Museo de Avila
The Museo de Ávila is a provincial and municipal museum in the provincial capital Ávila in the autonomous region of Castile-León in central Spain .
history
The forerunner of the museum was inaugurated in 1911 in a building belonging to the Biblioteca y Museo Teresianos . Today it is located in the Casa de los Deanes , a Renaissance palace from the 16th century that was formerly used by the deans of the cathedral . A branch of the museum is housed in the former Iglesia de Santo Tomé ; the larger stone finds can be seen here.
collection
The museum brings together several individual collections from citizens of the city of Ávila, most of which were brought together in the early 20th century and include finds from the Neolithic Age . The most important exhibits are:
- Vettonic grave find (ceramics and weapons) from the Castro del Raso (approx. 4th / 3rd century BC)
- four Verracos from the area around Martiherrero (approx. 4th / 3rd century BC)
- Roman finds from an estate ( villa rustica ) near the hamlet (pedanía) Magazos (2nd / 3rd century)
- Ceramic kiln made from reused grave steles ( Mudejar period, 16th century)
- Flemish altar triptych of Petrus Christ (?) (15th century)
- Tomb with reclining figure (yacente) of Bernardino de Barrientos (around 1500)
Web links
- Website of the Museo de Ávila (Spanish)
Coordinates: 40 ° 39 '24 " N , 4 ° 41' 44" W.