The Pireaus Archaeological Museum was the final historical site of our summer travels. Pireaus is the port city of Athens. While we did not get to go into the center of Athens, we enjoyed seeing this museum and wandering around the surrounding area. Below are some of the key artifacts we saw. I have particularly uploaded those that were less common within the summer's explorations, which obviously included artifacts of much greater antiquity. However, the items below are quite worth noticing, including musical instruments, a replica shrine with real artifacts, and measuring standards of various sorts. Personally, I always find the various styles of altars fascinating since I don't have a modern standard to compare them to.
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| Pieces of musical instruments |
It's amazing how some things haven't really changed over the centuries... look at the surgical instruments and vases and fish hooks.
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| Bronze statue, look at the unique eyes. |
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| Entryway to the 'shrine' style room |
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| A room set up like a typical ancient shrine |
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| an altar to Hellos Mithras |
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| Measures for liquid weights |
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| Price list for goods (regulated) |
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| Engraved measures |
Notice the handspan, arm-span, foot, and elbow to fingertips.
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| Coins of interstate commerce |
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| A sundial |
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