National Archeological Museum
We went to the national archeological museum and saw so many many
things..... so ancient! It is so amazing that things survived. pots and
statues and bronze pieces.
I accidentally used a flash and the docent yelled at me. I was so mortified.
I apologized to him as I left the room and he was very kind and waved hishand and said "it is forgotten". which is a typical thing a Greek says to accept your apology and let you know they aren't angry.
The rules are that you cannot pose in front of the statues mimicking
them but you can take pictures. AND NO FLASH!
We sketched things so we could remember the patterns.... They had hundreds of funerary statues and vases. I think this was because they didn't have the value the bronze pieces did. Also, probably they broke and were abandoned.
When "poorer" people die they cremate them and put them into huge vases. The vases have scenes on them of people with their arms over their heads in mourning. The vases are taller than I am. (5'6).
Rich people have life like statues in their honor or a scene (or many
scenes) carved in marble that shows their passions or accomplishments.
warriors and athletics had neat scenes. Full of action and fighting and drama.
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