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About the museum
Allard Pierson Museum is the archaeological museum of the Universiteit van Amsterdam. The ancient civilisations of ancient Egypt, the Near East, the Greek World, Etruria and the Roman Empire are revived in this museum. Art-objects and utensils, dating from 4000 B.C. till 500 A.D. give a good impression of everyday-life, mythology and religion in Antiquity.

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Poster Horse & Rider.

Horse & Rider - From Homer tot Genghis Khan
In the Greek world (1330 – 300 BC) and on the Mongolian steppe (600 – 1400 AD)

16 May 2012 to 16 September 2012

The story of Horse & Rider in the world of the Greeks and on the Mongolian steppe in a single exhibition.
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