The Temple of Hephaestus in Atnens

The Temple of Hephaestus in Athens!

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National Arcaeological Museum - Object of Month | July 2012

Εμπορικοί αμφορείς (Transport amphorae)

 Material: Clay
Provenance: Antikythera shipwreck. From the material retrieved in 1900-1901 (inv. no. 27996, 28003) and in 1976 (inv. no. 30993)
Date: Mid 1st century BC
Dimensions: Height: 0,78m. (Ephesian amphora of the Nikandros Group)!

Intact pointed-toe commercial amphorae from Ephesos (the Nikandros Group), Rhodes, and Kos! The association of several amphora types with specific regions has allowed tentative classification. Due to their peculiar shape, they could be lined up and stacked in the hull of a ship in such a way that shifting of the cargo could be prevented! The amphora was the chief vase for transporting liquid as well as solid goods.  They are known from many shipwrecks throughout the Mediterranean. Double handles are characteristic of the amphorae from Kos. Ephesian amphorae have a strong, outwardly flaring rim, conical grooved toe and rectangular stamps on the handles. They have been found in a number of areas, including the Athenian Agora, Corinth, Alexandreia, and Palestine. Amphorae of the Lamboglia 2 type, made on the coasts of the Adriatic, were particularly widespread in the Mediterranean during the 1st century BC. The variety of the amphorae and their coexistence in the shipwrecked cargo provide some interesting evidence about their production and circulation!

This month at National Arcaeological Museum !

Athens by Night

 The Ancient Greek night in the city of Athens!

 Live the ancient Greek magic now!

 Visit Athens at night (and day)!

Μυκήνες|Mycenae

Names in Mycenaean Greek  from the Holy Greek Alphabet that Greeks use today!

The Tomb of Agamemnon!

The House of the Warrior Face!

Visit Mykines! Feel the Ancient Epics and Greek legends! The dynasty of Atreids, the labours of Hercules, the Trojan war, the Thyestian Feast, and Agamemnon's life and death! The surrounding area of Argolis was dominated by many different citadels during the Bronze Age! They took advantage of the geopoliticaly important location to accumulate considerable wealth and poser!

The treasure of Mycenae!

Athens - Ακαδημεία|Academia and Θησείο|Thiseio

Academia -  The education of Ancient Greece that has been learnt to the whole world today, made by Plato!
Thiseio - The place with the Greek Temple of Hephaestus and the Ancient Agora of Athens!

Two different places, two different sites, one history! Visit Thisio (First picture) and Academia (Second picture) now, in  Athens!

Δελφοί|Delphoi - Visit the City

Visit Delphoi and live the magic of the first place of Oracles and Pythia's existence!

Olympic Pantheon - Buy Greek Art and Sculpture

On this new page you can buy exact copies in every Greek art element, made exclusively in Greece, by Greeks! 

View and order Ancient Greek Busts and Statues, Greek Vases and Symbols!

Olympic-Pantheon

National Arcaeological Museum - Antikythera Exhibition

In National Arcaeological Museum, all antiquities recovered in 1900-1901 and 1976 from the legendary shipwreck off the islet of Antikythera, south of the Peloponnese, present for the first time in a temporary exhibition from April 2012 at the National Archaeological Museum!