Mycenaean necklace, c. 12 century BC
Parian marble bust from Smyrna of an Ancient Roman woman, likely Octavia Minor(66-11 b.C.), sister to Augustus and wife to Marcus Antonius. Currently on display in Room 31 of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. Picture by Giovanni Dall’Orto, November 11 2009
Silver tetradrachm issued by Smyrna, ca. 160–150 BC, obverse: head of Cybele wearing a mural crown.
Head of the poetess Sappho, Smyrna, Marble copy of a prototype belonging to the Hellenistic Period. (Istanbul Archeological Museum) Photo by P. Vasiliadis
Bronze medallion minted by the city of Smyrna under the reign of Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD)
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak, A scene depicting the farewell of the groom and bride.
Vandal gold and glass necklace. From the Czékeburial site, around 300 AD or early 4th century AD.
Table’s pedestal (Trapezophoros) with two griffins wolfing a deer. Polychrome marble carving (4th century Before Christ) belonging to a Dauni’s citizen high society grave. Recovered in Ascoli Satriano (Foggia, Italy), the work is considered as a masterpiece with no pre-existing equals. .
Ancient Egyptian wooden cat, c. Old or Middle Kingdom
