Guide to the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

Vokotopoulou, Julia

Brossura

ISBN 10: 960725435X ISBN 13: 9789607254351

Casa editrice: Kapon Editions, 1995

Distributed by University of Exeter Press. 240 colour illustrations. German language text. The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, one of the most important in Greece, houses masterpieces of Greek art associated with the history of Ancient Macedonia, from the 2nd millennium BC to the 4th century BC and the reigns of Philip II and Alexander the Great. The Guide to the Museum presents the rich, varied finds from Vergina, Sindos and Derveni and many other important Macedonian sites. Detailed illustrations accompany the descriptions of the objects on display. The introduction to Ancient Macedonia and the informative texts prefacing the descriptions of individual sections are designed to set the objects on display in their historical context, to help visitors to the Museum to enjoy the beauty of ancient art and follow the history of Macedonia.