MYCENAE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Museum of the site of Mycenae, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Jewelry, weapons, frescoes, pottery from the Mycenaean period.
This museum (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Μυκηνών/Archaiologiko Mousio Mykinon) houses artifacts discovered on site: jewelry, frescoes, votive statuettes, weapons and pottery dating mostly from the 15th to 12th centuries BCC. Set on three levels on the hillside, the museum is well presented, with a French-language audio guide and views of the surrounding area. The centerpiece is the (incomplete) fresco of the "Three Women". Painted around 1250-1180 BC in the royal palace, it depicts three female figures in Minoan and Mycenaean dress. On the lower left, a Harvest deity holds two sheaves of wheat. On the upper right, two women face each other: one holding a staff, the other a sword. This is undoubtedly an allegory of the transition between the Minoans (from Crete) and the Mycenaeans. Also of note are a carved ivory head, earthenware tiles decorated with Egyptian hieroglyphs and the Linear B tablets. The latter were made of raw clay, designed to be reused, but were hardened by fire during the fall of the Mycenaean civilization in the 12th century B.C. They provide a glimpse into the daily life of the city: a list of women's names and an inventory of wheat stocks. The "Mask of Agamemnon" and other beautiful objects are copies, while the originals are in the Archaeological Museum in Athens.
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