I have explored the case of the Olympic Museum robbery; and translated the Greek Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s notice, and the descriptions (and dimensions) of the stolen artefacts. Here, I have reproduced the photographic records of the objects missing from the museum in Olympia.
(You can also download a Word document copy of the Culture Ministry’s (Greek-language) descriptive and photographic catalogue of the 77 artefacts stolen from the Museum of the History of the Olympic Games. The original photo records are available on the Ministry’s website (DOC).)
Note 1: photographs 61 and 62 are the same; photo 62 is an upload error.
Note 2: I cannot see clearly enough to be sure, but I think photographs 71 and 72 are the same; I think photo 71 is an upload error. (72’s inventory number matches its description, and the object appears to fit its description as a bull. I cannot read 71’s inventory number, but the object is supposed to be a horse.)
1 K 6990 CLAY LAMP height = 2.7 cm diameter of the base = 5.5 cm
2 K 6143 CLAY LAMP height = 2 cm diameter of the base = 5.2cm
3 K 3066 CLAY LAMP height = 2.2 cm Diameter = 8.4 cm
4 K 5409 CLAY LAMP Archaic period height = 3.2 cm diameter of the base = 4.5 cm
5 K 6156 CLAY LAMP height = 2.5 cm diameter of the base = 5.4 cm
6 K 7046 CLAY LAMP height = 2.7 cm diameter of the base = 4.4 cm
7 K 5057 CLAY LAMP height = 2.9 cm diameter of the base = 4.7 cm
8 K 5559 CLAY LAMP height = 3.1 cm diameter of the base = 4.3 cm
9 K 7980 CLAY LAMP height = 3.1 cm diameter of the base = 4 cm
10 K 2971 CLAY LAMP height = 4.2 cm Diameter = 5.5 cm length 11 cm
11 K 5531 CLAY LAMP height = 4.2 cm diameter of the base = 4.4 cm
12 K 2966 CLAY LAMP height = 3cm Diameter = 6.3 cm
13 K 3095 CLAY LAMP height = 4.7 cm (with lid 6.2 cm) diameter = 5.7cm length = 8.5 cm
14 12905 Attic red LEKYTHOS VASE FROM RHODES (second quarter of the fifth century. BC) height: 0.275 m, diameter of the lip: 0.05, diameter of the base: 0.065 m
15 B 2400 BRONZE FIGURINE OF A YOUTH WITH THYREATIC WREATH height = 0.177 cm
16 4048 GOLD RING SEAL, Antheia, Messinia. Representation of a scene of bull-leaping from Mycenaean chamber tomb in 'Greek' Antheia. Date: 14th or 13th century. BC length of bezel (crown of ring) = 2.6 cm Diameter of ring = 2.1 cm
17 1460 CYNLINDER SEAL from hematite. Representation of chariot and Mistress of Animals. Origin Crete (Astrakoi of Knossos). Date: 14th or 15th century BC.
18 Br 11622 BRONZE WHEEL Geometric period (8th) Diameter 0.053 m
19 BR 8051 BRONZE WHEEL Geometric period (8th) Diameter 0.059 m
20 BR 10848 BRONZE WHEEL Geometric period (8th) Diameter 0.049 m
21 BR 4799 BRONZE WHEEL Geometric period (8th) Diameter 0.064 m
22 B 7672 BRONZE WHEEL Geometric period (8th) Diameter 0.038 m
23 BR 10849 BRONZE WHEEL Geometric period (8th) Diameter 0.055 m
24 Br 10306 BRONZE WHEEL Geometric period (8th) Diameter 0.058 m
25 Br 12028 BRONZE WHEEL Geometric period (8th) Diameter 0.041 m
26 Br 7130 BRONZE WHEEL Geometric period (8th) Diameter = 0.119m
27 Br 8831 BRONZE WHEEL Geometric period (8th) Diameter 0.054 m
28 Br 2733 BRONZE WHEEL Geometric period (8th) Diameter = 0.053 m
29 Br 371 BRONZE TRIPOD Geometric period (8th) height = 5cm Diameter = 5 cm
30 Br 9960 BRONZE TRIPOD Geometric period (8th) height: 5cm Diameter = 4.1 cm
31 Br 904 BRONZE TRIPOD Geometric period (8th) Height = 0.040 m diameter = 0.049 m
32 M 903 BRONZE TRIPOD Geometric period (8th) Height = 4cm Diameter = 6.3 cm
33 B 1663 BRONZE TRIPOD Geometric period (8th) height = 7.3 cm diameter = 6.5 cm
