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Top 10 Archaeology Museum Highlights

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1. Villa Landolina Gardens

Villa Landolina’s gardens sit on a site rich in finds from an ancient Greek necropolis, parts of Hellenistic streets and later Christian catacombs.
2. Bronze Age Material from Castelluccio

Materials from the Castelluccio site, between Noto and Palazzolo Acreide, show trade links between early Sicilians and eastern Mediterranean cultures.
3. Material from Pantalica

Pantalica, near Palazzolo Acreide, was inhabited by the pre-Greek Sicels, who produced elegant red-glazed pottery.
4. Greek Kouros, Lentini

This 6th-century BC kouros (statue of a muscular youth) is one of the best examples of ancient Greek sculpture.
5. Mother Goddess

Made of terracotta around 500 BC, this object represents the mother goddess nursing twins. She is remarkable for the sense of solidity blended with tenderness.
6. Venus Anadyomene

A Roman copy of a Greek 2nd-century BC original. From her pose, to the high polish of the marble, she is an image of pure sensuality.
7. Temples of Athena and Apollo

Fragments from two Doric temples on Ortygia are on show, such as polychrome parts of a Gorgon.
8. Ephebus from Adrano

This small athletic bronze figure was found near Adrano, and dates from around 460 BC.
9. Gela Vase Collection

A lekythoi (tall one-handed vase) painted with Herakles and the Hydra is the most impressive.
10. Wooden Statuettes of Demeter and Kore

These rare examples of wooden statuary were found at a sanctuary between Gela and Agrigento. They date from the late 7th century BC and survived because they were covered in the mineral-rich mud of a local spring.