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The Iliad

1931 The Iliad and The Odyssey
1931 The Iliad and The Odyssey

1931 The Iliad and The Odyssey

By Homer, Alexander Pope

Located in Bath, GB

A fine, limited edition set of Pope's translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey with excellent provenance.

Category

Vintage 1930s British Books

Materials

Paper

Large Bronze Sculpture Depicting Paris in the Iliad from Greek Mythology
Large Bronze Sculpture Depicting Paris in the Iliad from Greek Mythology

Large Bronze Sculpture Depicting Paris in the Iliad from Greek Mythology

Located in København, Copenhagen

Large bronze sculpture depicting Paris in the Iliad from Greek mythology, circa 1900. Measures: 39 x 16 cm.

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Iliad And The Odyssey Published In London In 1810 In 4 Volumes
The Iliad And The Odyssey Published In London In 1810 In 4 Volumes

The Iliad And The Odyssey Published In London In 1810 In 4 Volumes

Located in Bridgeport, CT

The Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer translated by Alexander Pope, a New Edition with preface and notes by the translator.

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Antique 19th Century English Books

Materials

Paper

19th Century Bronze Bust of Homer
19th Century Bronze Bust of Homer

19th Century Bronze Bust of Homer

Located in Dublin 8, IE

Homer was author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Columns
Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Columns

Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Columns

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

In Greek mythology, Menelaus was a king of Mycenaean Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, and the son of Atreus and Aerope. According to the Iliad, Menelaus was a central figure in ...

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Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Bust of Menelaus
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Bust of Menelaus

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Bust of Menelaus

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

In Greek mythology, Menelaus was a king of Mycenaean Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, and the son of Atreus and Aerope. According to the Iliad, Menelaus was a central figure in ...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Busts

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Bust of Menelaus
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Bust of Menelaus

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Bust of Menelaus

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

In Greek mythology, Menelaus was a king of Mycenaean Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, and the son of Atreus and Aerope. According to the Iliad, Menelaus was a central figure in ...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Busts

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Allegorical French Empire clock Titled " Le Sacrifice d’Iphigénie "
Allegorical French Empire clock Titled " Le Sacrifice d’Iphigénie "

Allegorical French Empire clock Titled " Le Sacrifice d’Iphigénie "

By Claude Galle, Claude Galle

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

This decision determines the rest of the events that occur in the Iliad.        

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Homer
Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Homer

Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Homer

By Wedgwood

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

This English bust depicts the legendary poet and author Homer who is presumed to have penned the two of ancient Greece’s most epic poems: the Iliad and the Odyssey. Scholars are unce...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Stone

Homer Antique Plaster Bust
Homer Antique Plaster Bust

Homer Antique Plaster Bust

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

This Greek bust depicts the legendary poet and author Homer who is presumed to have penned the two of ancient Greece’s most epic poems: the Iliad and the Odyssey. Scholars are uncert...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Plaster

Ancient Troy and Hellespont Map by Ambroise Tardieu, 1825
Ancient Troy and Hellespont Map by Ambroise Tardieu, 1825

Ancient Troy and Hellespont Map by Ambroise Tardieu, 1825

Located in Langweer, NL

An appealing map for collectors interested in Troy, Homer, the Iliad, the Dardanelles, ancient Greece and classical archaeology.

Category

Antique 1820s French Maps

Materials

Paper

Fire-gilded French Empire bronze clock, ca. 1800, “Chariot of Aurora”; Deniere
Fire-gilded French Empire bronze clock, ca. 1800, “Chariot of Aurora”; Deniere

Fire-gilded French Empire bronze clock, ca. 1800, “Chariot of Aurora”; Deniere

By Maison Deniere

Located in Münster, DE

This image originates from the Iliad and was revived in the Late Renaissance and Baroque periods, like many other works of classical antiquity.

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Small Homer Bust Portrait Engraving after Burney, Classical Print, 1794
Small Homer Bust Portrait Engraving after Burney, Classical Print, 1794

Small Homer Bust Portrait Engraving after Burney, Classical Print, 1794

Located in Langweer, NL

Homer, traditionally regarded as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, was one of the most revered literary figures of the ancient world.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Prints

Materials

Paper

Table clock with Muse and writers. Bronze, Paris movement. France, 19th century.
Table clock with Muse and writers. Bronze, Paris movement. France, 19th century.

