National Archaeological Museum of Taranto

National Archaeological Museum of Taranto

Museo archeologico nazionale di Taranto
Location	Taranto, Italy
Coordinates	40°28′25″N17°14′19″E / 40.4735°N 17.2386°E / 40.4735; 17.2386
Type	museum

The National Archaeological Museum of Taranto (MArTA) is an Italian museum in Taranto, Italy. It exhibits one of the largest collections of artifacts from the Magna Graecia, including the Gold of Taranto. ^[1] The museum is operated by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities of Italy.

Some excavated items

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  A Greek vase
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  A greek mask in terracotta
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  A Roman statue
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  A Roman mosaic
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  Head of a man
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  Statue of Orpheus, part of the sculptural group of Orpheus and the sirens, 4th c. BC
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  Bronze statue of Zeus, known as "Zeus of Ugento", around 530 BC
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  Terracotta statues of gladiators
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  Metope depicting a battle scene between a Greek warrior and an amazon, 3rd c. BC

See also

• The New Archaeological Museum of Ugento
• Gnatia

Sources

• Quintino Quagliati. Il Museo Nazionale di Taranto. Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato.

Notes

1. Ettore M. De Juliis; Dolores Lojacono (1988). Il museo archeologico nazionale di Taranto. Taranto: Mandese Editore. ISBN   88-535-0025-5.