The Casts Museum occupies two rooms in the basement of the new building of the School of Philosophy of the
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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, in
Central Macedonia
Central Macedonia ( el, Κεντρική Μακεδονία, Kentrikí Makedonía, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, consisting of the central part of the geographical and historical region of Macedonia. With a populat ...
,
Greece
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. The museum houses a collection of
plaster casts, replicas and original archaeological artifacts. The collection dates from the time of the University's founding and is due to K. Romaio, Professor of
Classical Archaeology.
The collection of plaster casts of marble and clay originals and replicas of works of art in metal is the finest in Greece. It brings Archaeological Department students into contact with the ancient Greek and Roman art of statue production, as well as ceramics and small-scale art.
Room A holds replicas of works from archaic and classical times. Room B exhibits works from
Hellenistic
In Classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Mediterranean history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire, as signified by the Battle of Actium in ...
and Roman times. Among the most notable works are copies of the
Parthenon Frieze
The Parthenon frieze is the high-relief Pentelic marble sculpture created to adorn the upper part of the Parthenon’s naos. It was sculpted between c. 443 and 437 BC, most likely under the direction of Pheidias. Of the 160 meters (524 ft) ...
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votive reliefs and funerary pillars, statues (youths and maidens), plaques from Athena Nikis armour, coins, decorative corner roof tiles, funeral urns and masks.
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Sources
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External links
Official Website
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Archaeological museums in Macedonia (Greece)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Museums in Thessaloniki
University museums in Greece
Plaster cast collections
Art museums and galleries in Greece