The National Archaeological Museum of Naples

Name/Title

The National Archaeological Museum of Naples

Description

The National Archaeological Museum of Naples (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli) is an history museum in Naples mostly known for its ancient Roman remains. The collection the museum holds however, includes artifacts from Greek, Roman and Renaissance times, and especially Roman artifacts from nearby Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum. A highlights in the collection is the Herculaneum papyri, carbonized by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, found after 1752 in Villa of the Papyri.

Book Details

Author

Francesco Paolo Maulucci

Publisher

Carcavallo

Date Published

1988

Place Printed

* Untyped Place Printed

Italy

ISBN

8881803585