Table clock with Muse and writers. Bronze, Paris movement. France, 19th century.

Located in Madrid, ES

Homer is the name given to the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the basis of Greco-Latin epic literature.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Other

19th-Century Hand-Coloured Lithograph of a Medieval Siege Tower in Action
19th-Century Hand-Coloured Lithograph of a Medieval Siege Tower in Action

19th-Century Hand-Coloured Lithograph of a Medieval Siege Tower in Action

Located in Langweer, NL

Ancient Battles - Siege of Troy (circa 12th or 13th century BCE, legendary): While primarily referenced in 'The Iliad', various siege devices, including possible towers, were imagi...

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Antique 1840s German Prints

Materials

Paper

Raingo Freres Bronze and Slate French Louis XV Style Figural Mantel Clock
Raingo Freres Bronze and Slate French Louis XV Style Figural Mantel Clock

Raingo Freres Bronze and Slate French Louis XV Style Figural Mantel Clock

By Raingo Frères

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

She holds a bronze plaque that establishes a "canon" of Western literary mastery.The Names on the PlaqueThe names are listed in their French forms, representing the pinnacle of ancie...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Slate, Bronze

19th-Century Hand-Coloured Lithograph of a Multi-Level Medieval Siege Tower
19th-Century Hand-Coloured Lithograph of a Multi-Level Medieval Siege Tower

19th-Century Hand-Coloured Lithograph of a Multi-Level Medieval Siege Tower

Located in Langweer, NL

Ancient Battles - Siege of Troy (circa 12th or 13th century BCE, legendary): While primarily referenced in 'The Iliad', various siege devices, including possible towers, were imagi...

Category

Antique 1840s German Prints

Materials

Paper

French 19th Century Patinated Bronze Group "The Abduction of the Sabine Women"
French 19th Century Patinated Bronze Group "The Abduction of the Sabine Women"

French 19th Century Patinated Bronze Group "The Abduction of the Sabine Women"

By Pierre Loison 1

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mallory states: Basically, the parallels concern the presence of first-(magico-juridical) and second-(warrior) function representatives on the victorious side of a war that ultimate...

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Antique 19th Century French Mannerist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Napoleon III Style Large Oil On Canvas French Subject Calliope Gold Background
Napoleon III Style Large Oil On Canvas French Subject Calliope Gold Background

Napoleon III Style Large Oil On Canvas French Subject Calliope Gold Background

Located in Prato, Tuscany

In the study of Greek myths, Calliope ("she who has a beautiful voice") was the muse of epic poetry, the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, known as the Muse of Homer, the inspirer of t...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

16th Century Italian Carrara Marble Sea Monster Fountain Sculpture
16th Century Italian Carrara Marble Sea Monster Fountain Sculpture

16th Century Italian Carrara Marble Sea Monster Fountain Sculpture

Located in Milano, IT

Other specimens ranged from the dragons mentioned in the Iliad (which were winged and had legs) to "ketos” (also from Greek mythology), the terrifying being from whose Latinized name...

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Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Animal Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Fine French Patinated Bronze Bust of Menelaus, After the Antique, Late 19th Cent
Fine French Patinated Bronze Bust of Menelaus, After the Antique, Late 19th Cent

Fine French Patinated Bronze Bust of Menelaus, After the Antique, Late 19th Cent

Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY

A finely cast French patinated bronze bust depicting Menelaus, the legendary King of Sparta and one of the principal heroes of Homer's Iliad, executed after an important classical pr...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French Aubusson tapestry 19th century- The Abduction of Helen by Paris - No 1605
French Aubusson tapestry 19th century- The Abduction of Helen by Paris - No 1605

French Aubusson tapestry 19th century- The Abduction of Helen by Paris - No 1605

By Aubusson Manufacture

Located in Paris, FR

This leads directly to the Trojan War, which lasts ten years and is the subject of Homer's Iliad.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Silk

Antique Trojan War Map – Bellum Trojanum Mediterranean, Wilkinson 1815
Antique Trojan War Map – Bellum Trojanum Mediterranean, Wilkinson 1815

Antique Trojan War Map – Bellum Trojanum Mediterranean, Wilkinson 1815

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Antique Trojan War Map – Bellum Trojanum Mediterranean, Wilkinson 1815 This finely engraved and delicately hand-colored antique map titled Bellum Trojanum (The Trojan War) pr...

