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More than 1,500 objects tell the story of the development of the Greek world from the Archaic and Classical periods.
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Gods appeared in human form in ancient Greek art. Some statues of gods, like Aphrodite, goddess of love, become the epitome of a new approach in depicting feminine beauty.
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Striking red-figure and black-figure ware, decorated with scenes of gods, myths and Greek daily life, were used as everyday tableware.
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Walk amongst statues, and examine more than 1,500 objects that tell the story of the development of the Greek world from the Archaic and Classical periods.
This model of the famous but now lost statue of Athena Parthenos, made by Pheidias to stand in the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis, is the first accurate model of this statue ever produced. It was based on ancient evidence and is still referred to today by experts the world over.