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The separation of the lovers

Gold signet ring National Archaeological Museum Collection of Prehistoric Antiquities, inv. no P 6209 Provenance: The “Tiryns Hoard”, Tiryns, Argolid […]


Memories 1940-1944

The rescue of the statues   It was a resurrection dance of rising figures… that filled you with mad joy. […]


Introduction to the Metalwork Collection

The Metalwork Collection of the National Archaeological Museum constitutes one of the richest and most significant collections of ancient metal artworks of the Greek civilization in the world.


History

From the beginning of its operation, the National Archaeological Museum has been a nursery for development and application of new […]


Hellenistic Period

During the Hellenistic period, namely from the late 4th c. to 31 BC the arts and culture flourished in the […]


Classic Period

The creations of bronze metalwork of the Classical period (5th-4th c. BC) cannot compete in quantity with their archaic counterparts. […]


Classical Period

In the 5th century BC democracy was already established in Athens (in 508 BC by Cleisthenes) and the Greeks confronted […]