Category Archive: Another thing

Another thing: Splendour - a golden myrtle crown from Pydna “Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. Beautiful ... Read More

Another thing: Love and War - Aphrodite from Perge “Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. What ... Read More

An Ancient Tomb Relief at Teimiussa, modern Üçağız in Lycia, Turkey If you have any knowledge or experience of ancient art, the word that comes to your mind on looking at our image is probably "typical". That is entirely correct, and ... Read More

Another thing: Warrior Goddess - Bronze Athena from Himera on Sicily “Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. As ... Read More

Another thing: A Thessaloniki tomb fresco and Early Christian funeral rites “Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. A ... Read More

Another thing: Let's Dance - an ivory lyre-support from Samos “Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. Out ... Read More

Another thing: Phoenician grimace - a mask from Motya “Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. What ... Read More

Another thing: A Hellenistic pebble mosaic in Rhodes “Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. Later ... Read More

Another thing: Politics in action - Athenian ostraka "Another thing" is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or arresting object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. A ... Read More

Another thing: Enigma - An Archaic smile from Miletus “Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. She's ... Read More

An ancient altar from the Morgantina Treasure in Sicily Dazzling, isn’t it? Also, you are not likely to have seen one of these before. Virtually no objects of its kind are currently known to have survived from antiquity. Have ... Read More

Another thing: Raw Material - a Bronze Age copper ingot “Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. This ... Read More

The Euaion/Perseus Krater in the Archaeological Museum at Agrigento, Sicily Look at him: A young man standing in a thoughtful pose, his left foot placed on a rock, the knee supporting his left arm, on which, in turn, his chin ... Read More

Another thing: Emotion - Sarcophagus of the Mourning Women "Another thing" is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. Do ... Read More

Another thing: A Female Mystery - Cycladic Figurines "Another thing" is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. Today ... Read More