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Antique Early 19th Century British Maps

Materials

Paper

Rare Original Antique Russian Avant Garde Cinema Poster Bograd Helen Of Troy
Rare Original Antique Russian Avant Garde Cinema Poster Bograd Helen Of Troy

Rare Original Antique Russian Avant Garde Cinema Poster Bograd Helen Of Troy

Located in London, GB

Падение Трои / The Rape of Helen and The Fall of Troy - produced by Bavaria Film Munchner Lichtspielkunst AG (Emelka), directed by the German film director Manfred Noa (1893-1930), b...

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Vintage 1920s Russian Posters

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century Antique Floral Bessarabian Kilim Rug
Early 20th Century Antique Floral Bessarabian Kilim Rug

Early 20th Century Antique Floral Bessarabian Kilim Rug

Located in Los Angeles, US

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

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Early 20th Century Other Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Late 19th Century Bessarabian Kilim Rug
Late 19th Century Bessarabian Kilim Rug

Late 19th Century Bessarabian Kilim Rug

Located in Los Angeles, US

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Category

Antique 19th Century Other Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Early 20th Century Vintage Flat Weave Shahsavand Kilim Rug
Early 20th Century Vintage Flat Weave Shahsavand Kilim Rug

Early 20th Century Vintage Flat Weave Shahsavand Kilim Rug

Located in Los Angeles, US

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Other Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

1900 Floral Flat Weave Kilim
1900 Floral Flat Weave Kilim

1900 Floral Flat Weave Kilim

Located in Los Angeles, US

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

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Vintage 1940s Other Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

1920 Antique Flat Weave Kilim Rug
1920 Antique Flat Weave Kilim Rug

1920 Antique Flat Weave Kilim Rug

Located in Los Angeles, US

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Category

Vintage 1920s Other Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Signed French Jean-Baptiste Deshays Pictorial Tapestry
Antique Signed French Jean-Baptiste Deshays Pictorial Tapestry

Antique Signed French Jean-Baptiste Deshays Pictorial Tapestry

Located in Long Island City, NY

On the Design: This magnificent tapestry showcases the dramatic narrative capabilities of French royal workshops through its dynamic depiction of a classical scene from Homer's Ilia...

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Antique 1720s French Aubusson Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

French Early 19th Century Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Claude Galle
French Early 19th Century Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Claude Galle

French Early 19th Century Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Claude Galle

By Claude Galle

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

Hector’s departure from Andromache: Depicted from the epic, Iliad, the Trojan hero, Hector shields his wife, Andromache, who presents him with their son, Atyanax, upon his departu...

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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

1920’s Antique Swedish Flat Weave Killim Rug-9'6'' X 6'7''
1920’s Antique Swedish Flat Weave Killim Rug-9'6'' X 6'7''

1920’s Antique Swedish Flat Weave Killim Rug-9'6'' X 6'7''

Located in Los Angeles, US

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Category

Vintage 1920s Swedish Empire Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Flatweave Kilim Geometric Design
Vintage Flatweave Kilim Geometric Design

Vintage Flatweave Kilim Geometric Design

Located in Los Angeles, US

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Asian Other Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Geometric Kilim Runner Rug - 5'10'' X 3'8''
Antique Geometric Kilim Runner Rug - 5'10'' X 3'8''

Antique Geometric Kilim Runner Rug - 5'10'' X 3'8''

Located in Los Angeles, US

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Category

Vintage 1920s Unknown Kilim Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

1910s Antique Kilim Rug
1910s Antique Kilim Rug

1910s Antique Kilim Rug

Located in Los Angeles, US

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Asian Other Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Kilim Runner Rug - 3'3'' X 7'9''
Antique Kilim Runner Rug - 3'3'' X 7'9''

Antique Kilim Runner Rug - 3'3'' X 7'9''

Located in Los Angeles, US

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Kilim Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

1920s Antique Geometric Kilim Rug 6'8''x 3'5''
1920s Antique Geometric Kilim Rug 6'8''x 3'5''

1920s Antique Geometric Kilim Rug 6'8''x 3'5''

Located in Los Angeles, US

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Category

Vintage 1920s Asian Tribal Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Antique Kilim Runner
Early 20th Century Antique Kilim Runner

