Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos

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The Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos is a museum in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece. The first collection was established in 1969. The present building opened to the public in 2024 after undergoing an extensive renovation.

The largest collection, displaying items excavated at Agia Fotia cemetery near Sitia is housed in the first room. The room also contains many notable vases and several hundred bronze blades of differing shapes and level of sharpness also found in the graves of Agia Fotia. Fish hooks dating back to early Minoan Crete are also exhibited.

Ithyphalic stone, Palekita near Sitia, 3000 BC

Cycladic type pottery, Agia Fotia near Sitia, 3000-2500 BC

Early Minoan bird-shaped rhyton, Agia Fotia, 3000-2500 BC

Goddess of Myrtos, Phournou Koryphi, 2500-2300 BC

Vasiliki ware, Phournou Koryphi, 2500-2300 BC

Horns of Consecration, Petsofas, 2000-1425 BC

Minoan female figurines, Petsophas, 2000-1425 BC

Minoan male figurines, Petsophas, 2000-1425 BC

Minoan small stone vessel, Palace of Malia, 1800-1700 BC

Minoan tripod, Palace of Malia, 1800-1700 BC

Ritual tall cup, Makrygialos, 1780-1425 BC

Triton-shaped stone rhyton with engraving, Malia, 1550-1500 BC

Clay sistrum, Ag. Charalambos cave, 1800-1050 BC

Goddess or priestess, Myrsini near Sitia, 1450-1100 BC

Clay censer (Thymiaterion), Gralygia near Ierapetra, 1400-1200 BC

Pottery for water at the ceremony, 1350-1300 BC

Late Minoan Larnax no 262, Sitia, 1440-1050 BC

Ancient Greek flask, geometric style, 750-725 BC