34 B 1670 BRONZE FIGURINE charioteer and CHARIOT Geometric period (8th) Height = 0.136, width of chariot: 0.062 m
35 B 3005 BRONZE FIGURINE charioteer and CHARIOT Geometric period (8th) height = 0.081, width of chariot: 0.045 m
36 O.NR 46 BRONZE FIGURINE charioteer and CHARIOT Geometric period (8th) width of chariot: 0.04 m
37 Br 11701 BRONZE FIGURINE charioteer and CHARIOT Geometric period (8th) Length: 4.3 cm Height = 4.5 cm
38 B 5035 BRONZE FIGURINE OF HORSE Geometric period (8th) height = 0.126 m
39 Br 2512 BRONZE FIGURINE OF HORSE Geometric period (8th) Length: 0.10 m
40 B 11700 BRONZE FIGURINE OF HORSE Geometric period (8th) Length: 0.105 m Height = 0.106 m
41 B 4805 BRONZE FIGURINE OF HORSE Geometric period (8th) Height: 0.065 m
42 Br 1154 BRONZE FIGURINE OF HORSE Geometric period (8th) Height: 9.3cm length: 7.5 cm
43 Br 10688 BRONZE FIGURINE OF HORSE Geometric period (8th) surviving height: 6.7 cm
44 M 895 COMPLEX/GROUP OF COUPLES/PAIRS OF HORSES, Geometric period Length: 0.065 m
45 Br 10537 PART OF BRONZE VOTIVE CHARIOT Geometric period (8th) Diameter: 6 cm Height: 3 cm
46 Br 1311 BRONZE FIGURINE OF HORSE Geometric period (8th) Length: 0.08 m, height: 0.068 m
47 Br 3448 BRONZE FIGURINE OF HORSE Geometric period (8th) Length: 0.08 m height: 0.05 m
48 B 5631 BRONZE FIGURINE OF HORSE Geometric period (8th) Length: 7.5 cm height: 5.4 cm
49 B 6561 +6565 BRONZE FIGURINE OF HORSE Geometric period (with handle connected) (8th) Width 4.9 cm Height: 5.4 cm
50 M 905 BRONZE FIGURINE OF HORSE Geometric period (8th) Length: 0.058 m Height: 0.05 m
51 B 1310 BRONZE FIGURINE OF HORSE Geometric period (8th) Height: 0.071 m length: 0.061 m
52 B 612 BRONZE FIGURINE OF BULL (8th) Height: 0.044 m length: 0.084 m
53 B 8256 BRONZE FIGURINE OF BULL (8th) Height: 0.044 m length: 0.056 m
54 Br 10380 BRONZE FIGURINE OF BULL height: 5.5 cm Length: 6.3 cm
55 Br 9871 BRONZE FIGURINE OF BULL height: 0.037 m Length: 0.064 m
56 Br 6154 BRONZE FIGURINE OF BULL height: 0.04 m Length: 0.058 m
57 Br 11126 BRONZE FIGURINE OF BULL height: 6.4 cm Length: 7.7 cm
58 B 1760 BRONZE FIGURINE OF BULL Height: 13.6 cm
59 Br 9501-K907 AXIS OF BRONZE CHARIOT Length: 8.2cm
60 P 2935 TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF CHARIOTEER height: 9.5 cm
61 Tc 1958 TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF CHARIOTEER height: 9.6 cm
62 T 821D TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF CHARIOTEER height: 9.6 cm
63 P 2965 TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF CHARIOTEER height: 9.5 cm
64 W 2930 CLAY HORSE height: 7.3 cm length: 10.5 cm
65 Tc 3013 CLAY HORSE third quarter of 8th century BC. Length: 14.2 cm Height: 9.4 cm
66 Tc 2935 (86) CLAY HORSE Length: 0.15 m height: 0.10 m
67 T 845D CLAY HORSE Length: 11.1 cm Height: 6.4 cm
68 Tc 2935 (101) CLAY HORSE Length: 11.6 cm Height: 9.9 cm
69 T 827D CLAY HORSE Height: 5.5 cm
70 Tc 2935 (100) CLAY HORSE Length: 13.7 cm Height: 10.8 cm
71 T 823D CLAY HORSE Height: 4.7 cm
72 T 843D TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF BULL length = 10.7 cm Height = 8 cm
73 P 2931 INCOMPLETE TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF ARIES Length = 10.5 cm height: 7.4 cm
74 P 2944 TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF DOG length = 7cm Height = 5cm
75 T 833D CLAY CHARIOT WHEEL diameter = 11.4 cm
76 Tc 606 PART OF CHARIOT second quarter eighth century BC length = 9.6 cm
77 K 2159 BLACK-GLAZED KANTHAROS height = 12cm
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