Early 20th Century Antique Kilim Runner

Located in Los Angeles, US

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Asian Other Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Kilim Geometric Runner Rug 13'1'' X 5'11''
Antique Kilim Geometric Runner Rug 13'1'' X 5'11''

Antique Kilim Geometric Runner Rug 13'1'' X 5'11''

Located in Los Angeles, US

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Asian Other Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Kilim Runner Rug 17'2'' X 6'11''
Antique Kilim Runner Rug 17'2'' X 6'11''

Antique Kilim Runner Rug 17'2'' X 6'11''

Located in Los Angeles, US

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Asian Other Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

16th Century School of Fontainebleau Engraving
16th Century School of Fontainebleau Engraving

16th Century School of Fontainebleau Engraving

By Master F.G.

Located in New York, NY

Favoring the former interpretation is that the episode appears in Homer’s Iliad. Favoring the later is that the comely young man seems very much alive.

Category

Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Prints

Materials

Paper

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Bronze Bust of Menelaus King of Sparta Grand Tour, circa 19th Century
Bronze Bust of Menelaus King of Sparta Grand Tour, circa 19th Century

Bronze Bust of Menelaus King of Sparta Grand Tour, circa 19th Century

Located in London, GB

Prominent in both the Iliad and Odyssey, Menelaus was also popular in Greek vase painting and Greek tragedy, the latter more as a hero of the Trojan War than as a member of the doome...

Category

Antique 1880s French Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Marble Bust of Homer

18th Century Marble Bust of Homer

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H 24.02 in Dm 25.2 in

18th Century Marble Bust of Homer

Located in Sydney, NSW

Homer is best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets.

Category

Antique 1780s Italian Classical Greek Busts

Materials

Marble

Auguste Renoir  "Le Fleuve Scamandre" Etching on Wove Paper
Auguste Renoir  "Le Fleuve Scamandre" Etching on Wove Paper

Auguste Renoir "Le Fleuve Scamandre" Etching on Wove Paper

Located in Woodbury, CT

The Scamander, a river in the Troad, figuring as a divinity in the Iliad and a source of mythological legends, is a title given to two etchings by Renoir representing the same subject.

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Early 20th Century Prints

20th Century Sculpture Figure Bronze Mars God of War or Achilles
20th Century Sculpture Figure Bronze Mars God of War or Achilles

20th Century Sculpture Figure Bronze Mars God of War or Achilles

Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha

In Greek mythology, Achilles or Achilleus was a Greek hero of the Trojan War and the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad. His mother was the immortal Nereid T...

Category

Vintage 1970s British Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey, 2 Volumes, Easton Press, 2004
Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey, 2 Volumes, Easton Press, 2004

Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey, 2 Volumes, Easton Press, 2004

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

AUTHOR: HOMER (Robert Fagles - translator). TITLE: The Iliad and The Odyssey. PUBLISHER: Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2004.

Category

Early 2000s American Books

Materials

Leather

Iliad & the Odyssey of Homer. 8 Vols. Large Paper Edition 1905 Leather Bound
Iliad & the Odyssey of Homer. 8 Vols. Large Paper Edition 1905 Leather Bound

Iliad & the Odyssey of Homer. 8 Vols. Large Paper Edition 1905 Leather Bound

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

AUTHOR: HOMER (William Cullen Bryant). TITLE: The Iliad - and - The Odyssey of Homer. PUBLISHER: Boston: Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1905.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Books

Materials

Leather

Silver Bust of Menelaus King of Sparta Grand Tour
Silver Bust of Menelaus King of Sparta Grand Tour

Silver Bust of Menelaus King of Sparta Grand Tour

Located in Rochester, NY

Prominent in both the Iliad and Odyssey, Menelaus was also popular in Greek vase painting and Greek tragedy, the latter more as a hero of the Trojan War than as a member of the doome...

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Antique 19th Century European Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Silver Plate

Homer's Illiad Limited Edition in Four Volume Leather Bound Set
Homer's Illiad Limited Edition in Four Volume Leather Bound Set

Homer's Illiad Limited Edition in Four Volume Leather Bound Set

By Homer

Located in San Francisco, CA

The Iliad of Homer translated by William Cullen Bryant, bound in 3/4 olive green levant morocco, gilt paneled backs, large paper edition limited to 600 copies of which this is number...

