#benaki museum

[gemsofgreece]

Golden Ancient Greek Jewellery

Golden diadem from the Thessaly / Karpenisi Treasure, 3rd-2nd century BC. Benaki Museum

Necklace with semi-precious gemstones and the head of a lynx on one side, Athens, 1st century BC. Benaki Museum

Ring with the depiction of a young man about to throw a fishing net, Rhodes island, 350 - 325 BC. Archaeological Museum of Rhodes

Attic red-figure pelike depicting the gift giving custom to the embellished bride the day after the wedding. It is attributed to the painter hired for the wedding, 330 - 315 BC, Athens. National Archaeological Museum

Heavy golden diadem with a Heracles knot, Thessaly / Karpenisi Treasure, 3rd-2nd century BC. Benaki Museum

Earrings with bull heads and acorns, Ancient Lete (Derveni) of Thessaloniki, 330 - 300 BC. Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

Earrings with God Eros, Athens, late 4th century BC. Benaki Museum

Necklace from the Thessaly / Karpenisi Treasure, 3rd-2nd century BC. Benaki Museum

[lionofchaeronea]

View of Athens from the River Ilissos, Johann Michael Wittmer, 1833

[baebeylik]

Prayer book with depictions of Mecca and Medina. Türkiye(Ottoman Empire). Early 19th Century CE.

The Benaki Museum, Athens.

[captainkaltar]

Byzantine-era earrings

Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece

[kallostheke]

Henry Pickersgill, A Young Greek Woman (detail)

[sentierscolores]

[the-puffinry]

hey don't be sad. deeply silly 18th century Iranian bird scissors.

(source: benaki museum, auction)

[fashionbooksmilano]

Lila de Nobili - Yannis Tsarouchis An encounter

Maria Diamanti, Fani-Maria Tsigakou, Niki Grypari

Benaki Museum - Yannis Tsarouchis Foundation, 2002, 144 pages, 6 b/w and 278 color pictures, 24,6x22cm, ISBN 960-8452-93-7, Greek / English, softcover

euro 50,00

email if you want to buy booksinprogressmilano@yahoo.it

This is the catalogue that accompanied the exhibition “Lila de Nobili – Yannis Tsarouchis. An encounter”, that was held at the Benaki Museum, in cooperation with the Tsarouchis Foundation (4 July-23 September 2002), as a tribute to the great set and costume designer and painter Lila de Nobili (1916-2002). In this book more than 200 works by Lila de Nobili have been gathered together from the Yannis Tsarouchis Museum and private collections, as well as samples of her work in the theatre and the opera (models for sets, costume designs, etc.) and of her skill as a painter (illustrations of books, impressions of Italy, etc.). At the same time works by Yannis Tsarouchis are presented that demonstrate the artistic kinship and common concerns of the two artists.

09/03/24

[memories-of-ancients]

Gold earrings with glass beads, pearls, and sapphires, Byzantine, 5th-6th century AD

from The Benaki Museum, Athens

[ltwilliammowett]

Earrings in the shape of a sailing ship, mid 17th century, enamel, pearl, made in Sifnos, now in the Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece

[gemsofgreece]

Vintage Greek kiosk miniature sold in the Benaki Museum shop. I posted a photo of it because I loved the attention to detail, especially when it comes to the magazines. It has these vinage comics which were popular in Greece, it has the old Romantzo and it has covers which were real ones. Bonus points for the EPSA advertisement on top, because as we ALL know EPSA is the best soft drink brand in Greece if not more and if you have a different opinion... no you don’t. 

It also caused a bittersweet feeling because those kiosks, or períptera as they are really called, are now endangered in Greece as more and more shut down left and right and give their places to regular shops with sundries.... come on... please please please bring the classic kiosks back. Help a kiosk owner instead of buying from supermarkets or other shops whenever you can :(((((((

[grecoromanyaoi]

I felt like drawing and didn’t know what to draw so here are 19th century Greek lesbian brides based on clothing I found in the Benaki museum archives (left is from Menidi and right is from Phthiotis)

(i am taking donation-commissions!)

[baebeylik]

Conical shaped helmet. Türkiye, Ottoman Empire. 1588 CE.

The Benaki Museum, Athens.

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Henry William Pickersgill (English, 1782-1875) A Young Greek Woman, 1829 Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization, Athina

[captainkaltar]

Ancient Greek chickens

Benaki Museum, Athens

[sentierscolores]