Delphi Archaeological Museum
Delphi Archaeological museum is one of the principal museums of Greece and one of the most visited. It is operated by the Greek Ministry of Culture. Founded in 1903, it has been rearranged several times and houses the discoveries made at the Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi, which date from the Late Helladic (Mycenean) period to the early Byzantine era.
Delphi Archaeological Museum
Interior of the museum
Reconstruction of the Sanctuary of Apollo, Delphi.
Head of a Griffon (bronze)
The Charioteer of Delphi, also known as Heniokhos, is a statue surviving from Ancient Greece, and an example of ancient bronze sculpture. The life-size (1.8m) statue of a chariot driver was found in 1896 at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi. It is now in the Delphi Archaeological Museum.
Charioteer of Delphi
The Charioteer of Delphi, Delphi Museum
Charioteer of Delphi, head
Detail of the statue's head, showing the inlaid eyes