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Large Italian, 19th Century Alabaster Urn with a Profile Portrait of Homer
Large Italian, 19th Century Alabaster Urn with a Profile Portrait of Homer

Large Italian, 19th Century Alabaster Urn with a Profile Portrait of Homer

Located in Stockholm, SE

Homer is the name ascribed by the ancient Greeks to the semi-legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems which are the central works of Greek literature.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Empire Urns

Materials

Alabaster

Pair of Gilt Bronze Empire Candlesticks, Paris
Pair of Gilt Bronze Empire Candlesticks, Paris

Pair of Gilt Bronze Empire Candlesticks, Paris

Located in Stockholm, SE

Homer is the presumed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are the foundational works of ancient Greek literature.

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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Antique French 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Marble Double Inkwell Ink Stand
Antique French 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Marble Double Inkwell Ink Stand

Antique French 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Marble Double Inkwell Ink Stand

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Homere was the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are the foundational works of ancient Greek literature.

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Antique 1880s French Neoclassical Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Large Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Grisaille Paintings

Pair of Large Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Grisaille Paintings

Located in Essex, MA

Pair of period neoclassical Italian grisaille paintings Each depicting scenes from the Iliad great condition, no in painting. Original frames Depicting the marriage of Peleus an...

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Paintings

Materials

Paint

Rare Pair of Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Grisaille Panels
Rare Pair of Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Grisaille Panels

Rare Pair of Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Grisaille Panels

Located in Essex, MA

Rare pair of large 18th century Italian Grisaille paintings. Scenes from the Iliad. Neoclassical figures with blue background.

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Italian White Homer Plaster Bust, 1940s
Italian White Homer Plaster Bust, 1940s

Italian White Homer Plaster Bust, 1940s

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H 23.63 in W 13.78 in D 9.85 in

Italian White Homer Plaster Bust, 1940s

Located in IT

Homer is the name ascribed by the ancient Greeks to the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems which are the central works of ancient Greek literature.   

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Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Busts

Materials

Plaster

Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Twenty Seven Volumes
Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Twenty Seven Volumes

Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Twenty Seven Volumes

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Include: The return of the Native By Thomas Hardy - Swann's Way by Marcel Proust - Aristotle" Rhetoric on poetics"- Crime & punishment by Feodor Dostoevsky - A Farewell to Arms by Er...

Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

Pair, Grand Tour Style Italian Bronzed Plaques Aldrovandi & Homer
Pair, Grand Tour Style Italian Bronzed Plaques Aldrovandi & Homer

Pair, Grand Tour Style Italian Bronzed Plaques Aldrovandi & Homer

Located in Atlanta, GA

Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history. Today, only the Iliad and the Odyssey are associated with the name 'Homer'.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Art Nouveau Mahogany Klismos Chairs, c.1920, Denmark
Art Nouveau Mahogany Klismos Chairs, c.1920, Denmark

Art Nouveau Mahogany Klismos Chairs, c.1920, Denmark

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H 33.86 in W 24.02 in D 22.05 in

Art Nouveau Mahogany Klismos Chairs, c.1920, Denmark

Located in Stockholm, SE

In epic, klismos signifies an armchair, but no specific description is given of its form; in the Iliad xxiv, after Priam's appeal, Achilles rises from his throne, raises the elder ma...

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Vintage 1910s Danish Art Nouveau Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Schliemann, Henry, ILIOS, The City and the Country of the Troyans, 1885 Paris
Schliemann, Henry, ILIOS, The City and the Country of the Troyans, 1885 Paris

Schliemann, Henry, ILIOS, The City and the Country of the Troyans, 1885 Paris

Located in Sofia, BG

Schliemann was in search of evidence of the existence of the city of Homeric legend, believing that both the Iliad of Homer and Virgil's Aeneid were based on historical events.

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Antique 1880s French Classical Roman Books

Materials

Paper

Antique French Crystal de Sevres Ruby Crystal Jewellery Casket 19th Century
Antique French Crystal de Sevres Ruby Crystal Jewellery Casket 19th Century

Antique French Crystal de Sevres Ruby Crystal Jewellery Casket 19th Century

By Cristalleries De Sevres

Located in London, GB

He is often viewed as the moral, human hero of The Iliad, fighting out of duty to protect his city. 

