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Chalkidiki
Macedonia Greece
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Archaeological
Museum of Polygyros The Archaeological Museum of Polygyros includes
representative archaeological finds from Chalkidiki, which present the
significant cultural history from the prehistoric times.In the Museum vestibule
are displayed a number of inscribed monuments and reliefs from the Classical
and Hellenistic periods: some of the epigraphic testimonia come from marble
and poros gravestones, while others are contracts for the sales of houses
or vineyards, inscribed on stone. Of special interest is part of a votive
relief from Potidaia, of the 4th century B.C. The picture is completed
by characteristic items of local painted or undecorated pottery, as well
as imported - Attic and Corinthian - pottery, and bronze and silver jewellery.
They date from the Archaic and Classical periods and come from collections
donated by residents of Polygyros with an interest in the ancient world.
The antiquities on display in the gallery are organised by topographical
units. The sculpture of the Archaic period in Chalkidiki is represented
by an unfinished kouros from the sea off Olympiada (ancient Stageira).The
finds from the excavation of Torone go back to the Bronze Age and the sub-Mycenaean
period, though the majority of them are from the Protogeometric period.
Only two examples of the art of figurine-modeling date from Classical times.
The items of pottery and metal-work (weapons, jewellery) of the late Archaic
and Classical periods were found in tombs in various parts of Chalkidiki,
such as Kastri near Polygyros, Aphytos and Neos Marmaras, Plana and Pyrgadikia.
A few characteristic groups of grave offerings are displayed from the large
cemetery of ancient Akanthos at Ierissos. They date from the Archaic to
the Hellenistic period. The dead were accompanied by clay vases, figurines
and personal items, such as precious bronze or gold jewellery - typical
examples of the art of the famous Macedonian goldsmiths. T he visitor can
gain a fuller picture of human activity and the achievements of the period
from the discoveries from Olynthos, the only city in Chalkidiki part of
which has been systematically excavated. The site was occupied as early
as the Late Neolithic period and the Bronze Age, as was the neighbouring
settlement at Ayios Mamas, and has yielded information on the art of these
periods
in general, but mainly on the history and art of Archaic and Classical
Olynthos, a city-state with multi-faceted activities in both the public
and private spheres. From the sanctuary of Zeus Ammon at Aphytis, modern
Kallithea, are displayed clay members from the roof of the temple, adorned
with painted and relief decoration, along with a marble head of Dionysos
and fragments of vases on which inscriptions are preserved.
T
he two marble grave statues from the Roman period (1st century B.C) come
from a funerary monument discovered at Stratoni. The exhibition is accompanied
by drawings and photographs.
Days
- hours: Tue - Sun, 8:30 - 15:00
Telephone:
+30 23710-22148 |
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