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KHMV | Michael Svetbird phs©msp | 13|08|23 6200X4200 600 [I.-III.] The photographed object is collection item of KHMV, photos are subject to copyrights. [non commercial use | sorry for the watermarks]

London, July 2022

Ancient Greek (Chalcidian) eye-cup.  Attr. to the Phineus Painter; ca. 520 BCE.  Thought to come from Rhegium (Rhegion) in southern Italy; now in the Getty Museum, Malibu. 

~ Shield with a head of Medusa. Culrure: Greek Period: Hellenistic Period Date: 310–240 B.C. Place of origin: Eretria, Euboia, Greece Medium: Terracotta, gilded and painted

Αυτή η μικρή διαταραχή της ηρεμίας με τρελαίνει

Silver didrachm of the Euboean polis of Eretria.  On the obverse, a cow scratching its head with its hind hoof; on the reverse, an octopus.  Artist unknown; 500-465 BCE.  Photo credit: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com

Silver stater of the Euboean League.  On the obverse, a cow licking herself; on the reverse, the head of the eponymous nymph Euboea.  Artist unknown; ca. 375-357 BCE.  Photo credit: Exekias/Wikimedia Commons.

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