Antikensammlungen (State Antiques Collection)

ECHOES FROM THE PAST: A Roman glass cup found in Cologne, Germany. The style is called Diatret, or "cage cup". Pic: Mattias Kabel

Going into museums like this gives me a sense of solidarity.

Browsing its treasures, like a fourth century Roman goblet made of network glass, makes me think the ancients weren’t that different from us after all.

The reason being that the glass, found in Cologne, bears the Latin inscription “Bibe Multis Annis” or “drink many more years!”.

I think I had the same thing written on a stubby holder at uni.

Depictions of women in mythology and ancient history are the feature of a special exhibition that runs until August 2010.

Titled “Starke Frauen” – Strong Women, the exhibition includes hundreds of antique pieces.
Its focus is the mythical race of women warriors, the Amazonians.

Click here for a detailed brochure of the Starke Frauen exhibition.

IMMACULATE: Greek jewelry from 300 B.C., featuring a "Heracles knot" at the front. Pic: Mattias Kabel

Ancient treasures

The Antikensammlungen holds thousands of pieces of ancient jewellery, gold, silver, glass and bronze work and one of the world’s best collections of ancient Greek ceramics besides.

There are hoards of old vases depicting scenes of battle and daily life from over 2000 years ago.

Exhibits stem from the ancient Etruscan, Roman and Greek regimes.

The collection is housed in a Greek temple style building on the south side of Königsplatz, directly opposite the Gyphtotek.

Must-sees You’ll find that Roman goblet downstairs. Other drawcards include a bronze statue from northern Greece called the “Girl from Beroia” (400BC) and a golden funeral garland from the Italian town of Armento (400BC).

ANCIENT GLORY: Step inside for a peek at life as it was millennia ago.

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