Some photos from the museum of Amphipolis

[Macedon]

I guess that most of you know of Amphipolis, an Athenian colony in Thrace, which was eventually incorporated in the Macedonian kingdom and even had a good share of the Hetairoi.

Here are some pics I took today, unfortunately I did not have much time to take multiple photos to be sure, since I was just passing through, so they are not all really good quality but thought that they might interest you guys...

These were labeled "aichmes doraton - spearpoints" but look like sauroters. Yet, they seem to be awful small to be either... take a look..

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See the colors on this pottery guys, amazing...

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This is a bronze age sword. Look at its size and proportions...


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This round thing at the right of the rider's head just under the darn flash is a petassos... Unfortunately I did not check the pic, which I so regret. See, how he wears it like a shield...

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This they said was from the 5th century, but it looks like 3rd even 1st to me... What do you say? Look at the armor and the shield...


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There was also a very interesting engraved text commemorating the victories of some Amphipolitan hetairoi of Alexander the Great in some contests he organized in Tyre!

[MeinPanzer]

That stele is Hellenistic. It is discussed in Chatzopoulos' "L'organisation de l'armée macedonienne sous les antigonides: problèmes anciens et documents nouveaux." That is a great picture of it, though - the helmet in particular is quite detailed. Thanks for posting these!

[Macedon]

Here is the helm in an even more detailed photo (before I resampled)


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[M. Demetrius]

Look at how much shorter the one man is than the other. Is this artistic license, or I wonder if it might mean something else.

[MeinPanzer]

Yes, this is commonplace when depicting servants or arms bearers. As slaves they were lesser in status, and thus shown as much smaller than their masters.

[Vindex]

Very good pictures, George, thanks for sharing. Particularly like the vases. Fabulous colours as you say; like the detail on the rider.

[Brainstorm]

nice pics!

i m passing every now and then from the place, but never stopped for the museum..

[John Conyard]

I like the petasos, thanks for posting.

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

The top photo looks to be arrow heads. But slightly large....possibly some form of projectile. Light javalins?

[sitalkes]

Great photos, thanks for posting them - photography was not allowed in that museum when I visited, so my photos are pretty useless. it's well worth a visit. although I think the museum is on the site of the later town and the classical town was on a different site.