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The museum also has a superb pottery collection on its upper floor, which traces the
development of pottery from the Bronze Age through Attic red-figured pottery (late 5th
to early 4th centuries BC). Among the treasures, see six Panathenaic amphorae, presen-
ted to the winners of the Panathenaic Games. They contained oil from the sacred olive
trees of Athens and victors might have received up to 140 of them.
Allow plenty of time to view the vast and spectacular collections (more than 11,000
items) housed in this enormous (8000-sq-metre) 19th-century neoclassical building. It
could take several visits to appreciate the museum's holdings, but it's possible to see the
highlights in a half-day (see the tour on
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. The museum also hosts world-class
temporary exhibitions.
The museum is a 10-minute walk from Viktoria metro station, or catch trolleybus 2, 4,
5, 9 or 11 from outside St Denis Cathedral on Panepistimiou and get off at the Polytech-
nio stop.
