IMG_5916 The Erechteum caryatid: caryatids were columns carved in the forn of female figures. This figure is one of six caryatids that supported the roof of the south...
The Erechteum caryatid: caryatids were columns carved in the forn of female figures. This figure is one of six caryatids that supported the roof of the south…
IMG_5917 Back of the caryatid.
Back of the caryatid.
IMG_5922 Ionic column from the east porch of the Erechteum, where it stood at the end of a row of six. This column was fluted in 408-407 BC and cost the equivalent of...
Ionic column from the east porch of the Erechteum, where it stood at the end of a row of six. This column was fluted in 408-407 BC and cost the equivalent of…
IMG_5920 Marble slabs from the west and south frieze of the temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis at Athens. The slab comes from the south side of the temple and shows...
Marble slabs from the west and south frieze of the temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis at Athens. The slab comes from the south side of the temple and shows…
IMG_6317 The sculptures of the Parthenon: Lord Elgin acquired many of the Parthenon sculptures including the frieze (which surrounds the whole building) at the beginning...
The sculptures of the Parthenon: Lord Elgin acquired many of the Parthenon sculptures including the frieze (which surrounds the whole building) at the beginning…
IMG_6320 The East pediment. The center is lost due to its removal when the temple was turned into a Christian church around 500 AD. The sun god Helios rises in his...
The East pediment. The center is lost due to its removal when the temple was turned into a Christian church around 500 AD. The sun god Helios rises in his…
IMG_6321 East pediment.
East pediment.
IMG_6322 Head of a horse from the chariot of the moon goddess Selene. It was placed on the right-hand part of the East pediment.
Head of a horse from the chariot of the moon goddess Selene. It was placed on the right-hand part of the East pediment.
IMG_6325 Back of the East pediment.
Back of the East pediment.
IMG_6323 A South metope from the Parthenon. A centaur tramples a fallen Lapith.
A South metope from the Parthenon. A centaur tramples a fallen Lapith.
IMG_6330 A South metope.
A South metope.
IMG_6334 The West pediment is only fragmentary.
The West pediment is only fragmentary.
IMG_6326 The room of the Pathenon frieze.
The room of the Pathenon frieze.
IMG_6327 The frieze.
The frieze.
IMG_6335 Piece of the Parthenon frieze.
Piece of the Parthenon frieze.
IMG_6336 Piece of the Parthenon frieze.
Piece of the Parthenon frieze.
IMG_6337 Piece of the Parthenon frieze.
Piece of the Parthenon frieze.
IMG_6341 The nereid monument is a Lykian tomb found at Xanthos in South-West Turkey. The Lykians were a the people living a mountaneous area called Lykia (south-west...
The nereid monument is a Lykian tomb found at Xanthos in South-West Turkey. The Lykians were a the people living a mountaneous area called Lykia (south-west…
IMG_6349 The mausoleum at Halikarnassos was one of the seven wonders of the world. It was built as a tomb for Maussollos who governed a part of Asia Minor (Karia). Karia...
The mausoleum at Halikarnassos was one of the seven wonders of the world. It was built as a tomb for Maussollos who governed a part of Asia Minor (Karia). Karia…
IMG_6350 Colossal statue of a member of Maussollos' dynasty, around 350 BC.
Colossal statue of a member of Maussollos' dynasty, around 350 BC.

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