The Archaeological Museum of Piraeus is host to an extensive collection of bronze statues from Ancient Greece alongside various sculptures and artifacts unearthed in the vicinity of the city of Piraeus.
Piraeus was one of the major ports of Athens, and as such it played a significant role in the development and discrimination of Athenian ideals, especially during the Classical era.
The museum’s art collection includes a rare bronze kouros statue (Piraeus Apollo), bronze statues of Athena and Artemis, the grave monument of Nikeratos and his son. A series of late antiquity identical relief sculptures found in a shipwreck destined for Rome is also of interest.
Other artifacts of historical significance include a rare bronze sheath of a worship’s ram (probably a trireme), and objects for measuring lengths and volumes of fluids.
Bronze Artifacts
Well preserved bronze artifacts from Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic eras are displayed in the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus. Among them, a rare bronze kouros known as Piraeus Apollo, two bronze statues of Artemis, an elaborate theatre mask, and fragment of the bronze ram from an ancient trireme.
Marble Sculptures
The museum exhibits a plethora of marble sculptures from various monuments excavated in the vicinity of Piraeus.
Weighs and Measures
In antiquity, Piraeus was the main port of Athens, as it is still to our day. Some ancient artifacts pertaining to weight and measuring from Ancient Greece are on display.
