Notable Exhibits
- The Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus by Praxiteles
- The Nike of Paeonius
- Zeus carrying Ganymedes
- Pediments of the Temple of Zeus
- The helmet of Miltiades
- Miniature bronze statue of a horse
The statue of Apollo from the west pediment of the Temple of Zeus was depicted on the obverse of the Greek 1000 drachmas banknote of 1987-2001.
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