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  • Cinerary-Urn.jpg - Cinerary Urn: Reclining young man dates to 440-460 B.C. at the Altes Museum in Berlin.
  • warrior-shield.jpg - Warrior shield from northern Italy that dates to the 8th to 9th century B.C.
  • Votive-relief-for-a-chariot-victor.jpg - Votive relief for a chariot victory, a marble work from north of Athens, depicts a nude warrior wearing a helmet next to his bearded charioteer. Dates to 390-400 B.C.
  • Amphora-With-Palaestra-Scene.jpg - This modern-looking work was actually created 2,500 years ago. Amphora With Palaestra Scene Signed by the Potter Andokides dates to 525-530 B.C.
  • Laying-out-of-a-Young-Man.jpg - If you look closely, you'll see the Laying Out of a Young Man in the Family Circle in this Greek clay vessel, which dates to 400 B.C.
  • Mummy-Portraits-from-Roman-Tombs-in-Egypt.jpg - Roman soldiers used wax and tempera to paint likenesses of the deceased, who were mummified in Egypt. All date from 60 to 150 A.D.
  • Clay-tablets.jpg - Clay tablets from a tomb in Athens by Exekias, the most famous vase painter of the era, dating to 540 B.C.
  • Greek-bronze-helmets_.jpg - Greek bronze helmets from 600-700 B.C. After successful battle, helmets were sometimes bent and offered in a ceremony as an expression of gratitude to the gods.
  • Bowl-women-carding-wool.jpg - This ancient bowl depicts women carding wool in Italy, circa 470-480 B.C.
  • Archio-tombstone.jpg - Tombstone with the inscribed name of Archio. This is how the gravestones of noblemen looked in ancient Greece (circa 500 B.C.).
  • cupola-rotunda-altes-museum.jpg - Closeup of the cupola in the rotunda of the Altes Museum in Berlin, which displays ancient Greek and Etruscan artworks.
  • Torso-of-an-Old-Fisherman.jpg - Torso of an Old Fisherman, a Roman sculpture in marble, dates to 200 B.C.
  • Grave-loutrophoros.jpg - Grave loutrophoros, a ritual vessel used to transport water for the marriage bath, dating to 500-510 B.C.
  • funerary-lion.jpg - A funerary lion that served as a monument to a person of wealth in Greek society. The marble statue dates to 320 B.C.
  • Head-of-Artemis-or-Apollo.jpg - Head of Artemis or Apollo, dating to 300-330 B.C.
  • Funerary-Relief-of-Sosias-and-Kephisodoros.jpg - Funerary relief created at the end of the Peloponnesian War depicts two citizen soldiers from Athens armed with large round shields, lances and pilos helmets. It dates to 410 B.C. at the Altes Museum in Berlin.
  • Sphinx-shaped-finial.jpg - Sphinx-shaped finial of a Funerary Stele dates to 400-410 B.C. The winged lions with a human head were adopted by the Greeks from the Near East in the seventh century B.C.
  • Head-of-Athena.jpg - Bust of Athena in the Velletri type, circa 400 B.C.
  • Greek-sarcophagus.jpg - A tub-shaped clay sarcophagus from Asia Minor, decorated with images of fighting animals and battle scenes, dates to 480-500 B.C.
  • garland-sarcophagus.jpg - This marble Roman garland sarcophagus dates to 40 A.D.
  • ancient-crested-helmet.jpg - Crested helmet from the early Iron Age culture of Central Italy and Northern Italy dating from the 8th to 9th century B.C.
  • Fragment-from-the-Funerary-Monument.jpg - Madonna? Not quite. The Greek marble statue Fragment from the Funerary Monument of Nikarete dates to 330 B.C.
  • Berlin-goddess.jpg - This marble statue, dubbed the Berlin Goddess, dates to 560-580 B.C. and depicts a woman from a wealthy family appearing as the bride of Hades.
  • Sarcophagus-of-Arnth-Churches.jpg - Sarcophagus of Arnth Churches at the Altes Museum in Berlin.
  • Neck-Amphora-Equestrian-Chorus.jpg - Neck Amphora: Equestrian Chorus, pottery that dates to 530-540 B.C.
  • Column-Sarcophagus_.jpg - Column sarcophagus shows Dionysus dancing amid the maenads, a satyr and Pan, dating to the late 100s A.D.
  • Bust-of-Pericles.jpg - Portrait Bust of Pericles wearing Corinthian helmet, from the island of Lesbos, dates to 430 B.C.
  • Relief-with-procession-of-gods.jpg - The gods Apollo, Diana and Latona approach an altar where Victoria stands in this marble relief. It dates to 20-30 B.C.
  • Ancient-greek-busts.jpg - Ancient Greek busts in the Altes Museum in Berlin.
  • Relief-with-heroes-and-worshippers.jpg - Relief with heroes and worshippers in the Altes Museum of Berlin. It depicts deceased heroes surrounded by a throne, snake and receptacle for offerings.
  • griffins-on-bowl.jpg - A clay vessel showing two griffins dates to 600-625 B.C. at the Altes Museum of Berlin.
  • altes-museum-rotunda-statue2.jpg - Classical statues in the rotunda of the Altes Museum in Berlin.

Ancient Greek art in Berlin (photos)

It's time to share photos from past cruises! Yesterday I shared my photos of the stunning Egyptian collection at the Neues Museum from my Viking Sun ocean cruise to Berlin (via the port city of Warnemunde, Germany). 

What's astonishing is that an equally captivating permanent collection of ancient Greek art is only a few minutes' walk from there at the Altes Museum. Both museums are part of Museum Island, the name of the northern half of an island in the Spree River in the central Mitte district of Berlin.

To be sure, Museum Island attracts an international crowd, but we never felt rushed or hurried during our visit at the height of the tourist season. The Altes is particularly walkable and inviting, with wide open spaces, lots of light and well-thought-out exhibits. 

Check out the photos above for pictures of some highlights, ranging from a warrior shield from the 8th-9th century B.C. (nearly 3,000 years ago!) to breathtaking works of Greek art from 300 to 400 B.C. whose influence resonates to this day. We couldn't have found a better way to spend half a day in Berlin. 

JD Lasica
I'm Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Cruiseable. Follow your cruise bliss to any land where it may lead. Let's connect! I'm @jdlasica on Twitter.

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