Archaeological Museum of Andros

The museum building

The Archaeological Museum of Andros is a museum in Andros, Greece, established in 1981 following a donation from the Basil and Elisa Goulandris Foundation.

The building was designed by Stamo Papadaki.[1]

The museum collections ranges from the Mycenaean era to the Roman period.[2]

  • View into the museum.
    View into the museum.
  • Mycenaean pottery, Palaiopolis, 1200-1150 BC
    Mycenaean pottery, Palaiopolis, 1200-1150 BC
  • Rooms of geometric pottery
    Rooms of geometric pottery
  • Fragment of geometric pottery with additionally drawing, Zagora
    Fragment of geometric pottery with additionally drawing, Zagora
  • Geometric skyphos, Zagora, 750-700 BC
    Geometric skyphos, Zagora, 750-700 BC
  • Geometric kotyle, Zagora, 750-690 BC
    Geometric kotyle, Zagora, 750-690 BC
  • Room of archaic sculptures
    Room of archaic sculptures
  • Kouros or sacrificer, marble, Parian influence, Palaiopolis, 575-500 BC
    Kouros or sacrificer, marble, Parian influence, Palaiopolis, 575-500 BC
  • Kouros, marble, Zagariani, import from Naxos, 550-540 BC
    Kouros, marble, Zagariani, import from Naxos, 550-540 BC
  • Female figurine, Kallivari at Gaurio, 5th century BC
    Female figurine, Kallivari at Gaurio, 5th century BC
  • Funeral, 1st century BC, the cross was added later
    Funeral, 1st century BC, the cross was added later
  • Hermes of Andros, Palaiopolis, first decade AD, Roman copy of a work of Praxiteles school
    Hermes of Andros, Palaiopolis, first decade AD, Roman copy of a work of Praxiteles school
  • Room of Byzantine collection
    Room of Byzantine collection

References

  1. ^ "Archaeological Museum of Andros". Travel Info Greece. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
  2. ^ "Andros Archaeological Museum". Lonely Planet Publications. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2009.

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