Museo archeologico provinciale di Salerno
Museum in the San Benedetto complex that tells the history of the Salerno area from prehistory to late antiquity, with a lapidarium and a bronze statue of Apollo.
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About the museum
The Provincial Archaeological Museum of Salerno was founded in 1927 and has been housed in the San Benedetto complex in the city's historic centre since 1964. It documents the whole province of Salerno, from prehistory to late antiquity.
In the open-air lapidarium and the viridarium, statues, reliefs and honorary bases are displayed, largely from Roman Salerno. The lower floor follows a chronological and territorial arrangement, with prehistoric finds from nearby caves, Iron Age grave goods, material from the Greek period, amber necklaces, bronze helmets and Samnite belts. Among the grave goods, the set from a 5th-century BC tomb at Roscigno stands out, with a silver kantharos and a crown of silver and gold, while a tomb excavated at Oliveto Citra in 1929 has been reconstructed in the display.
The upper floor is devoted to the city of Salerno, from the first settlement at Fratte to late antiquity, with grave goods, a large coin collection and the bronze head of Apollo recovered from the Gulf of Salerno in 1930.
Highlights
- Bronze head of Apollo recovered from the Gulf of Salerno in 1930
- Roscigno tomb grave goods with a silver kantharos and a crown of silver and gold
- Oliveto Citra tomb excavated in 1929 and reconstructed
- Lapidarium and viridarium with statues and inscriptions from Roman Salerno
- Extensive coin collection
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione archeologica permanente – Chronological and territorial route from prehistory to late antiquity, with the lapidarium, grave goods, coins and the bronze head of Apollo.
- Founded
- 1927
- Operated by
- Provincia di Salerno
- Visitors per year
- approx. 6,018
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