Kunsthistoriches Museum Wien - Vienna, Austria
N 48° 12.244 E 016° 21.679
33U E 601145 N 5339877
In 1891 the Hapsburg Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities moved from the Augustinian Corridor in the Hofburg Palace and from the Lower Belvedere Palace into the newly opened Kunsthistorisches Museum.
Waymark Code: WMJ8Y2
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 10/12/2013
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The objects in the Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities span a period of more than three millennia and range from Bronze Age ceramics of Cyprus dating from the 3rd millennium BC to early Medieval finds. Some 2500 objects are on permanent display. Three main areas in particular make this collection one of the best of its kind: the unique and spectacular antique cameos, including the famous Gemma Augustea, the treasure troves dating from the period of the great migrations and the early Middle Ages, such as the golden treasure of Nagyszentmiklós, and the collection of vases with such masterpieces as the Brygos Cup.
Among the other highlights of the collection are the larger-than life Votive Statue of a Man from Cyprus, the Amazonian Sarcophagus, the bronze tablet with the famous Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus, the Theseus Mosaic from Salzburg and, not least, the Youth from the Magdalensberg, to name only a few.
Most Relevant Historical Period: Roman Empire > 27 B.C.
Admission Fee: €14
Opening days/times:
Tue – Sun, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thu, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Web Site: [Web Link]
Condition: Some remaining traces (ruins) or pieces
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