The Archaeological Museum of Heraklion After our visit to the Palace of Knossos archaeological site we headed to the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion. This museum is one of the largest and most important museums in Greece. It houses representative artefacts from all the periods of Cretan prehistory and history, covering a chronological span of over 5,500 years from the Neolithic period to Roman times. Its extensive Minoan collection, is the most comprehensive in the world and includes everything from sarcophagi to fresco wall art. As I had just visited the Palace of Knossos I concentrated my time on the Minoan civilization art. My photos of the Minoan pottery, carved stone objects, seals, small sculptures, sarcophagi, funeral items and fresco wall-paintings will give you some idea of the magnificence of the Minoan collection held by the museum. Most of the information about the artefacts in the Museum are from the labels that were placed next to the items. The two vases below are examples of Neolithic pottery found on Crete. They were just too magnificent not to photograph.
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