Antiquities Collection

Attic Black figure Olpe

Olpe jug used for the decanting of wine. Decorated with a panel showing a young man playing the kithara, probably as a competitor in a musical contest

Red-figure skyphos

Two handled wine cup decorated with an owl and olive sprays, symbols of Athena and the city of Athens.

Mycenaean stirrup jar

Mycenaean stirrup jar used for perfumed oil.

Tetra Drachma

Athens tetra drachma. Obverse: head of Athena Parthenos with helmet and earring; reverse: Owl standing on amphora, olive wreath.Weight: 17g

Glass jar.

Large glass jar found in a burial, possibly cinerary urn.

Kotyle

Miniature proto-Corinthian kotyle decorated with running hounds in black-figure.

Apulian Red-figure Pelike

Apulian, red-figure Pelike from South Italy. A type of amphora used to hold wine and water. Decorated on both sideds with marriage scenes of bride and groom, (the dressing of the bride).