Kouros
The so-called "Milani Apollo" (no longer thought to represent Apollo) or "Milani kouros" (see on Arachne). Attributed to Attic production (late in, or following, Richter's Tenea-Volomandra group). White island marble (Parian?), dated ca. 560-550 (Richter), 550-540, or 540-530 (Paribeni) BCE. It takes its name from Luigi Milani, director of the Florence museum, who acquired the sculpture in 1902. It was purchased at Osimo (AN), loc. Monte Torto, in the Marche region of Italy, from the colle...
An ornate bronze Lychnouchos (Lantern) embellished with reliefs of the god Pan from the tomb of King Philip II of Macedon Greek 336 BCE
This ornate bronze lantern housing a black-glazed terracotta lamp illustrates the originality and sophistication of the metal workshops that produced wares for the Macedonian court. The relief masks represent the god Pan and the decoration of the ivy leaf suggest this lantern was used during royal symposia. Photographed at the exhibit "The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great" at The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.
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