These sorts of scenes are quite common in ancient Greek art, but unusual in the context of a tomb.The image of the diver on the ceiling is particularly unusual as it’s a rare subject matter in ...
It is known as a dark age because nobody knows much about what happened - all written language and art disappeared. Remains of an ancient Greek gymnasium. In 800BC, almost 300 years after the Dark ...
Archaeologists say the frescos are among the finest yet found among the ancient ruins. Mythical Greek figures such as ... "In the shimmering light, the paintings would have almost come to life ...
An art expert from Greece's National Gallery who examined the works found that all 123 were “clearly” forgeries, the police statement said. Officers raided the auction house premises and four ...