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Archaeological Museum of Sitia

Name: Archaeological Museum of Sitia
Address: Sitia, GR

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Emmanuel

July 24, 2019

The Archaeological Museum of Siteia contains the most important finds from eastern Crete. Apart from the exhibition halls, the museum has storerooms and workshops, as well as offices for scholars and the staff. The explanatory labels of the exhibited finds are written in five languages. The museum opened to the public in 1984. The items are exhibited in chronological groups, with explanatory details for each period. The most representative of them are: - Gold and ivory statue (kouros) from the Minoan town of Palaikastro in Seteia. It is 0.50m. high and has been restored from many small pieces. Dated to the Late Minoan IB period. - Rhyton (libation vessel) in the shape of a bull, with painted decoration. It was found in the excavations of the Minoan site on the islet of Mochlos. - Stirrup jar from the Minoan settlement on the islet of Pseira. It bears exquisite marine style decoration (nautilus) and dates from the Late Minoan period. - Pithoid jar from the Palace at Zakros. It bears wonderful painted decoration and dates to the Late Minoan period. - Geometric amphora from the cemetery of Aghios Georgios. The painted decoration consists of bands and concentric circles. - Terracotta figurine of a woman, of the type known as the "Tanagraia". It was found in the Hellenistic city of Zarokambos. - Black figure kantharos with "west slope" decoration. It was found in the Hellenistic city of Zarokambos. - Clay plaques of the Daedalic type, from a deposit in the city of Seteia. They are decorated with relief human figures on a chariot, depicting possibly Pluto and Persephone. - Linear A clay tablets from the archives room of the Palace at Zakros. - Base with a funerary epigram on both sides, referring to the death of Leon and his son, Thenas. From the important Cretan city of Itanos.

Eirini

April 3, 2016

You will be surprised on how important this area was 4.000 years ago! The Sitia Archaeological Museum is one of the best museums in Crete, with finds from the wider area of Lassithi and Sitia Province. The exhibition in the museum of Sitia museum is divided into four sections with 30 display cases, containing exhibits dating from 3500 BC to 500 AD: exhibits from the Minoan period exhibits from Zakros exhibits from the Geometric and Archaic periods exhibits from the Greco-Roman period vases in the sitia museumThe Archaeological Museum in Sitia opened its doors to the public in 1984, one hundred years after the first excavations in the area by the Italian School of Archaeology. The museum was founded by the well-known Cretan archaeologist Nikos Papadakis. The museum is housed in a fully-equipped building complex with laboratories, storerooms and an archaeology library. The main exhibition area is to the left of the entrance and contains exhibits with bilingual descriptions (Greek & English).

Katerina

April 25, 2021

The Archaeological Museum of Sitia operates since 1984 and hosts the most important archaeological finds from eastern Crete (from Sitia, Palekastro, the islets of Mochlos and Psira, the necropolis of St. George, the palace of Zakros, the Hellenistic town of Xerokambos, Ziros, Makrigialos, Lefki island and ancient Itanos).