National Archaeological Museum of Athens

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THE NATIONAL MUSEUM, ATHENS
INTRODUCTION
The objects exhibited in the National Museum. Athens, include masterpieces of Greek art, dating drom the 3rd millennium B.C. to the 5th century A.D.
Their chronological classification in association with the architecture and pottery of each period presents the following picture :
A. PREHISTORY 2600-2000 B.C. Early Helladic period.
Architecture : Early Helladic houses of Thessaly. Pottery : Sesklo and Dimini ware. Sculpture : Clay, stone and marble figurines. 2000- 1600 B.C. Middle Helladic period (Bronze Age).
Architecture : Dwellings of the «megaron» type. Stone-lined quadrilateral cist-graves. Pottery : Minyan ware (monochrome, matt-painted vases).
B. EARLY HISTORY 1600- 1200 B.C. Late Helladic period. Mycenaean civilization. Linear B script.
Architecture : Acropoleis and Palaces : Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos, Gla. Tholos tombs : Mycenae and Orchomenos. Pottery : Amphoras and vases with representations of animals, birds and plants... Tovább

Fülszöveg

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM, ATHENS
INTRODUCTION
The objects exhibited in the National Museum. Athens, include masterpieces of Greek art, dating drom the 3rd millennium B.C. to the 5th century A.D.
Their chronological classification in association with the architecture and pottery of each period presents the following picture :
A. PREHISTORY 2600-2000 B.C. Early Helladic period.
Architecture : Early Helladic houses of Thessaly. Pottery : Sesklo and Dimini ware. Sculpture : Clay, stone and marble figurines. 2000- 1600 B.C. Middle Helladic period (Bronze Age).
Architecture : Dwellings of the «megaron» type. Stone-lined quadrilateral cist-graves. Pottery : Minyan ware (monochrome, matt-painted vases).
B. EARLY HISTORY 1600- 1200 B.C. Late Helladic period. Mycenaean civilization. Linear B script.
Architecture : Acropoleis and Palaces : Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos, Gla. Tholos tombs : Mycenae and Orchomenos. Pottery : Amphoras and vases with representations of animals, birds and plants (Kakobatos amphoras, Mycenaean ware). Famous «Warrior Vase» from Mycenae. Sculpture: Mycenaean silver bull-head. Grave stele of Mycenae. Relief of Lion Gate, Mycenae. Gold masks and gold jewellery from Mycenaean graves. Gold cups from a Mycenaean tomb at Vapheio. Daggers with inlaid representations. Seal-engraving.
C. H I S T O R Y
1200- 1100 B.C. Descent of the Dorians. Iron Age. Greek Dark Ages. End of Mycenaean civilization. Introduction of Geometric art. 1100-700/680 B.C. Geometric period.
800 B.C. Lykourgos at Sparta. Ephoroi. Gerousia. 776 B.C. First Olympic Games. 756 B.C. First Colonization. 682 B C. Nine Archons elected in Athens. Areopagus. Architecture : Remains of Geometric houses near the Areopagus in Athens and the temple of Hera Akraia at Perachora. Pottery : Protogeometric vases. Dipylon vases. Animal and human figures (from 760 B.C.) and mythical creatures. Representations of funeral rites (prothesis-ekphora). Sculpture : Human, animal and mythical figures in copper, bronze, clay and ivory. 700/680 - 490/480 B.C. — Archaic period.
Elegios of Kallinos. Iambic poetry of Archilochos. Hymns of Terpandros of Smyrna, the celebrated first Olympic victor in boxing (668 B.C.). Epic poetry of Hesiod. 650 B.C. Minting of iron coins. Drachma. Obolos. Thesmothetai in Athens. Overseas commerce of Athens. Solon (594/3 B.C.). 561 - 527 B.C. Tyranny of Pei-sistratos. 514 B.C. Hipparchos, son of Peisistratos, slain by the tyrannicides Harmo-dios and Aristogeiton. 510 B.C. Abolition of tyranny. 509. B.C. Kleisthenes. 500 B.C. Burial fobidden within the city of Athens. 493 B.C. Themistokles archon. 492/1 B.C. Miltiades archon. 490 B.C. Defeat ofthe Persians at Marathon. Marathon runner. 489 B.C. Cult of Pan at Athens. 483/2 B.C. Themistokles archon. 481 B.C. Greek Alliance at Corinth. Architecture : Enlargement and arrangement of the Temenos of Hera on Samos. Pronaos with painted frieze. Metopes of the Archaic Vissza