The Ancient Greek Toys Collection : Athyrmata (large box)
Ancient toys in a box: Spinning top (stromvos), bell rattle (platagi), buzzer (iynx), 5 ceramic knucklebones (astragaloi), 2 marbles marbles (spher...
View full details“Αthyrmata” (plur. of athyrma) is the ancient Greek word for toys as opposed to games: animal figurines, marbles (spheria), knucklebones (astragaloi), miniature vases, whistles, spinning tops (stromvos), buzzers (lynx), rattles (platagi). We have mixed at least four of those objects to create a fun “Toy Box”, perfect for girls and boys.
Our ceramic toys are all hand modeled or wheel-thrown and hand-painted before firing. As they do not contain any toxic substances or especially small parts, they are safe to be used by children, preferably under adult supervision due to the possibility of breakage.
Based on ancient toys from Museum collections in Greece and abroad such as the Athens Agora, the Kerameikos Museum, the Louvre and the British Museum, they make the perfect gift for kids and adults.
Ancient toys in a box: Spinning top (stromvos), bell rattle (platagi), buzzer (iynx), 5 ceramic knucklebones (astragaloi), 2 marbles marbles (spher...
View full detailsBird shaped water-whistles or bubble-whistles have provided children with endless entertainment ever since antiquity. They consist of small, almost...
View full detailsMiniature ceramic cooking and tableware. Kitchen utensils and drinking vessels which archaeologists discover in all Mycenaean palaces, i.e. in Pylo...
View full detailsFollow the instructions and learn how to play with your friends the ancient greek games of astragalismos, artiasmos (even-odds) and pentelitha (fiv...
View full detailsAncient toys in a box D: spinning top (stromvos), 5 ceramic marbles (spheria), 2 knucklebones (astragaloi) and a buzzer (iynx). Collection for boys...
View full detailsAncient toys in a box C: Spinning top (stromvos), 5 ceramic marbles (spheria), 2 knucklebones (astragaloi) and an animal figurine in the form of a ...
View full detailsAncient toys in a box B: Animal figurine (moorhen), 4 minature vases (cooking pot, plates, oinochoe), and 2 ceramic marbles (spheria). Collection m...
View full detailsAncient toys in a box A: Animal figurine (moorhen), 4 minature vases (cooking pot, plates, oinochoe) and 2 ceramic marbles (spheria). Collection ma...
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