What I can see

The museum consists of 6 halls and a courtyard, where a Roman sarcophagus, the capitals of a small Propylaea, and marble funerary vases are displayed. The most important exhibits within the museum are the model depicting the sanctuary in the 2nd century BC, which gives us a clear picture of the architecture of the buildings, a Caryatid from the small Propylaea, the “Running Daughter” (480 BC) , the complexes of Demeter-Kore-Pluto and Demeter-Kore-Triptolemos, the table of Ninios, cult vessels, the Proto-Attic amphora of Eleusis (with representations of the blinding of the Cyclops Polyphemus by Odysseus and the myth of Perseus), the statue of Demeter (5th century BC), the statue of Asklepios (4th BC), the small statue of Poseidon and the statues of the Roman emperors and of Antinus, a favourite of Hadrian.

What I can't see

In the museum, findings from excavations in the archaeological site are exhibited, covering a time period from the Prehistoric to the later Roman times.

Info

• Address: Archaeological Site of Eleusis
• Website: http://ameleusinas.weebly.com/index.html

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