大英博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (大英博物館Instagram)「✨ All that glitters is not gold ✨ We know from literary sources and archaeological finds that wealthy ancient Greeks had access to solid gold and silver vessels, jewellery and utensils. Of course, not everyone could afford the finer things. Records from the 4th century BC suggest that silver vessels were sometimes as much as a thousand times more expensive than ceramic ones! So how did Athenians emulate these high-status objects without breaking the bank? ➡ Swipe to see some ingenious examples 🏺 This terracotta urn is decorated with the heads of lion-griffins which were once covered in gold leaf. When new, the white body of the urn would have looked like ivory. 🍷 Athens’ prolific potters crafted black jugs to emulate luxurious metallic versions. This wine jug has been decorated with a black gloss finish that evokes the shine of silver and bronze, and even has discs on the handle to mimic rivets necessary for metal attachments, despite serving no purpose in clay. 🥣 An interesting innovation came from the northern kingdom of Macedon in the late 4th century BC, when entire ceramic vessels were coated in gold. To make ‘gold’ vessels thin layers of gold leaf were applied using a binder of egg or vegetable oil. Other vessels, such as the one shown here, were coated in tin, which was cheaper than gold leaf and would have mimicked silver. 🔗 Learn more about how ancient Greeks faked their fortune via the link in our bio. ✨ Don’t miss out on seeing these fabulous objects in our 'dazzling' #LuxuryAndPowerExhibition, closing on 13 August. Book your tickets at britishmuseum.org/luxuryandpower Supported by American Friends of the British Museum BullionVault 🔎 Cinerary urn with lion-griffin protomes (adornments featuring a head and upper torso of a human or animal). Terracotta, from Athens in Greece, about 330 BC. 🔎 Black-glazed ceramic jug, Greece, 420–400 BC. 🔎 Rounded tinned bronze bowl, Sudan, 200–100 BC. #BritishMuseum #AncientGreece #Persia」8月5日 17時00分