The Treasure Chest - National Archaeological Museum of Athens

The National Archaeological museum of Athens houses some of the most important artefacts excavated from archaeological locations across Greece, dating from pre history to late antiquity. It has the richest collection of Greek art, representative of all the cultures that flourished in Greece.

The collections can be classified under the following heads:

• Prehistoric collection
• Sculpture Collection
• Bronze collection
• Santorini Collection
• Egyptian Art collection
• Stathatos collection
• Pottery & Small Objects
• Epigraphic Museum
  

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The major finds housed in the museum includes:
o Antikythera mechanism
o Nestor's Cup from Mycenae enae
o Mask of Agamemnon
o Dipylon Inscription
o Poseidon of Cape Artemision
o Antikythera Ephebe
o Diadumenos
o Marathon Boy
o Kroisos Kouros
o Collection of Kouros and Kore (sculpture)
o Aphrodite of Cnidus
o Pitsa panels
o Daidala
o Theseus Ring
o Wall frescoes from Tiryns and Santorini
o Capitoline Venus
o Rhyton in the shape of a bull head