by Manolis Spanakis

by Manolis Spanakis

Santorini Fira


The Prehistoric Museum at Fira, Santorini.

The Museum of Prehistoric Thira houses finds from the excavations at Akrotiri, conducted under the auspices of the Archaeological Society at Athens, the earlier excavations at Potamos made by members of the German Archaeological Institute at Athens. The exhibition is structured in four units, referring to the history of research at Thira, the geology of Thira, the island's history from the Late Neolithic to the Late Cycladic I period (early 17th century BC) and the heyday of the city at Akrotiri (mature Late Cycladic 1 period, 17th century BC).

Noteworthy among the exhibits from the period when the city at Akrotiri was at its zenith, 17th century BC, are plaster casts of furniture, household equipment, bronze vessels, tools and weapons, objects that bear witness to the practice of metal working, sealings, seals and Linear A tablets. Impressive too are the magnificent wall painting ensembles like the painting of Ladies and Papyri, the painting of the Blue Monkeys and fragments of others: the African, Adorant Monkeys, Bird and floral motifs.



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