The Musée de l'Ephèbe

This museum of underwater archaeology stands in the pinewoods of Cap d’Agde and contains France’s largest collection of antique bronzes found in situ.

The museum visit includes:

• The modern department: medieval pottery, arms from the royal fleet and cargoes from 12th to 19th Century wrecks.
• The ancient department: maritime trade (amphorae, crockery), the Greek town and ancient boats (naval architecture, anchors, life on board), a mosaic illustrating a little-known scene from Greek and Roman mythology: “the judgement of Marsyas”.
• The bronze department: The Agde “Ephèbe”, a prestigious Hellenistic bronze found in the waters of the Hérault in 1964, dating back to the 4th Century BC; an Etruscan bronze tripod, a series of stone cannons, a victory wing and some outstanding items found recently: two roman statues (Cupid and a young boy wearing a Roman tunic) dating back to between the 1st Century BC and the 1st Century AD,...
• The “inventors’ room” shows the wealth of discoveries made on the sea bed in Agde and the surrounding area.

Musée de l'Ephèbe
Mas de la Clape
34300 LE CAP D'AGDE
Phone : 04 67 94 69 60 - Fax : 04 67 94 69 69
E-mail : musée.ephebe@ville-agde.fr

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