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PAROS – ANTIPAROS HOTELIER ASSOCIATION

Archaeological Museum of Paros

Discover the history of Paros

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The Archaeological Museum of Paros was built in 1960, adjacent to the Gymnasium, as a large hall to house artifacts that had until then been kept in the cells of the Katapoliani. At the end of the 1960s, a second hall was added, and in 1995 the construction of the Museum’s extension began.

Collections include:

  • Hall A: Sculptures from the Archaic and Classical periods.
  • Hall B: Artifacts (ceramics, small-scale crafts, and sculpture) from the Neolithic, Early Cycladic, Mycenaean, Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods.
  • Courtyard: Sculptures, architectural elements, funerary urns, and a Roman mosaic floor.

Major exhibits:

  • Marble statue of Gorgon (Museum No. 1285), height 1.35 m. Preserved almost intact. It was the central capstone of a temple. Found in 1993 in an ancient public building in Parikia. Mid-6th century BC.

  • Two marble relief slabs (Museum Nos. 758-759) from the Heroon of Archilochus. One depicts Archilochus on his deathbed and the other a lion devouring a bull. They were found embedded in the floor of the atrium of the Katapoliani. Late 6th century BC.

  • Colossal marble statue of Artemis (Museum No. 1251) from Delos, Paros, height with plinth: 2.74 m. This is the cult statue of the sanctuary, in the style of the archaic maiden wearing a chiton, 480–490 BC.

  • Marble statue of Nike (Museum No. 245), height 1.35 m. The head, arms, and wings are missing. Found in the Castle of Parikia, Paros. 470 BC.

  • Marble statue of a seated goddess (Museum No. 162), 1.57 m high. The head and arms are missing. It was found in Agkaria, Paros, in 1885 by Leowy.

  • Marble Ionic capital from the 6th century BC (Museum No. 733). Top of a votive column at the Heroon of Archilochus. It bears an inscription referring to the foundation of the monument by Dokimos (4th century BC).

  • Neolithic figurine of a female figure in a sitting position with her hands under her chest (Museum No. 886). Preserved height 0.055 m. Found on the island of Saliacos.

  • Marble statue of a girl wearing a tunic (Museum No. 802), preserved. Height 0.86 m. Found in Protoria, Naoussa. 6th century BC.

  • Lower section of a kouros torso (Museum No. 157) preserved. Height 0.81 m. Third quarter of the 6th century BC.

  • Parian Chronicle (Museum No. 62): inscription containing historical, religious, and literary information from prehistoric times to 264 BC. One slab has been preserved in the Museum of Paros, while two others are located in Oxford.