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MuseumsSite Name: Cycladic Museum at AthensCountry: Greece
NOTE: This site is 0.196 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Central Greece Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Athens near Syntagma Nearest Village: Athens
Latitude: 37.976060N Longitude: 23.742170E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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bat400 visited on 23rd May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 In addition to the Cycladic Art and artifacts, the museum's collection of classical Greek art and artifacts (including fine examples of arms and armor) is diminished only by the National Archaeological Museum a mile away.
Kuba visited - their rating: Amb: 5 Access: 5
davidmorgan have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Ambience: 4.5 Access: 5
Many idols were of unknown origin since most of the sites were looted. The sites that gave reach artifacts are: Saliagos (Antiparos), Kephala (Kea),Delos,Keros,Syros and Phylakopi (Milos). The Cycladic civilization is considered the forerunner of the first European civilization. These unique idols are very different from the art produced by the Egyptians and the Mesopotamians. The cycladic plastic arts have modern, geometrical, highly abstract approach and have two dimensionality. Most of the idols were found in the graves and represent a fertility Goddess.The museum also has a substantial collection of later Greek art and artifacts. Museum website.
Note: Exhibition: The Lost World of Old Europe: The Danube Valley, 5000-3500 B.C., runs until Jan 2011
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