The Archaeological Museum of Aegina (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αιγίνης) is a museum in Aegina, Greece, founded on 21 October 1828 by Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first governor of independent Greece.[1]
Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αιγίνης | |
 Entrance to the building | |
  Location within Greece | |
| Established | 21 October 1828 |
|---|---|
| Location |  Aegina, Greece |
| Coordinates | 37°44′58″N 23°25′29″E / 37.749519°N 23.424773°E |
| Type | Archaeological museum |
| Founder | Ioannis Kapodistrias |
| Website | via odysseus.culture.gr |
Exhibits edit
The museum contains a variety of ancient vessels, pottery, ceramics, alabasters, statuettes, inscriptions, coins, weapons and copper vessels.[1] These objects are located in three rooms in which are all the exhibits.
One of the artifacts of the museum, an etched carnelian bead, a typical Harappan object, points to ancient trade relations with Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley civilization.[2]
The building where the museum is housed is ground floor, equilateral, stone and tiled with a patio in the center, a wooden portico surrounds the patio and one exterior of the building.[3]
Gallery edit
-
Part of the hall of ancient sculptures and pottery. -
Early Bronze Age pottery, Early Helladic II, c. 2400–2300 BC. -
Middle Bronze Age pithos with geometric painted decorations, c. 2000–1800 BC. -
Middle Helladic and early Mycenaean pottery, c. 1900–1650 BC. -
Mycenaean figurine, c. 1700–1050 BC. -
Protogeometric and geometric pottery, 10th–8th century BC. -
Large Corinthian jug, c. 600 BC. -
-
Funerary relief, 5th century BC. -
Early classical sphinx, from Temple of Apollo, c. 460 BC.
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b www.aegina.com
- ^ Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2003. p. 261, Object 266 a and b. ISBN 978-1-58839-043-1.
- ^ Archaeological Museum of Kolona: Description
Sources edit
- Papastavrou, Eleni (2012). "Archaeological Museum of Kolona: Description". Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports. Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via odysseus.culture.gr.
External links edit
 | This article related to a museum in Greece is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |