Museo archeologico della civiltà messapica di Vaste
Museum in the 16th-century Palazzo Baronale of Vaste, with finds from the ancient Messapian city from the Early Iron Age to the Middle Ages.
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About the museum
The Museo archeologico della civiltà messapica di Vaste is housed in the Palazzo Baronale, a 16th-century building in the hamlet of Vaste, in Poggiardo. It tells the story of the ancient Messapian city of Vaste, from the Iron Age to the medieval period, with a chronological route that starts from the archaic and Hellenistic cult places and reaches the medieval finds.
Among the testimonies on display are grave goods from sarcophagus tombs, decorated vases, a capital decorated with rosettes, a hoard of around one hundred and fifty silver staters and seventeen ivory tesserae lusoriae, rare gaming pieces of the Roman period. A virtual reconstruction projected onto a large screen helps visitors imagine what the site looked like in the past.
The museum is part of the museum system of Vaste and Poggiardo.
Highlights
- Grave goods from sarcophagus tombs
- Hoard of around 150 silver staters
- Ivory tesserae lusoriae from the Roman age
- Virtual reconstruction on a large screen
- Seat in the 16th-century Palazzo Baronale
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione archeologica di Vaste – Finds from the Messapian city of Vaste from the Early Iron Age to the Middle Ages, with grave goods, silver staters and ivory tesserae lusoriae.
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission according to the Museionline entry.
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