Marble free standing statues and reliefs of ancient Greece strike us with their effortless realism and grace.&nbsp;

The Greek sculptures knew how to tame the hard stone and imitating human movement, dress or nakedness, the beauty of a face. The Classical sculptures of the Museum of Cycladic Art are noteworthy examples of Greek stonemasonry.

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ANCIENT GREEK ART COLLECTION

CORPORATE GIFTS

Lekythia were vases with a handle, a narrow neck, and a deep mouth, which were mainly used for storing aromatic oils for women and athletes. They were also used as containers for offering oil to the dead. The shoulder of this Cypriot lekythion is decorated with two waterfowl having their beaks open and their heads turned towards the ground. The two birds are flanking a large, central lotus flower. THANOS N. ZINTILIS COLLECTION NO 0189Replica in clay

LEKYTHION WITH BIRDS

In ancient times, the first toys associated with children's infancy are, among others, rattles and bells, which were made of clay, metal, and sometimes wood. The sound they made calmed and amused babies and in addition, the ancients believed that it could ward off evil spirits.

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NEWBORN

Feeding bottles have been used since prehistoric times.&nbsp;In classical Greece they were made of clay, usually with black-figured decoration on the upper surface, like the elegant spirals of this one. The nutritional value of breast-feeding is attested by many ancient authors, such as Aristotle or Plutarch, while ancient physicians, like Galen, recommended breastfeeding as the exclusive feeding method until the age of 6 months.N.P. GOULANDRIS COLLECTION NO 0029Replica in clay

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