Archaeological Museum Of Mykonos

Archaeological Museum Of Mykonos. Visit the Archaeological Museum of Mykonos A headless, almost limbless 2nd-century BC statue of Hercules in Parian marble is the highlight of this small, well-presented collection. It was set up to preserve findings recovered from the Purification Pit (a hole that contained numerous urns and vessels of offerings), which dates back to 426-425 B.C.

Mykonos Archaeological Museum Mykonos island
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The museum was created in 1902, in order to preserve artifacts discovered in Rhenia in 1898. The pit was unearthed in 1898 by the renowned scholar D

Mykonos Archaeological Museum Mykonos island

The Archaeological Museum of Mykonos is housed in a 1905 neoclassical building, which was transformed to acquire its current Cycladic visual idiom in 1934 A headless, almost limbless 2nd-century BC statue of Hercules in Parian marble is the highlight of this small, well-presented collection. The initial purpose of this building was to house the findings of the "Pit of purification" (5th century) which was discovered in 1898 in Rheni

The Archaeological Museum on the beautiful Island of Mykonos in the Cyclades Islands Greece. It includes marble and clay sculptures, vases, jewelry and ceramics, dating back to the 9th century BC. The initial purpose of this building was to house the findings of the "Pit of purification" (5th century) which was discovered in 1898 in Rheni

Mykonos Archaeological Museum Mykonos island. B.C.) Richly decorated with bas - relief zones of bas-relief depicting various scenes from the Trojan War (the central composition shows Achaian warriors with the Trojan. The pit was unearthed in 1898 by the renowned scholar D