Greek Collection (page 100)

"Exploring the Rich Legacy of Greek Civilization

Greek Collection: Aphrodite Sur La Jetee D'Alexandrie

Aphrodite Sur La Jetee D'Alexandrie
This sketch depicts the Greek goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite, standing on the pier of Alexandria, with a number of other devoted figures. Date: circa 1901

Greek Collection: St John's Bay, Patmos, Greece

St John's Bay, Patmos, Greece Date: 1847

Atropos
A portrait illustration of a reclined woman, titled Atropos, who was one of the three fates in Greek mythology, her name describes her as unalterable, or inflexible. Date: circa 1922

Medusa
A portrait sketch depiction of the Greek mythological gorgon, Medusa, whose gaze famously turned her victims to stone. Her hair comprises of a writhing bundle of snakes

Persephone In Soho
A side profile portrait sketch of a Roman figure with curly hair, titled Persephone In Soho, who was the goddess queen of the underworld, the wife of Hades, from Greek mythology. Date: circa 1920

Pan And The Horses
This painting depicts Pan, the Greek god of the wilds, shepherds and flocks, he is represented as a faun or satyr, having the legs and horns of a goat, and the head and torso of a man

Faun with Panpipes
An illustration with elements of symmetry. Characters included in this image are a faun, seated left, playing some panpipes, inspired by the Greek god, Pan, and a warrior woman, seated right

Hermes and Iris
A painting depiction of what might be the Greek Goddess, Iris, with her symbolic jug of water, and Hermes, with his flaming red hair and dagger

Greek Collection: White Star Line - Copeland Spode blue and white dinner plate

White Star Line - Copeland Spode blue and white dinner plate
White Star Line - Copeland Spode a la carte dinner plate decorated in the Greek key pattern with OSNC initials intertwined (Oceanic Steam Navigation Company). 9 inches. Date: early 20th century

Greek Collection: White Star Line - Copeland Spode blue and white soup bowl

White Star Line - Copeland Spode blue and white soup bowl
White Star Line - Copeland Spode a la carte soup bowl decorated in the Greek key pattern, with OSNC initials intertwined (Oceanic Steam Navigation Company). 9.5 inches. Date: early 20th century

Greek Collection: White Star Line - damask tablecloth

White Star Line - damask tablecloth
White Star Line - large embroidered damask tablecloth with central motif and Greek key border. 82 x 48 inches. Date: 1920s

Greek Collection: White Star Line - Copeland Spode side plate

White Star Line - Copeland Spode side plate with Greek key design and cobalt band decoration. 8 inches. Intertwined initials OSNC (Oceanic Steam Navigation Company)

Greek Collection: White Star Line - blue, white and gilt egg cup

White Star Line - blue, white and gilt egg cup
White Star Line - Cobalt blue, white and gilt Stonier and Co. First Class egg cup. 2.25 inches. Intertwined initials OSNC (Oceanic Steam Navigation Company)

Greek Collection: Students of Berkely College, Acting Oedipus Rex

Students of Berkely College, Acting Oedipus Rex
Students of Berkeley College, Acting ?dipus Rex in their Greek Theatre of the College. Teiresias, the seer, is seen approaching King ?dipus on the permanent stage possessed by the college

Greek Collection: The reconstructed opera house

The reconstructed opera house
The Reconstructed Royal Opera House at Covent Garden; For Professor Reinhardt's presentation of Oedipus. This greatest outcome of the Greek genius of Sophocles was translated by Professor Gilbert

Greek Collection: The Greek royal family

The Greek royal family
The younger members of the Greek royal family in around 1900. From left to right; The Princess Helen of Sparta, Grand Duchess Marie of Greece Prince George of Sparta, Prince Nicholas of Greece

Greek Collection: The Seven Boys of the Pleiades

The Seven Boys of the Pleiades
A surreal artistic rendering of seven boys from a painting by Francis Floris (1519-1570), a Flemish painter and artist. The painting is an allegory (a common trait in Floris's paintings)

Greek Collection: Card Players, Piraeus, Greece

Card Players, Piraeus, Greece
A group of card players sat in a cafe in Piraeus, Greece. One of them holds a traditional shisha pipe. Piraeus is a port city in the region of Attica. Date: 1885

Greek Collection: Euripides Medea (Fragment)

Euripides Medea (Fragment)
Minute fragment from Euripides Medea, v.1057-1062, parchment. From a codex, main body text in brown in a rounded unical hand

Greek Collection: Unidentified Fragments

Unidentified Fragments
Three fragments from an unidentified text

Greek Collection: Turkey. Constantinople. Istanbul. Greek Priest's house

Turkey. Constantinople. Istanbul. Greek Priest's house
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Greek Priest's house, near Yeni-kuey, on the Bosphorus. Engraving by Lemaitre, Danvin and Lepetit

Greek Collection: Ottoman domination period. Rhodes island. Engraving

Ottoman domination period. Rhodes island. Engraving
Ottoman domination period. Rhodes (today Greek territory). Engraving by Lemaitre, Arnout and Cholet. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840. Date: 2018

Greek Collection: Fernando Nunez de Guzman (ca. 1480-1553). Spanish rhetorical

Fernando Nunez de Guzman (ca. 1480-1553). Spanish rhetorical, called Nunius Pincianus or Pinciano, and Greek Coomander. Professor of Greek at the University of Alcala. Portrait, detail

Greek Collection: Founding Inscription of Bishop Paulos

Founding Inscription of Bishop Paulos
The Founding Inscription of Bishop Paulos. It commemorates the renovation of the cathedral in 707. Greek. Sandstone. Detail. From Faras (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland

