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an old silver coin with an octopus on it

MK-B | Eretria ca. 500-490 v. Chr.

Silver Tetradrachme , Eretria ca. 500-490 v. Chr. Reverse : E. Vertieftes Quadrat, darin Oktopus mit zwei seitlich gelegenen Augen, die acht Fangarme mit Saugnäpfen an den Enden eingerollt.

an old helmet with wings on it is shown in this image, and has been made from metal

Ancient to Medieval (And Slightly Later) History

Gold and copper alloy bracelet with lion-head finials | Cypriot | Classical | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold and copper alloy bracelet with lion-head finials | Cypriot - 5th century…

a map of the roman empire showing its routes

Digital Maps of the Ancient World on X

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A GREEK GOLD AND GARNET EARRING WITH SIREN, HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. | Christie's

an ancient statue of a mermaid and a sea horse on display in front of a black background

Skylla - Terracotta relief from Melos

Skylla - Terracotta relief from Melos | London, British Muse… | Flickr

a piece of art that looks like it is made out of gold and black paper

Athens Archaeological Museum- ath2mus

Gold Griffin, Delphi

an octopus is depicted in this black and white photo, with the letter e on it's side

Ancient Octopus Coin

Eretria was an Ionian city-state of ancient Greece. The Eretrians were located right across a narrow body of water from Athens and they were generally staunch allies of Athens. They were also eag…

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two gold bracelets with horses on them sitting on a brown surface in front of a red wall

Gridded gold collar ending in bulls heads. 3rd c. BC National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece The Stathatos Collection comprises some 970 objects which cover all the periods of Greek civilization, from prehistory (fifth millennium BC) to modern times (eighteenth century). It was donated to the Greek state by Eleni Stathatos in 1957, and is currently a part of the Vase and Minor Objects Collection of the National Archaeological Museum. Photo: © Ελευθερία Κωνσταντίνου.

Greco-Roman Gold Earrings with Garnet African Heads, 2nd Century BC-1st Century AD

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Earring with the head of Dionysos. Gold, with a garnet. Hellenistic, late IV - III century BC.Datura : Photo