It’s definitely time to go or to return to Pella,
if only to see these unique Macedonian Treasures, most of which will
be exhibited for the first time at their New Archaeological Museum. Starting 5 September 2014, the pieces
will be visible till the end of September 2015.
[picture from Proto Thema News]
The artifacts come from excavations carried out
over the past 25 years at the royal necropolises in Aiges and
Archontiko and include lots of gold in their wreaths, masks and
weaponry, but also unique sculptures and vessels of alabaster, metal and
terracotta. It seems that some objects have traveled in 2011 to the special
exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum
in Oxford
The underlying idea is to create a
comprehensive overview of Macedonia
in Archaic and Classical times, which laid the foundations for the later
prosperity of the Macedonian
Kingdom
Click
here to see a great collection of detailed pictures published by Proto Thema
News. I just miss to see Aiges and Archontiko on a map (and
I hope that Aiges has not been confused with Aegae as I have seen
before!)
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