Delphi was considered to be the center of the world by the ancient Greeks. There, for close to 1200 years (8th century BC - 4th century AD), an oracle in the…
Twin kouroi (male statues with Egyptian influence), ca. 580 BC, archaic period.
Sphinx originally standing atop a column, ca. 570 BC.
East pediment of one of the "treasuries" of Delphi, 525 BC.
Apollo and Heracles disputing about the Delphic tripod.
North side of the frieze: gigantomachy: the battle between the Olympian gods and the Giants.
Remnants of an ivory-gold statue: 6th century BC. Invisible parts of the body were in wood, covered with gold, and naked parts (head, legs, arms) were in…
Antinous, favorite of emperor Hadrian, 2nd century AD.
Apollo and his lyre, pouring wine. ca. 480-470 BC.
Stone from the Athenian treasury, with musical notes between lines of text in the Ionic alphabet (128 BC).
Column of the dancers, originally 13m high, offered by the Athenians ca. 330 BC.
