LAMIA ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM (Code: )

The Lamia Archaeological Museum is housed in the restored Othonian barracks on the acropolis of ancient Lamia, within the protected archaeological site of Lamia Castle. In the vestibule on the ground-floor of the Museum, visitors will see a life size marble statue of a philosopher of Roman date, from Achinos, a group of grave stelai of types found in Phthiotis, and a manumission inscription from Achinos. On the first-floor  landing are displayed smaller sculptures, such as torsos, heads, votive reliefs, etc. The most important piece of sculpture kept in the Lamia Museum is the marble votive relief dedicated to Artemis Eileithyia, which dates from the end of the 4th c. BC. This relief, the iconography of  which is unique, has been attributed to the School of Praxiteles.