Art and antiquities (4912 Subjects)
Ancient inscription of a city decree discovered by the author near the foundations of the monastery of Saint John the Theologian at Aptera, Chania, following a brief excavation.
Inscription in Doric dialect found by the author in a church at the village of Stavromenos, on his return trip from Melidoni to Rethymno.
The fountain of Bebo at Kornaros square, Heraklion, Crete. The fountain was built between 1552 and 1554 by captain Gianmatteo Bebo. It bears a Venetian coat of arms. At the centre, statue of the Roman era.
Inscription of ancient Priansos, seen and transcribed by the author at Toplou monastery, Sitia province.
Winged statuette, probably of Eros, discovered at the excavations near the monastery of Saint John the Theologian at ancient Aptera, under the author's supervision. The author took the statuette with him to Britain.
Sarcophagus of Arvi or Pashley sarcophagus: Marble sarcophagus with relief showing the triumphal return of Dionysus, discovered in Arvi, Heraklion province, and taken to Britain by Robert Pashley, today housed at Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Details from the sarcophagus of Arvi or Pashley sarcophagus: marble sarcophagus with relief showing the triumphal return of Dionysus, discovered in Arvi, Heraklion province, and taken to Britain by Robert Pashley, today housed at Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Details from the sarcophagus of Arvi or Pashley sarcophagus: marble sarcophagus with relief showing the triumphal return of Dionysus, discovered in Arvi, Heraklion province, and taken to Britain by Robert Pashley, today housed at Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
