1000 years of the Olympic Games
Subtitle: treasures of Ancient Greece
By: Terence Measham, Elisabeth Spathari, and Paul Donnelly ; organised and lent by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Athens, as a contribution to the celebration of the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games ; developed by the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
Contributors: Donnelly, Paul, 1961-; Spathari, Elisabeth.; Powerhouse Museum.; Greece. Hypourgeio Politismou.
Publisher: Powerhouse Pub.
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Sydney
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Sports in art -- Exhibitions; Art, Greek -- Exhibitions; Art, Ancient -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions.
Other titles: One thousand years of the Olympic Games
Description: "The objects featured in this book have miraculously survived through time. Together with essays, they tell us about the rituals and sports of the ancient games and their significance within the mythology and society of the ancient Greeks." "The majority of the objects are from the National Archeological Museum, Athens. Other lending institutions include: the Ancient Olympia Museum; the Ancient Agora Museum; the Acropolis Museum; and the archaeological museums of Delphi, Heraklion, Karameikos, Nauplion, Rhodes, Samos and Thebes. Objects from the Powerhouse Museum collection are also included."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.