Aegean Collection
The Ancient World Gallery’s collection of artifacts from the Aegean is representative of numerous cultures and spans almost two thousand years. From an assortment of Mycenaean bronze objects to an Attic red-figure vase, the gallery exhibits a varied range of Helladic and Greek artifacts. Some of the other pottery styles represented include Cypriot, Corinthian, and South Italian.
Besides the ancient artifacts in the collection, on display are also a number of excellent replicas of Minoan and Mycenaean pottery. Vassilis Politakis, the artist who created the replicas which are located in the Ancient World Gallery, lives and works in Heraklion, Crete, creating ceramic works in the technique of the Aegean Bronze Age potters and giving lectures at universities worldwide.
