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Japanese Sun Bodhisattva (Nikkō Bosatsu) sculpture, Heian period (c. 800 CE).

Sun Bodhisattva (794-1185 CE)

Antiquities Asia Japan Sculpture

Carved around 800 CE, this wooden figure from Japan shows a Bodhisattva cut from nutmeg-yew, lined with traces of color and gold.

Neck Amphora (515-510 BCE)

Antiquities Europe Greece Household Items

Fired between 515 and 510 BCE, this black-figure amphora from Attic Greece plots Herakles wrestling the Nemean Lion alongside Dionysos and followers.

Archaic Greek marble torso of a kouros, c. 550 BCE

Torso of a Kouros (550 BCE)

Antiquities Europe Greece Sculpture

Carved around 550 BCE, this marble kouros fragment from Greece shows a youthful male torso, smoothed with patterned details.

Silver tetradrachm from Amphipolis with Artemis head in a shield, 158–150 BCE

Artemis Silver Tetradrachm (158 – 150 BCE)

Antiquities Coins and Currency Europe Greece

Struck between 158 and 150 BC, this silver coin from Amphipolis sets Artemis’ head in a shield on one side and a club in a wreath on the other.

Hellenistic terracotta female erote holding two torches, Myrina, 300–100 BCE

Erote With Torches (300 – 100 BCE)

Antiquities Europe Greece Sculpture

Formed between 300 and 100 BCE, this terracotta figurine from Myrina lifts a female erote with a torch in each hand.

Greek bronze head of Herakles filled with lead, 300–200 BCE

Head of Herakles (300 – 200 BCE)

Antiquities Europe Greece Sculpture

Forged between 300 and 200 BCE, this bronze head from Greece, filled with lead, frames Herakles with curly hair and an upward gaze.

Hellenistic terracotta Erote with theatrical mask from Myrina, 300–1 BCE

Erote With Mask (300 – 1 BCE)

Antiquities Europe Greece Sculpture

Molded between the 3rd and 1st centuries BCE, this terracotta piece from Myrina grips a theatrical mask, tying it to the Erotes.

Tanagra terracotta Lady with Hand Fan figurine, 3rd century BCE

Lady With Hand Fan Figurine (200s BCE)

Antiquities Europe Greece Sculpture

Shaped in the 3rd century BC, this terracotta piece from Tanagra fixes a woman with a hand fan, dressed in detailed folds.

Etruscan bronze kottabos element with a dancing satyr, 470–450 BCE

Kottabos Element of a Dancing Satyr (470 – 450 BCE)

Antiquities Etruria Europe Household Items

Cast between 470 and 450 BC, this bronze piece of a dancing satyr from Etruria props a satyr in a dance pose, once balancing a dish for the kottabos game.