The
museum is housed in the building of the old town market of Aigion, which was
designed by E. Ziller and built in 1890. The collections of the museum include
finds dating from the Neolithic to the Late Roman periods.
The most important items of the exhibition are:
Fruitstand with
painted decoration: It was found at the Neolithic settlement of
Sylivaina
at Krathion and dates from the Middle Neolithic period (6000 B.C.).
Three-handled
pithos-amphora dated to the second half of the 15th century B.C.
Necklace of
cornelian and glass-paste beads dated to the 14th-13th century B.C.
Corinthian krater
bearing painted representations of sphinxes and an eagle. Dated to 690 B.C.
Antefix decorated
with a painted palmette, from the Archaic temple at
Aigira.
Dated to 500 B.C.
Clay sima with
painted decoration: It belonged to the Archaic temple at Aigira and is dated
to 500 B.C.
Marble statue
of Aigiochos dated to the 1st century A.D.
