This museum has the most complete collection of Greek works and the finest works within this category. This post will deal with the Greek pieces from 700 BCE to 200 AD. Details on each picture.
A grand entrance to a grand building
Some of the earliest statures were lacking some of the realism and came from 700 BCE and earlier
These feet were made for walking
A free standing Poseidon Statue 780 BCE
A sphinx, one of the earliest is from 570 BCE
One of the earliest people to get their hair braided while on vacation
Two thumbs up for the braids
Graves were adorned with sculpture from a dog lover in 460 BCE
I tip my hat to you too
Trimming the beard is always tricky
Demonstrating the proper way to throw a knuckle ball
The Antikythera Mechanism is a celestial calculator from the 2nd century BCE. Above is a reconstruction
Many different versions were recreated over the years
Extensive studies have been made of the mechanism since it was discovered in 1901 in a ship wreck. It is made of 37 bronze gears
Here is the actual mechanism. It could track the moon phases, zodiacs as well as the movements of Saturn and Jupiter. It could predict solar and lunar eclipses and the dates of the next Olympic games
Crusted and corroded, it has been studied with 3-D x-ray scans, gamma ray scans, x-ray tomography and scans by machines I have never even heard of
A bronze eagle head from a chariot
A hoard of 4th Century BCE bronze statues were found by workers from the water board digging in Athens in 1964
It does not appear that this man likes his hat
These later bronzes had all the realistic proportions of the human body
The arm of a boxer 2nd Century BCE
Punchy was his name
More funerary decorations
The draping of the cloth is rendered so exquisitely
I guess these two gents are shaking on a deal for the pig at their feet. 400 BCE
Sad times at the gravesight
Ride like the wind
from around 300 BCE
Favored to win in the third race
Instead of pigeons on statures, these statues are pigeons
Try to find spoome shoes to fit these feet!
A harpy!
Six feet tall and very detailed
Another cute dog
The detail is mind blowing
This is the fastball demonstration
2nd Century BCE row of heads
Doing curls with Zeus
Aphrodite is fighting off Pan with her sandal. Eros is helping but just a bit
The horns of Pan are the origin of the word horny!
Get ready for the magic trick!
