Archaeological Museum of Paros

Archaeological Museum in Parikia, Paros. Greece
Archaeological Museum of Paros
Map
Established1960
LocationParikia, Paros. Greece
TypeArchaeological Museum

The Archaeological Museum of Paros is a museum located in Parikia on Paros, Greece.[1] The museum was founded in 1960 and consists of two rooms and an atrium.[2]

Museum plan

Room A contains Archaic and Classical sculptures. Room B contains pottery, sculptures, and small finds from the Neolithic to the Roman period. The atrium contains sculptures, architectural parts, urns, and a Roman period mosaic floor.[2]

Floor map of the Archaeological Museum of Paros

Notable exhibits

  • Parian Marble (The shorter fragment base of the Stele).
  • Cycladian Frying Pan
  • Gorgon of Paros Marble statue, 6th century BCE.
  • Fat (or Naked) Lady of Saliagos. The oldest known Cycladic figurine.
  • The Nike of Paros. An early classical depiction of Nike in marble.
  • Large amphora, 7th c BC (B2652)
  • =The Parian Chronicle (Marmor Parium), 3rd century BC. One of the three parts of the stele on which the Parian Chronicle was inscribed, original, left. Right is copy of second part (original is in Oxford Ashmolean Museum). Archaeological Museum of Paros, A 26.
    Parian Marble
  • Cycladian Frying Pan
    Cycladian Frying Pan
  • Gorgon of Paros
    Gorgon of Paros
  • Fat (or Naked) Lady of Saliagos
    Fat (or Naked) Lady of Saliagos
  • Nike of Paros
    Nike of Paros
  • Large amphora, 7th c BC (B2652)
    Large amphora, 7th c BC (B2652)

References

  1. ^ "Archaeological Museum of Paros". 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Ministry of Culture and Sports | Archaeological Museum of Paros". odysseus.culture.gr. Retrieved 2021-12-06.

External links

  • Ministry of Culture and Sports, Odesseys, Archaeological Museum of Paros
  • Parosweb Archaeological Museum of Paros
Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
International
  • VIAF
Artists
  • ULAN

37°5′4.4″N 25°9′9.7″E / 37.084556°N 25.152694°E / 37.084556; 25.152694