Museum in Greece
The
Archaeological Museum of Pella
(
Greek
:
Αρχαιολογικ? Μουσε?ο Π?λλα?
) is a
museum
in
Pella
in the
Pella regional unit
of
Central Macedonia
. The building was designed by architect Kostas Skroumpellos and is on the site of the
ancient city of Pella
. It was completed in 2009 with the support of the Greece's Third Community Support Framework.
It is situated near the
archaeological site
of the
ancient Macedonian
palace. The building has a rectangular
atrium
, as a reference to the central
peristyle
courtyard of ancient houses in Pella.
The information section provides texts, photographs, maps, drawings a model of the archaeological site and a short video about Pella. In the entrance there are two important exhibits: A head considered a portrait of
Alexander the Great
and a statuette with the characteristic attributes of the god
Pan
.
The daily life of Pella is the first thematic group of the exhibition. The most important exhibits are the mosaic floors from the Houses of
Dionysus
, and of the Abduction of Helen from the House of the Wall Plasters. The excavation finds provide much information about daily life in ancient Pella (restoration of furniture and models, cloths, etc.)
The second thematic group is about public life in Pella. The finds come from excavations in the Agora and are related to the city's administration (coins, inscriptions, sculpture), the production and commerce (vases for transporting wines terracotta figurines, equipment from pottery).
The third thematic group consists of mosaics from Pella's sanctuaries (the sanctuaries of Darron, the Mother of Gods and
Aphrodite
, the Thesmophorion), and other findings as inscriptions, vases, metal objects.
The fourth thematic group is the findings from the city's cemeteries. There are burials from the
Bronze Age
, the
Iron Age
,
Geometric and Archaic periods
(9th-6th BC centuries), the
Classical era
(5th-4th BC centuries), and the
Hellenistic period
(3rd, 2nd BC centuries). The findings give information about the language of the residents (
Doric Greek
language), the funeral customs etc.
The last grouping is the palace gallery and presents information about the
architectural form
of the palace, and the life and personality of Alexander the Great.
Gallery
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The
Stag Hunt Mosaic
(c. 300 BC)
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Small food bowls from a cupboard in an ancient house (late 4th-early 1st BC century)
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Cremation mid 5th century. Storage vessel used as an um. Female terracotta figurine
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Elements of decoration of wooden burial couches and coffers
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Mould of a Satyr and figure from the mould in the form of an incense burner
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Rhyton in the form of phallus (drinking and libation vessel)
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Bronze helmet
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Detail from a mosaic 'Griffin attacking deer'
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'Hunting a lion' mosaic
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Detail from the mosaic
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Decoration of the dining room wall in a house known as the house of the plasterworks
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Exhibits
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Dionysos mosaic
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Marble head of Alexander the Great (325-300 BC). Chance find from the area of
Giannitsa
.
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Poseidon bronze statuette
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Exhibits
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Terracotta figurine of Aphrodite removing her sandal. Votive offerings from the Sanctuary of the Mother of Gods and Aphrodite (late 4th-early 1st BC century)
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Gold mask
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Gold jewellery
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Grave goods
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Pottery
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Pottery arbor
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Weapons
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