Archaeological Museum of Aegina

The Archaeological Museum of Aegina (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αιγίνης) is a museum in Aegina, Greece, founded on 21 October 1828 by Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first governor of independent Greece.[1]

Archaeological Museum of Aegina
Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αιγίνης
Entrance to the building
Archaeological Museum of Aegina is located in Greece
Archaeological Museum of Aegina
Location within Greece
Established21 October 1828 (1828-10-21)
LocationGreece Aegina, Greece
Coordinates37°44′58″N 23°25′29″E / 37.749519°N 23.424773°E / 37.749519; 23.424773
TypeArchaeological museum
FounderIoannis Kapodistrias
Websitevia odysseus.culture.gr
Roman tombstones at museum's lapidarium

Exhibits

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The museum contains a variety of ancient vessels, pottery, ceramics, alabasters, statuettes, inscriptions, coins, weapons and copper vessels.[1] These objects are located in three rooms in which are all the exhibits.

One of the artifacts of the museum, an etched carnelian bead, a typical Harappan object, points to ancient trade relations with Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley civilization.[2]

The building where the museum is housed is ground floor, equilateral, stone and tiled with a patio in the center, a wooden portico surrounds the patio and one exterior of the building.[3]

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b www.aegina.com
  2. ^ Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2003. p. 261, Object 266 a and b. ISBN 978-1-58839-043-1.
  3. ^ Archaeological Museum of Kolona: Description

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