The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on the surrounding slopes, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece. The Acropolis Museum also lies over the ruins of part of Roman and early Byzantine Athens.
Statue of a small bear, Artemis' sacred animal. Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia, dedication, 4th century BC. Acropolis Museum Athens, Acr. 3737.
Statue of a small bear, Artemis' sacred animal. Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia, dedication, 4th century BC. Acropolis Museum Athens, Acr. 3737.
Statue of Athena, 150-200 AD. Marble variation of the gold-and-ivory (chryslefantine) statue of the Athena Parthenos, made by the sculptor Pheidias for parthenon interior. Acropolis Museum Athens, Acr. 1362.
The three-bodied Daemon, 570 BC. From the West Pediment of Hekatompedon. Acropolis Musuem, Athens, Acr. 35 plus.
The three-bodied Daemon, 570 BC. From the West Pediment of Hekatompedon. Acropolis Musuem, Athens, Acr. 35 plus.
The three-bodied Daemon, 570 BC. From the West Pediment of Hekatompedon. Acropolis Musuem, Athens, Acr. 35 plus.
Theatre of Herodes Atticus and Acropolis Museum
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