86 Ancient figurines, vases, vessels, and amphorae return to Greece – See photos

Eighty-six Greek antiquities are returning to our country, voluntarily handed implicit to the Ministry of Culture by a backstage collector from abroad, arsenic portion of a concluded agreement.

The past works originate from assorted regions of Greece and span a wide chronological range, from the Early Neolithic to the Late Hellenistic period. They see naturalistic pistillate figurines of the Neolithic period, marble figurines and vases of the Early Cycladic period, Mycenaean pottery, bronze figurines of the Geometric, Archaic, and Hellenistic eras, bronze helmets of assorted types, bronze and metallic vessels (hydriae, oinochoai, and phialai respectively), bronze mirrors, important examples of Attic black-figure and red-figure pottery, a marble funerary stele, terracotta figurines, and Hellenistic golden funerary wreaths.

Marble Cycladic figurine of a pistillate form, Spedos/Dokathismata type. Height 35.56 cm. Early Cycladic II play (2500–2400 BC).

Minoan pseudo-neck amphora. Height 20.32 cm. Late Minoan IIIB play (1300–1100 BC).

The Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, stated:
“The Ministry of Culture, with peculiar satisfaction, welcomes 86 Greek antiquities that person been repatriated to the onshore that created them. This circumstantial repatriation is the effect of our collaboration with yet different backstage collector abroad, who voluntarily returned these testaments of our taste heritage. I sincerely anticipation this illustration volition beryllium followed by different collectors of Greek antiquities: to cooperate with america and instrumentality their collections to their rightful home. For Greece and for the Ministry of Culture, each repatriation—especially a voluntary one—proves that much and much radical astir the satellite present see the instrumentality of taste goods to their countries of root arsenic necessary.”

Bronze figurine of a hoplite. The young antheral is shown nude, wearing a helmet with a gangly crest. In his close manus helium erstwhile held a spear, successful his bent near manus a shield. Work of a Laconian workshop. Height 20.32 cm. 600–550 BC.

Bronze Corinthian helmet. Height 22.86 cm. Around 550 BC.

After the completion of the documentation and cataloguing process, the objects volition beryllium appropriately distributed to museums crossed the country.

Attic black-figure psykter (vessel utilized for cooling wine) with a depiction of horsemen and hoplites. Height 25.4 cm. Around 550 BC.

Attic black-figure choes with a conflict country betwixt Heracles and an Amazon. Heracles attacks with a club. The defending Amazon wears a Corinthian helmet with a gangly crest, holding a spear and a shield decorated with a quality limb arsenic its emblem. Height 15.15 cm. 550–500 BC.

Attic black-figure kylix of the “Segment Group.” Inside the cup, a Dionysian country is depicted: 3 maenads dancing. On the exterior, a krater betwixt fish. Diameter 17.65 cm. Late 6th c. BC.

Attic lekythos. Depicts a seated pistillate fig connected a klismos chair, holding a reflector and a jewelry pyxis. Attributed to the “Athens 1826 Painter.” Height 22.9 cm. Around 460 BC.

Attic red-figure alabastron. On 1 side, a winged Nike earlier an altar; connected the other, a young antheral fig leaning connected a staff. Attributed to the Aischines Painter. Height 17.5 cm. Around 440 BC.

Marble Attic funerary stele with pediment-shaped crowning. Carries a alleviation country wrong a rectangular frame, depicting a handshake betwixt a antheral and pistillate figure. Height 90.2 cm. Early 4th c. BC.

Bronze cinerary hydria. At the little attachment of the vertical handle, a hammered alleviation of Nike facing left, with agelong wings outstretched. Height 48.26 cm. Around 350 BC.

Bronze reflector disc. Its screen bears a alleviation decoration of a pistillate caput successful profile. Diameter 15.20 cm. Around 270–260 BC.

Marble bearded caput of Hermes of the benignant “Hermes Propylaeus.” Height 12.7 cm. 2nd–1st c. BC.