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Founding
The museum was set up in 1902 for finds from the islet of Rineia
The museum, near the Old Port, was established in 1902 by the Greek Archaeological Service. It was first built to house artefacts discovered in a burial site on the nearby islet of Rineia, dating back to 425 BC.
The building
The neoclassical building of 1905 grew in the 1930s, 1960s and 1972
The original neoclassical building of 1905 was refurbished and expanded in the 1930s and 1960s, and the large eastern room was added in 1972. The collection includes pottery, funerary urns and sculptures from the Cycladic, Geometric and Classical periods.
The vase
The Mykonos vase of about 675 BC shows the sack of Troy
The Mykonos vase is a pithos, a large ceramic storage jar, of about 675 BC, decorated with scenes of the sack of Troy. It is one of the earliest objects to depict the Trojan Horse. A local inhabitant found it with human bones inside.
The horse
The horse has portholes with warriors looking out
On the neck of the pithos the Trojan Horse is surrounded by Greek warriors, with more warriors seen in the portholes. Beneath it are three lines of metopes, each containing figures poised in battle. The lower part of the vase is blank.
The sack
The vase shows the sack of Troy as a fight against defenseless people
The artist presented the battle in the city of Troy as a battle against defenseless women and children. There are no Trojan warriors on the pithos. The vase evokes sympathy for victims of war.
Day 5, morning
Next is Folklore Museum of Mykonos.
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