dated before 525BC, a terminus ante quem provided by Herodotus, as this is when the Siphnians were invaded by the Samians

6.13m x 8.55m

Naxian and Parian marble was used for the elaborate floral bands, and carved friezes and pediments respectively

Siphnian marble for its walls, which was of a particularly low quality - wanted piece of home in the treasury

Two sculptors worked on the friezes of the treasury – Master A on the wast and sauth sides and Master B on the beast and borth

the west side depicts the judgement of Paris, the south an abduction at a sacrifice, the east a scene from the Trojan cycle, and the north a Gigantomachy

the east frieze shows a group of Olympians like Hermes to the left, who have assembled to weigh the fates of the fighters to the right, such as Achilles

Hermes is shown with weighing scales to judge the fates of the combatants

Neer spearheads some far-reaching conclusions about the imagery of the friezes

he suggests that the image of Hermes with scale-pans is reminiscent of mercantile imagery, and perhaps reflects the economy of Siphnos

Siphnos mined their own metals in nearby quarries and then distributed the products amongst its people

he supplements this by referencing the north frieze, which includes Hephaistos as god of metallurgy, who is shown next to a small forge

the iconography of metals leads Neer to think this reflects the egalitarian economy of Siphnos

disagree - surely they would've chosen something else to depict this. trojan war evokes heroism, gigantomachy evokes power of the Olympians against disorder

Caryatids harness the beauty and modesty of korai, acted as an offering to the god also, they resemble votive korai

the first building dedicated by the Athenians in a Pan-Hellenic sanctuary

Pausanias tells us that this was built to commemorate victory at Marathon, September 490BC, along with a limestone pediment that would have held 10 bronze statues

However, the archaic style of the sculpture on the treasury has led many to date the building to the generation before Marathon, c. 510 BC

6 on the east and west, 9 on the north and south

categorised into 4 broad categories: deeds of Herakles, deeds of Theseus, Herakles with cattle of Geryon, amazonomachy

Herakles was a pan-hellenic hero par excellence, and Theseus a local Athenian hero

by including them both very similarly, Theseus is elevated to Herakles' level, and vice versa

Athens can present themselves as Greek, but distinct and unique

could theorise that Athens wanted to exploit the materials of Paros to reflect who won, but then this would have given money to Paros??

best not to read politically into it, they probably just wanted high quality marble