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Antique Late 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

Large Meissen Porcelain Group 'Dance Of The Horae' By C. G. Starcke, Ca 1880
Large Meissen Porcelain Group 'Dance Of The Horae' By C. G. Starcke, Ca 1880

Large Meissen Porcelain Group 'Dance Of The Horae' By C. G. Starcke, Ca 1880

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

They watch over human affairs with benevolence and, as Homer reports in the Iliad, guard the gates of heaven by pushing thick clouds away or forward with thunderous roars.

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Antique 1880s German Classical Greek Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Neoclassical Pottery Candlesticks by Pratt
Pair of Neoclassical Pottery Candlesticks by Pratt

Pair of Neoclassical Pottery Candlesticks by Pratt

By Felix Edward Pratt & Richard Pratt

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Some minor areas of wax residue staining from original use. References: The Iliad Of Homer Engraved By Thomas Piroli From The Compositions Of John Flaxman Sculptor Rome 1793.

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Antique Late 19th Century British Neoclassical Revival Candlesticks

Materials

Earthenware

“Homer”, Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock, France, 19th Century
“Homer”, Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock, France, 19th Century

“Homer”, Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock, France, 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

The blind Homer was often represented composing the songs of the Iliad and the Odyssey playing this musical instrument (note that the examples present in this piece are found, for ex...

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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

ULYSSES HEAD IN TERRACOTTA - ODYSSEY FROM THE POLYPHEMUS GROUP 20th Century
ULYSSES HEAD IN TERRACOTTA - ODYSSEY FROM THE POLYPHEMUS GROUP 20th Century

ULYSSES HEAD IN TERRACOTTA - ODYSSEY FROM THE POLYPHEMUS GROUP 20th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Originally from Ithaca, known as the land of the sun, he is one of the Achaean heroes described and narrated by Homer in the Iliad and the Odyssey, the literary work which has him as...

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20th Century Italian Modern Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Corinthian Helmet
Corinthian Helmet

Corinthian Helmet

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H 10.24 in W 10.63 in D 5.91 in

Corinthian Helmet

Located in London, GB

Chigi Vase, and passages from the Iliad describing battle formations (Il. 13.130–33) suggest a horsehair and leather crest may have once been attached to the top ridge of the helmet,...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Grand Tour Antique Bronze Sculpture “Bust of Achilles”, 19th Century
Grand Tour Antique Bronze Sculpture “Bust of Achilles”, 19th Century

Grand Tour Antique Bronze Sculpture “Bust of Achilles”, 19th Century

Located in Shippensburg, PA

A crisply cast bust of Achilles, the hero of the Trojan War in Homer's Iliad is a proud and dignified figure. As a product of the Grand Tour, it was cast at the height of European in...

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Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Bronze

Italian Neoclassical Gilt Portrait Sculpture of a Young Poseidon Signed Ferrano
Italian Neoclassical Gilt Portrait Sculpture of a Young Poseidon Signed Ferrano

Italian Neoclassical Gilt Portrait Sculpture of a Young Poseidon Signed Ferrano

Located in Big Flats, NY

Poseidon was protector of seafarers, and of many Hellenic cities and colonies. In Homer's Iliad, Poseidon supports the Greeks against the Trojans during the Trojan War.

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Antique 19th Century French Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Large Swedish Kilim Rug by Marta Maas
Large Swedish Kilim Rug by Marta Maas

Large Swedish Kilim Rug by Marta Maas

By Märta Måås-Fjetterström

Located in New York, NY

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the...

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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavi...

Materials

Wool

Gold Wreath
Gold Wreath

Gold Wreath

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H 11.03 in W 11.82 in D 5.91 in

Gold Wreath

Located in London, GB

The story, taken from Homer’s Iliad, is best known from Sophocles’s play Philoctetes, performed at the City Dionysia in 409 BC during the Peloponnesian War.

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Antiquities

Materials

Gold

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The Iliad For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the the iliad you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each the iliad for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and marble. There are 21 variations of the antique or vintage the iliad you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer the iliad, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A the iliad, designed in the neoclassical, Empire or Louis XVI style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made the iliad has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Renzo Buttazzo, Claude Galle and Felix Edward Pratt & Richard Pratt are consistently popular.

How Much is a The Iliad?

Prices for a the iliad start at $350 and top out at $97,438 with the average selling for $4,500.