A trireme was a long vessel with 170 oarsmen. It was the basic weapon of naval warfare in ancient times, and the instrument of the Athenian naval empire.
Ram of an ancient war ship, probably a trireme, 4th century BC.
During a classical naval encounter, the foes attempted to ram each other. The ram was the…
During a classical naval encounter, the foes attempted to ram each other. The ram was the…
Eye ornament for the prow of a trireme.
The eyes inlaid either side of the prow were associated with the perception of the ship as a living being.
The eyes inlaid either side of the prow were associated with the perception of the ship as a living being.
Inscription of market inspectors giving the price of meat on sale. Ca. 100 BC.
Stone engraved with standard measurements: span of an open arm= 487mm, open palm = 242mm, etc. Found on Salamis, 5th century BC.
Standard liquid measres called Sekomata, from the agora in Piraeus.
Mycenean pottery, Salamis, 1300-1150 BC.
Mycenean pottery, Salamis, 1300-1150 BC.
Pottery from the late protogeometric and early geometric periods, 10-9th centuries BC, Salamis.
Late geometric amphora from Trachones, ca. 700 BC.
Black figure lekythos with a scene of a goat being sacrificed to Dionysos, from Kallithea, early 5th century BC.
Black glazed pottery, 5th-3rd century BC.
Melian relief with a scene of Hercules killing the centaur Nessos. Just before the middle of the 5th century BC, from a grave at Troizen.
Two herms, probably boundary stones of a sanctuary, ca. 100 BC.
Two herms, probably boundary stones of a sanctuary, ca. 100 BC.
Statuette of a kouros from the sanctuary of Aphaia on Aegina . Middle of the 6th century BC.
The Piraeus Apollo. Archaic cult statue, one of the few bronzes preserved. The god held a bow in his left hand and a libation bowl in his right hand. Ca. 500…
The Piraeus Apollo. Archaic cult statue, one of the few bronzes preserved. The god held a bow in his left hand and a libation bowl in his right hand. Ca. 500…
