Aegean World
This admittedly vague category is meant for the Aegean Bronze Age: the Mycenaean and Minoan cultures.
There are 138 items in Aegean World:
Akrotiri, Building B, Room B1, Wall painting of antelopes |
Akrotiri, Building B, Room B1, Wall painting of boxers |
Amsterdam, Allard Piersonmuseum
The Allard Piersonmuseum, the home of the archaeological collection of the University of Amsterdam, is one of the nicest museums I know. I may be biased, though, because Amsterdam is my hometown. I cycle along the museum nearly every day…
Arkadiko, Mycenaean Bridge |
Athens, Agora, Mycenaean Chamber Tomb, Amphora |
Bin Tepe
Bin Tepe: place near Sardes where the kings of Lydia were buried. Bin Tepe, general view The tumuli of the Lydian royal cemetery…Bodrum, Museum of Underwater Archaeology
In 2003, I visited Bodrum, ancient Halicarnassus, for the first time, and to be honest: it’s a bit of a disappointment. Back then, there were few tourists, but today, the streets are crowded with people, and that changes everything. Nevertheless,…Caria
Caria: the southwest of modern Turkey, incorporated in c.545 BCE the ancient Achaemenid empire as the satrapy Karkâ. Its capital was Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum).Early history …
The Carian coast, north of Bodrum |
Copenhagen, National Museum of Denmark
A lovely museum with a very large collection of Egyptian, Cypriote, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art. It takes about half a day to see it all. I had not expected such a nice collection: this is one of the world's…
Corinth, Mycenaean kylix |
Cretan larnax |