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The Greek City That Was the Ceramic Center of the Ancient World

The Greek city of Klazomenai located near today's Izmir (Smyrna) was the center of ceramic production in the ancient world. Unique Ancient Greek ceramic figures along with a 2,500-year-old type of water-basin used for rituals have recently been discovered during...

Ancient Greek Girl Buried Wearing Ceramic Flower Wreath

The skull of an Ancient Greek girl with a ceramic flower wreath has been discovered. These remains have been dated circa 400 to 300 B.C. This skull currently resides in The New Archaeological Museum of Patras in Greece. This fossilized...

Corinthian Ship from 7th Century BC Found in Magna Graecia, Italy

A ship of Greek ceramics from the 7th century BC, discovered in Italy in 2019, sheds new light on Magna Graecia, the area of southern Italy that was founded by ancient Greeks. The ship, submerged at 780 meters depth,...

The Largest Exhibition of Ancient Greek Ceramics to Ever Go on Public Display in Israel

On Wednesday at Jerusalem’s Bible Lands Museum the largest exhibit of Greek ceramics to ever be on display to the public opened in the exhibit Gods, Heroes and Mortals in Ancient Greece. The exhibit kicked off the museum's 25th anniversary...

The Ure Museum of Greek Archeology

  The Ure Museum, situated in Reading, houses one of the finest but perhaps least widely known collections of Greek Archaeology in the UK. It was established by Professor Percy Ure and his wife Dr Annie Ure. The Ure Museum of...

Greek Ceramic Treasures Display in Tokyo

The tenth Louvre - DNP Museum Lab presentation in Tokyo invites visitors to discover the art of Ancient Greece's civilization, which had a significant impact on Western art and culture. The visitors will be able to admire four works...