Greek Collection: Knight of the Order of Alcantara in ceremonial dress

Knight of the Order of Alcantara in ceremonial dress. Chromolithography. Historia de las Ordenes de Caballeria y de las Condecoraciones Espanolas

Greek Collection: Spain, Catalonia, Girona province, Empuries. Greek Neapolis

Spain, Catalonia, Girona province, Empuries. Greek Neapolis. Remains of the Acropolis. Date: 2014

Greek Collection: Cycladic relief. Pithos. Depiction of Potnia Theron

Cycladic relief. Pithos. Depiction of Potnia Theron, the Mistress of the Animals. Goddess of nature, crowned with flowers and shotts, flanked by two rampant lionesses and two submissive women

Greek Collection: Turkey. Ephesus city. Pillar with Greek inscription

Turkey. Ephesus city. Pillar with Greek inscription, near the Library of Celsus. Edict of governors Eutropius (c. 371-372) and Festus (372-378)

Greek Collection: Bas-relief. 2nd century. Pillar at the Gate of Heracles

Bas-relief. 2nd century. Pillar at the Gate of Heracles
Hellenistic bas-relief, c. 2nd century. Heracles hero wearing the skin of the Nemean lion carved on the pillar at the Gate of Heracles. Curetes Street. Ephesus. Izmir province. Turkey. Asia Minor

Greek Collection: Passage of Theores. Detail of the Three Graces

Passage of Theores. Detail of the Three Graces, c. 470 BC. Relief. Thasian marble. From Thasos, Greece. Louvre Museum. Paris, France. Date: 2014

Greek Collection: Advert, The Hellenic Mediterranean Lines, Greece

Advert, The Hellenic Mediterranean Lines, Greece
Advert, The Hellenic Mediterranean Lines, Piraeus, Greece Date: 1955

Greek Collection: Nomikos Lines, Mediterranean Passenger Services

Nomikos Lines, Mediterranean Passenger Services Date: 1955

The Great Fortune
A copperplate engraving depicting Nemesis, the Greek goddess of divine retribution, her identity has been combined with Fortuna, the Roman goddess of victory and fortune. Date: circa 1502

Greek Collection: Hercules, Dianira and Archelous

Hercules, Dianira and Archelous
This bas relief depicts the scene of Greek hero, Hercules, saving Dianira from having to marry Achelous, the river god, who is defeated. Date: circa 1924

Satyr
A comic illustration of the Greek mythological Satyr, holding his hoof, this drawing could possibly be from a book called Satyrs and Sunlight, by Hugh McCrae. Date: circa 1923

The Red Phoenix
This Chinese painting on silk depicts the mythical phoenix creature. Differing from tradition Greek mythology, the appearance of a phoenix (fenghuang)

Greek Collection: North American Rockwell T-2B Buckeye 158889

North American Rockwell T-2B Buckeye 158889
Rockwell T-2C Buckeye 158889 (msn 352-14, base code NJ, call-sign 632'). (Transferred to Greek AF). Date: circa 1985

Greek Collection: Greek family, mother and her children

Greek family, mother and her children
Greek family, possibly Alexander Constantine Ionides wife Euterpe with her children Date: circa 1840s

Greek Collection: Greek frieze panels on exhibit at Aphrodisias

Greek frieze panels on exhibit at Aphrodisias, near Ceyre, in Aydin Province, Turkey Date: circa 1975

Greek Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - Street Sweepers resting

Thessaloniki, Greece - Street Sweepers resting after a hard day's work. Date: circa 1910s

Greek Collection: Lagkadia, Greece - Panoramic View

Lagkadia, Greece - Panoramic View
Lagkadia, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece - Panoramic View. Date: circa 1950s

Greek Collection: The Temple of Aphaia - Aigina, Greece

The Temple of Aphaia - Aigina, Greece
The Temple of Aphaia or Afea is located within a sanctuary complex dedicated to the goddess Aphaia on the Greek island of Aigina, which lies in the Saronic Gulf

Greek Collection: The Lions of Delos, Greece

The Lions of Delos, Greece
The Lions of Delos once graced the famous Terrace of the Lions on the sacred island of Delos, Greece. The Terrace of the Lions was dedicated to Apollo by the people of Naxos shortly before 600 BCE

Greek Collection: View over the Old Town of Monemvasia, Laconia, Greece

View over the Old Town of Monemvasia, Laconia, Greece - a small island off the east coast of the Peloponnese. The island is linked to the mainland by a short causeway. Date: circa 1950s

Greek Collection: Monemvasia, Laconia, Greece

Monemvasia, Laconia, Greece - a small island off the east coast of the Peloponnese. The island is linked to the mainland by a short causeway. Date: circa 1950s

Greek Collection: Hermes and the Infant Dionysus (detail)

Hermes and the Infant Dionysus (detail)
Close-up facial detail of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, also known as the Hermes of Praxiteles or the Hermes of Olympia - an ancient Greek sculpture of Hermes

View of Hydra, Greece - (also known as Ydra or Idra) - one of the Saronic Islands of Greece, located in the Aegean Sea between the Myrtoan Sea and the Argolic Gulf. Date: circa 1950s

Greek Collection: Monastery of Hosios Loukas (Venerable Luke) - Mount Helicon

Monastery of Hosios Loukas (Venerable Luke) - Mount Helicon
Monastery of Hosios Loukas (Venerable Luke) on the slopes of Mount Helicon, between Delphi and Levadia in the Gulf of Corinth

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