Archaeological Museum of Marathon






The Museum Collections include:


Among the most important exhibits of the Museum are:


Prehistoric finds of the Late Neolithic-Early Bronze Age (4000-2700 B.C.) from the Cave of Pan at Oinoe, of the Early Cycladic period (3200-2000 B.C.) from Tsepi, and of the Middle Helladic period (2000-1600 B.C.) from Plasi.



Grave stele showing a seated female figure opening her jewelry box while her servant stands before her holding a little box in her left hand. Dated in the 4th century B.C.


Ionic capital from the tropaion (trophy) that was set up on the battle ground in memory of the great battle of 490 B.C.

Marble stele with inscriptions on both sides. On one side the text refers probably to the reforms of Kleisthenes and on the other the ordinance for the completing of the Herakleion of Marathon.

Grave stele of Pausimachos. Dated in the 4th century B.C.

Grave stele of a youth with a dog, from Marathon. Dated in the 4th century B.C.

Grave monument in the form of a Panathenaic Amphora from the area of Vrana. Dated in the 4th centhry B.C.

Grave stele of a woman from Pallene. Dated to the end of the 4th century B.C.

Statue of a hero reclining on a couch from the Pytheion at Oinoe. Dated in the 2nd century A.C.

Egyptianising statue from the pylon (gate) of the Egyptian sanctuary at Brexila. It is dated in the 2nd century A.C.

Gate of concord from the property of Herodes Atticus at Mantra tes Grias.

Head of Herodes Atticus from the Tumulus. Dated in the 2nd century B.C.


 



Address
114 Plataion Str., 190 07 Vranas, Marathon
Prefecture
Eastern Attica
District Attica
Ephorate
2nd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities
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+30-2940-55.155



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