National Archaeological Museum Athens
Overview
The greatest museum of Greek antiquities, founded in the year of Greek independence. The Mask of Agamemnon, the Antikythera Mechanism, the bronze Zeus or Poseidon, and the Thera frescoes of flying fish and boxing boys. Eleven thousand objects spanning seven millennia.
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