orientalizing...

Jug with a griffin-head spout, 675-650 BCE. Made on one of the islands of the Cyclades, perhaps Paros, found on Aigina. The potting, the modelling of the griffin's head and the painted decoration of the vase are of the highest quality. Griffins, fabulous animals, come from the Near East. Like sphinxes, the are guardians and protetors of the dead.
GR 1873.8-20.385
#030503 7

Jug with a griffin-head spout, 675-650 BCE. Made on one of the islands of the Cy...