page_title: Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis
section_title: Basement
hierarchical_section_title: Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis / Arrangement of the finds / Basement
caption_attribution_description: English: Silver ossuary and gold crown of Brasidas from Amphipolis
context_page_description: The Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis is a museum in Amphipolis, Central Macedonia, Greece. It is located in the archaeological site of ancient Amphipolis, near River Strymon at close range of the Thessaloniki–Kavala national highway and within the walls of the ancient city itself. In the museum, finds from Amphipolis and its surroundings are exhibited. The excavations took place mainly in the period from 1956 to 1984, under the direction of the late archaeologist Dimitris Lazaridis. After his death his daughter, Calliope Lazaridis, continued the work until 1989.
  There are also finds from ancient Argilos and Eion, the port of ancient Amphipolis, together with wall panels relating the history of ancient Amphipolis and the surrounding area. Also, an 18th-century historians’ correspondence about ancient Amphipolis, along with photographs of the unearthing and restoration of the Lion of Amphipolis, in 1913.
context_section_description: Prehistoric era
  Early historical period
  Classical and Hellenistic time
  The sanctuaries
  Public and private life
  tombs
  The early Christian period
  The Byzantine period
  Temporary exhibitions
caption: Silver ossuary and gold crown of Brasidas
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