Archanes Archaeological Museum

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The Archaeological Museum at Heraklion is dedicated to Minoan art and artefacts, with a smaller section for post-Minoan art and artefacts.

Contents 1 Artefacts and Art at the Museum 1.1 Room I 1.2 Room II 1.3 Room III 1.4 Room IV 1.5 Room V 1.6 Room VI 1.7 Room VII 1.8 Room VIII - Zakros 1.9 Room IX 1.10 Room X - Mycenaean 1.11 Room XI - Dorian 1.12 Room XII 1.13 Room XIII - Larnakes 1.14 Room XIV - Hall of the Frescoes 1.15 Room XV & Room XVI 1.16 Room XX - Classical Greek, Greco-Roman 2 Visitor Information 3 Reference

[edit] Artefacts and Art at the Museum

[edit] Room I

Covers findings from 6000 BCE to the pre-Palatial period, including:

• Neolithic fertility goddess
• Vasiliki ware
• stone jars from the island of Mochlos
• miniature clay sculptures

[edit] Room II

Covers findings from 2000 BCE to 1700 BCE in Knossos, Malia and several peak sanctuaries, including:

• Kamares ware pottery
• glazed plaques of Minoan houses (aka the "Town Mosaic")
• peak sanctuary figurines

[edit] Room III

• Phaistos Disc
• Kamares ware pottery

[edit] Room IV

Covers findings from 1700 BCE to 1450 BCE, including:

• bull's head rhyton from Knossos
• snake goddess figurines
• tools and weapons, mostly cast in bronze
• cups with Linear A inscriptions

[edit] Room V

Covers findings from 1450 BCE to 1400 BCE, including:

• Egyptian trade objects
• clay model of a house
• Examples of a Linear A and Linear B scripts

[edit] Room VI

Covers findings from cemeteries at Knossos, Phaistos and Archanes, including:

• clay figurines
• gold jewelry
• horse burial from a tholos tomb at Archanes

[edit] Room VII

Covers findings from 1700 BCE to 1300 BCE from smaller villas and sacred caves, including:

• bronze double axes
• the "Harvesters Vase"
• steatite vases from Hagia Triada
• gold jewelry from Malia

[edit] Room VIII - Zakros

Covers findings from 1700 BCE to 1450 BCE from the palace of Zakros, including:

• rock crystal rhyton
• bull's head rhyton
• pottery with floral and marine motifs

[edit] Room IX

Covers findings from 1700 BCE to 1450 BCE in eastern Crete, including:

• terracotta figurines from Pisokephalo peak sanctuary
• seal stones

[edit] Room X - Mycenaean

Covers findings from 1400 BCE to 1100 BCE, including:

• clay figurines
• clay sculpture of dancers with a lyre player

[edit] Room XI - Dorian

Covers findings from 1100 BCE to 900 BCE during the arrival of the Dorian Greeks, including:

• weapons and tools, mostly of iron
• clay fertility figurines
• votive offerings

[edit] Room XII

Covers findings up to 650 BCE, including:

• pottery decorated with griffins
• artefacts and figurines from Kato Syme

[edit] Room XIII - Larnakes

Minoan larnakes (clay coffins) are on display here.

[edit] Room XIV - Hall of the Frescoes

• Frescoes from Knossos and Hagia Triada
• the Hagia Triada sarcophagus

[edit] Room XV & Room XVI

• More frescoes, including the famous "La Parisienne"

[edit] Room XX - Classical Greek, Greco-Roman

• sculptures from Classical Greek and Greco-Roman periods

[edit] Visitor Information

Hours: April-September Monday 12-7pm Tuesday-Sunday 8am-7pm October-March daily 8am-5pm

Admittance: €6, free on Sundays November-May

[edit] Reference

• The Rough Guide to Crete ISBN 1-84353-292-1