THE Archeological MUSEUM OF CHANIA

Ancient Discoveries THE Archeological MUSEUM OF CHANIA

It is arranged at 21 Halidon Street and is housed in the sanctuary of St Franciscus. The presentation comprises of expansive primary solidarities. In the principal half of the display territory we see the finds of the post-neolithic period and those of the copper time. In the second corridor, till the most distant end of the lobby, ancient pieces of the recorded period are shown. The visit begins from the left to one side from the perspective of the incomer. In the showcases on the left there are vases and post-neolithic pottery (3.400-2.900) to the extent the post-minoan time (1200 b.c.), going from the cavern of Plativolas to Kerainia and from the hollow Mameloukou of Kydonias Gardens. Likewise vases, earthenware production and little protests, which were uncovered mainly with the Greek-Swedish exhuming (around the center of the sixties and which is as yet going on). It merits giving uncommon regard for the chronicles of tablets with Linear A Scripture and mud plates and seals.

A standout amongst the most critical disclosures of minoan archaic exploration as respects the topic of its representation is a dirt seal, which portrays a pioneer or a divine being on top of a multilevel building composite, which likely is a minoan castle (1.500-1400 b.c.). This is trailed by showcases of vases of the Geometric time (1000-700 b.c.) known as geometric from its enriching outlines of the vases for the most part from burial grounds of the precinct (Gavalomouri and Vouves Kissamou - Modi Kydonias).

Next toward the eastern side of the historical center there are statues and sepulchral mainstays of Hellenistic and Roman times, from different parts of the ward and predominantly from the Aslclepeion of Lissos, From the Diktineo, statue of Diana, leader of the head Hadrian from the Roman Kissamos.

In the same spot one can see mosaics from the city of Hernia (third century a.d.), which speak to Poseidon freeing the sprite Amimone, little girl of the lord of Argos, Danaos, from the hands of a Satyr, furthermore mosaics with representations of Dionysos and Ariadne in Naxos. In the showcases, which are on the right northern side of the exhibition hall there are fabulous bygone icons from Axos of Rethymnon, and additionally Hellenistic and Roman symbols from different parts of Hernia rosy and dark shaded vases of the post-exemplary period (fourth century b.c.) from the burial ground of Falasarna and from the town of Hernia, and hellentistic and Roman vases and icons from the graveyard of Tarra. Likewise china vases and lights of various times from different parts of Hernia.

In exceptional showcases coins of Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine times are in plain view. On the northern side and towards the way out to the yard of the Museum as we descend two stages there are showcases with seals and tablets with direct An and B Scriptures From the town of Hernia. Likewise in different showcases in the same range there are pieces of jewelry from glass dabs and from stoneware, copper clips and needles, little copper objects, similar to the copper bolt and the copper icon of a creature from a sanctuary which is found in the gorge of Samaria of the roman period, different gems (silver, gold, copper).

On the northwestern side there are jugs of post-Minoan years as there are vases, a couple of ceremonial, the vast majority of which originate from the burial ground of Kydonia, which is arranged under today's city of Hernia. Extraordinary consideration ought to be given to the compass with a representation of a guitarist and a twofold vase of ceremonial character which is enhanced with fowls (14001200 b.c.). There is likewise an interim show of urns from the post Minoan III A/B (1400-1200 b.c.) necropolis of the Armenons of Rethymnon with extremely wonderful representations.