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Archaeological Museum of Delos
Tel: +30 22890 22259
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Fax: +30 22890 22325
Delos Museum was build in 1904 by the Archaeological Society at Athens
and originally consisted of the five western rooms. It was enlarged in 1931 and
1972 and in the same period, the exterior of the building underwent great, but
unfortunate, alterations. The present exhibition is arranged in nine rooms. Six
rooms contain the statues and reliefs found in Delos (one of the best collections
in the world), two rooms contain pottery ranging from the prehistoric to the late
Hellenistic period, and the last one contains various objects of everyday life,
found in the private houses. However, the exhibition is not yet complete.
The museum includes the following collections:
•Funerary statues and grave stelae ranging from the 7th to the 1st century
B.C.
•Pottery ranging from the 25th to the 1st century B.C.
•Clay figurines dating from the 2nd-1st centuries B.C.
•Jewellery and small objects dating from the 2nd-1st centuries B.C.
•Mosaics of the 2nd-1st centuries B.C.
The most important items of the exhibition are:
Ivory plaque.
The figure of a Mycenaean warrior is represented in relief. He is carrying an
8-shaped shield and a long spear and has on a helemt made of wild boar's teeth.
The plaque was found under the Artemision, along with other ivory, gold and bronze
objects and was probably used for the decoration of wooden furniture. Dated to
1400-1200 B.C. Inv. no. B.7069.
Torso of a kouros.
It was found in the sanctuary of Apollo and most probably was the product of a
Parian workshop. Dated to the middle of the 6th century B.C. Inv. no. A.4083.
Marble statue
of Boreas. The figure is the personification of the north wind, abducting
the Athenian princess Oreithya. It was the central acroterion of the east pediment
of the temple dedicated by the Athenians in 417 B.C. A good example of Attic sculpture,
dated to the end of the 5th century B.C. Inv. no. A.4287.
Marble statues
of Dioscourides and Kleopatra, an Athenian couple living on Delos. They were
found inside the couple's house, in the Theatre Quarter and, according to the
inscription on the base, were erected by Kleopatra in 138 B.C. in order to honour
her husband who dedicated two silver tripods to the temple of Apollo. Inv. no.
A.7763+A.7799.
Marble statue
of Apollo. It follows the type of Apollo Lyceios, which is attributed to the
great sculptor Praxiteles. The god is represented leaning on a tree and stepping
on a heap of Gallic shields. It is probably a smaller copy of the statue dedicated
to Delphi to commemorate a victory against the Galls who attacked the Delphic
Sanctuary in 279/278 B.C. It was found in a private house in the Theatre Quarter
and dates from the 2nd century B.C. Inv. no. A.4124.
Bronze mask of
Dionysos. The bearded god is wearing a diadem and an ivy wreath. It was found
south of the Market of the Competaliasts and most likely was a votive offering.
Dated to the 2nd century B.C. Inv. no. B.7540.
Corinthian "alabastron".
Small, perfumed-oil container, decorated with a representation of "Potnia Theron"
(Lady of the beasts, Protectress of hunting), among two swans. It was found in
the Heraion along with many other similar vases and is a characteristic example
of Corinthian production during the end of the 7th century B.C. Inv. no. B.6192.
Inscribed triangular base of a kouros statue decorated with the head of
a ram on one corner and Gorgon's heads on the other two. The dedicatory boustrophedon
insription is engraved on one side: "Euthycartides the Naxian made me and dedicated
me". It was found in the Sanctuary of Apollo and dates from the second half of
the 7th century B.C. Inv. no. A.728.
Archaic statue of a young woman (kore). It was found in the Sanctuary of
Apollo and is one of the oldest surviving specimens of large-scale sculpture.
The young woman is represented standing, dressed in a tight peplos decorated in
front with an incised vertical double maeander. Parian work dated to ca. 580 B.C.
Inv. no. A.4062.
Wall-painting from the exterior wall of a house in Skardana Quarter. It
bears the representation of Heracles, two boxers and another man playing the flute
or a trompet. The iscription KALAMODRYA[C] probably refers to a famous boxer of
the 1st century B.C. Inv. no. Â.17613
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The Archaeological Museum of Delos
Its collections of sculpture and relief representations are the finest
in the world. This museum was built in 1904 with expenses paid by the Archaeological
Society. The five western wings of the first building were supplemented with additional
wings in 1931 and 1972.
Currently the museum of Delos hosts the following collections:
•Vases from mid-3rd c. B.C. to the 1st millennium B.C.
•Statuettes (2nd - 1st c. B.C.)
•Tomb statues and columns (7th c. - 1st c. B.C.)
•Jewellery and various articles dating from the 2nd to 1st c. B.C.
•Mosaics from the 2nd and 1st c. B.C.
Significant exhibits of the Museum of Delos are:
•Corinthian alabaster
•Brass mask of bearded Dionysus (2nd c. B.C.)
•Statue of Apollo (2nd c. B.C.)
•Archaic Kore (young woman) (580 B.C.)
•Marble complex of Voreas abducting Oreithyia (end of 5th c. B.C.)
•Marble Statue of Dioscurides and his wife Cleopatra (138 A.D.)
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