Archaeological Museum of Milos

The Archaeological Museum of Milos is a museum in Plaka on the island of Milos, in Greece.[1][2] Its collections include exhibits dating from the late Neolithic to the Byzantine period. The unique is collection of ancient Cycladic art, especially numerous findings from Phylakopi on Milos, from early Bronze Age to the late Bronze Age. The best pieces from Phylakopi are in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford), British Museum, National Museum of Athens, and elsewhere around the world.

Archaeological Museum of Milos
Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Μήλου
Archaeological Museum of Milos is located in Greece South Aegean
Archaeological Museum of Milos
Location within Greece South Aegean
LocationMilos, Greece
TypeArchaeological museum

The museum is housed since 1985 in a neo-classical building dating from 1870 on the main square in Plaka.[1] In the porch of the building and on the courtyard is lapidary with torsos from the late antiquity.

Room 1

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The first room hosts large pottery vessels since the late Bronze Age to the Greek archaic period, a modern copy of the statue of Venus de Milo and a collection of obsidian tools from Neolithic to early Bronze Age.

Room 2

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The main museum treasures: The Bronze Age on Milos: Early Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean artefacts from Phylakopi and from other places of the island.

Room 3

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Ancient Greek pottery.

Room 4

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Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures. Ancient Greek inscriptions in the local version of the alphabet.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Archaeological Museum of Milos | Directorate of Archaeological Museums, Exhibitions and Educational Programs". Greek Archaeological Museums. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  2. ^ "Renovated Milos Archaeological Museum Opens to the Public". GTP Headlines. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
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