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"The object of the moment": The lead tablet of Antipolis

Heritage in Antibes
5 Full-fare
  • The museum is closed on public holidays.

  • This second edition of ‘L'Objet du moment’ (Object of the Moment) unveils a lead tablet inscribed with Greek letters discovered in Antibes in the late 1950s. Long interpreted as a curse, it is in fact a commercial letter dating from the 5th or 4th century BC.
    This presentation, accompanied by tactile adaptation tools and an immersion in the sounds of the Greek language, will also allow the public to discover two other inscribed lead tablets:
    a genuine spell tablet discovered in Olbia...
    This second edition of ‘L'Objet du moment’ (Object of the Moment) unveils a lead tablet inscribed with Greek letters discovered in Antibes in the late 1950s. Long interpreted as a curse, it is in fact a commercial letter dating from the 5th or 4th century BC.
    This presentation, accompanied by tactile adaptation tools and an immersion in the sounds of the Greek language, will also allow the public to discover two other inscribed lead tablets:
    a genuine spell tablet discovered in Olbia (Hyères), and a famous letter from a shipowner found in Marseille.
  • Rates
  • Base rate
    5 €
  • Reduce rate
    3 €
Schedules
  • From October 8, 2025
    until October 31, 2025
  • On March 1, 2026
  • Tuesday
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Wednesday
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Thursday
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Friday
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Saturday
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Sunday
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Open