Found: treasure from Atlantis
It is said that the Temple of Poseidon and Cleito in the ancient city of Atlantis gleamed red from the orichalcum that covered its walls. Plato described this precious metal as being second only to gold and until recently it was believed to be a myth.
Until the Gela II was discovered a thousand feet underwater, off the coast of Sicily. This Ancient Greek shipwreck held beautiful treasure, including 86 ingots of orichalcum.
Photo courtesy of: Dan Diffendale
Orichalcum ingots from the sea off Gela
Greek(?), Archaic period, 6th c. BCE
From the sea off the coast of Gela (see on Pleiades)
In the collection of the Museo Archeologico Regionale, Gela
Photographed on display in the exhibit "Thalassa: meraviglie sommerse dal Mediterraneo" (December 12, 2019-August 31, 2020) at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN).
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