Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Museum of Delphi

We had Delphi pretty much to ourselves...early morning, low season. After finishing the site and grounds, we returned to the museum.
The Museum at Delphi















The Twins of Argos




















The Sphinx from Naxos (an island in the
Aegean), with her Mona Lisa smile



















Surprisingly, despite aeons' of looting, gold was found at
Delphi, under the huge paving stones
















Bronze helmut decoration, with copper inlay















The Philosopher



















Antinoos, Emperor Hadrian's cute traveling
companion




















The Charioteer, one of the few Greek bronzes

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