The Archaeological Museum of

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(''Civico Museo Archeologico di Milano'' in Italian) is located in the ex-convent of the Monastero Maggiore, alongside the ancient church of

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, with entrance on Corso Magenta. The first part of the museum, sited in the original site of Corso Magenta, is dedicated to the history of

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(ancient Milan) founded in the 4th century BC and conquered by the

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in 222 BC. In the basement floor, there is also a small section about

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's arts. The inner cloister, where Roman remains (1st-3rd century AD) and two medieval towers are visible, connects the first part of the museum with the new building sited in via Nirone. In this part of the Archaeological Museum of Milan are sited, on four floors, the ''

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'' section, the ''

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'' section and the temporary exhibition room. In the Middle Ages polygonal tower sited in the inner cloister are exposed a Domenico Paladino sculpture donated by the artist to the museum that fits in the frescoed medieval structure. Collections of the museum from prehistoric and Egyptian civilisations are housed at the Castello Sforzesco Museums. Statues and tombs from ancient Rome are displayed along the cloisters of the former monastery, and a path leads from the cloisters to a "polygonal tower (late third century) with early medieval frescoes (thirteenth century) and comes out in the new museum in Via Nirone where the early medieval section is on the first floor."

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pear wood head. 7th century BC File:9596_-_Milano_-_Museo_archeologico_-_Patera_di_Parabiago_-_Foto_Giovanni_Dall%27Orto_13_Mar_2012.jpg, The

Parabiago Plate The Parabiago plate, also known as the Parabiago patera, is an ancient Roman circular silver plate depicting mythological figures. It was found in an ancient Roman cemetery at Parabiago, near Milan, in 1907, and is now in the Archaeological M ...

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cage cup A cage cup, also ''vas diatretum'', plural ''diatreta'', or "reticulated cup" is a type of luxury late Roman glass vessel, found from roughly the 4th century, and "the pinnacle of Roman achievements in glass-making". ''Diatreta'' consist of ...

, or "Diatreta Trivulzio" File:Museo archeologico milano 3.JPG, The inner cloister File:Museo archeologico milano 5.JPG, Archaeological remains. File:Museo archeologico milano 6.JPG,

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and his mother, 10th century AD, from

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, 450-400 BC. File:Milan Civic Archaeological Museum Roman tower.jpg, Roman tower within the Archaeological Museum. File:DSC09834 (36186503495).jpg, Section of Roman wall within the Archaeological Museum.

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