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Step into the annals of history and see the opulence, grandeur and beauty of the ages gone by. The Ian Potter Classics and Archaeology Collections, Melbourne, housed within the Ian Potter Museum Of Art, provides a wonderful insight into an arty past. For those with affection for all things ancient, the Ian Potter Classics and Archaeology Collections, Melbourne has in store diverse collections from the days of yore. Marvel at the exquisite designs of the sizeable assortment of Greek vases including a few of the legendary pieces from Athens itself. The Greek vases will definitely keep you enthralled with the intriguing Mycenaean, Geometric, Corinthian, Attic Black and Red Figure, Black Glaze and South Italian stuffs. Money definitely makes the mare go. So take a look at the seven hundred odd pieces of Greek coins and numerous Roman coins that form a popular attraction at the Ian Potter Classics and Archaeology Collections. The Melbourne Ian Potter Classics and Archaeology Collections also archaeological specimens from Egypt, most of which were unearthed during the 1920 excavations carried out by Flinders Petrie. There are, as part of the Egyptian exhibits, papyri, and Egyptian stelai, and carved reliefs from Nimrud and the Assyrian Palace, as parts of the artwork collection from the Ancient Near East. Also featured in this section are the marvelous and the magnificent bronze artifacts from Luristan, in west Iran. There are sundry museums in Melbourne and many more museums in Australia. But very few can boast of such a mammoth collection from the Ancient Ages. Not only do Egypt and Ancient Iraq find a place in the Ian Potter Classics and Archaeology Collections, Melbourne, but one can also spot some fine specimens of Ancient Roman glasswork and pottery works, Bronze and Iron Age objects from Cyprus. For those with a passion for the written word, the Ian Potter Classics and Archaeology Collections, Melbourne beckons with a replica of the famous Rosetta Stone that describes a Pharaoh in two languages: Egyptian and Greek using the hieroglyphic, demotic and the Greek scripts. Wander more into the world of words with trips to exhibitions on ‘Early Writing’ and ‘Early Writing in Egypt and Mesopotamia’. If Egypt still remains an enigma, you have the ‘Discovering Egypt’ exhibition to rest all qualms. Amongst the various Melbourne tourist attractions, the Melbourne museums see one of the largest footfalls and the Ian Potter Classics and Archaeology Collections surely features right up amongst the various marvelous museums in Melbourne.
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