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Sicily – Agrigento Museum
April 2016
The archaeological museum in Agrigento is full of beautiful artifacts dating from the period when Agrigento was a major city-state of the Ancient Greek world.
A Phoenician-style gold cup in the Agrigento archaeological museum
A fragment of 6th-century BC pottery with a goat and a swan
Ancient silver coins found in Agrigento
These two coins were minted in Agrigento. The one of the left bears the city's original name, Akragas.
An Athenian drachma
A gold hair ornament
Decorated olive oil bottles from the 5th century BC
A large wine jug decorated with a party scene
More evidence of trade among Greek cities in Italy: a fish platter made in Paestum near Naples
This three-legged Greek triskele symbol is still used as the symbol of triangle-shaped Sicily
An olive oil bottle, with AJ (carrying Francesca) in the background
A model of Agrigento's giant Temple of Zeus, now ruined
This view of the model shows the Atlas-like figures that helped support the roof
One of the original figures from the enormous temple
Many of Agrigento's temples had carved lion heads on their downspouts
Rainwater poured out of the lion's mouth
A stylized female figure from the 5th century BC
And a more naturalistic-looking figure
A carving on a child's sarcophagus shows the child riding in a goat cart
An enormous wine jar painted with scenes of Greeks fighting Amazons
Unlike Greek soliders, Amazons were often depicted wearing pants and long sleeves
Bronze helmets of the type worn by Greek soldiers
