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Superstitions and Apotropaic Magic: From Ancient to Modern Times
Crouching female figure, ca. 5800-4500 BCE. Gift of Elisabeth French. Benaki Museum. In the ancient world, superstitious beliefs were an...
Renee O'Brien
Jun 30, 20173 min read


The Cyclades
Cycladic female figurine of the 'folded-arm' type, ca. 2700 - 2300 BCE. 32530. Gift of Christos Bastis. Benaki Museum. These white marble...
Hayley Stoneham
May 31, 20173 min read


The Final Journey: Crossing the Styx
Attic funerary lekythos with a farewell scene, ca. 360 BCE. 31168. Gift of Christine Roussel. Benaki Museum. In ancient Greek mythology,...
Renee O'Brien
Apr 30, 20173 min read
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