National
Archaeological Museum of
Athens
The
Poseidon of Artemision. The statue represents Poseidon brandishing
the trident with his raised right hand. It is an original work of a
great sculptor, possibly of Kalamis. It was raised from the sea, off
the cape Artemision, in north Euboea. Dated to ca. 460 B.C.
Statuette
of a hoplite. The
warrior carries a shield of
the"boeotian" type and he wears a helmet-cum-hat on his head. In his
right hand he would have held his spear, which is not preserved. The
figurine was found at Karditsa in Thessaly and is dated to 700-650 B.C.
The
boy from Marathon. Statue representing a youth, perhaps god
Hermes. It is the work of the school of Praxiteles and it was found in
the sea of the Marathon bay. Dated to 325-300 B.C.
Group
of Aphrodite and Pan. Marble group representing Aphrodite, the
goat-footed Pan and Eros (h. 1.30 m.). It was
found on Delos and dates to ca. 100 B.C.
Kore
with almond-shaped eyes. The young woman is clad in a chiton and short
himation, which buttons on the left shoulder. A band with a painted
maeander ornamented the diadem on her hair and garments. Dated to 500
B.C.
The
Peplos Kore. Statue of a young woman (kore) clad in a chiton and
peplos, which was originally ornamented with painted decoration. Traces
of paint are still visible on her eyes, lips and curly hair, which was
held by a metal diadem. Dated to 530 B.C.
It
is the most important archaeological museum in Greece and one of the
richest in the world concerning ancient Greek art. Its collections are
representative of all the cultures that flourished in Greece. The
construction of the museum was begun in 1866 and completed in 1889 with
the gradual addition of the west wing in 1874, of the north in 1881, of
the south in 1885 and finally, of the east wing. The building was
erected in a large plot donated by Helen Tositsa, with the financial
support of Demetrios and Nicolaos Vernardakis, the Archaeological
Society and the Greek state.