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The Archaeological Museum of Mycenae
13-03-2013 17:49The Archaeological Museum of Mycenae, which operates since July 2003, hosts exhibitions with findings from every period in the history of Mycenae and the surrounding areas of Argolida and Peloponnese. The museum is built near the acropolis of Mycenae, giving to visitors the opportunity to understand the Mycenaean Era.
The exhibition is organized into thematic sections and the findings are divided into four sections, while there is a scale model of the site in Mycenae accompanied by visual material, which presents the myths of Mycenae and the first illustrations of the monuments by travelers so that the visitor can get an idea of what the place used to be in the past.
Among the fabulous artifacts shown in the museum is the celebrated Mask of Agamemnon, a golden funerary face mask unearthed by Heinrich Schliemann. Although the original mask is exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, there is a copy exhibited in the museum of Mycenae as well. The exquisite golden cups of Vaphio, found in a Mycenaean tomb, with scenes of men taming wild bulls, are regarded as among the finest surviving examples of Mycenaean art.
There are also finds from the citadel of Mycenae including golden containers, glass, alabaster and amber tools, bronze and ceramic pots, figurines, ivory and faience objects, golden seals, rings and jewels. The findings come from the vaulted tombs in Mycenae and other locations in the Peloponnese (Tiryns and Dendra in Argolis, Pylos in Messinia and Vaphio in Lakonia).
The exhibition closes with the thematic section of the achievements of the Mycenaean civilization, where aspects of Mycenaean society, like trade, religion art and writing are revealed through the display of the different findings.
The first excavations in Mycenae started in 1841 by the Greek Archaeologist Kyriakos Pyttakis who found and restored the impressive Lion Gate and the Crave Circle. Some of the most important findings, like the Treasury of Atreus, were excavated by Schliemann in 1874–1876 and were taken to the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. The collections exhibited in Mycenae Archaeological Museum are reproductions.
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