• Archaeological Museum of Patras

    7 Kasım 2021, Yunanistan ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    This museum houses artifacts from the Patras region dating from as far back as the 17th century BCE through the Roman period. The museum is divided into 4 sections: 3 permanent and one for special presentations that change regularly. The current temporary exhibit relates to the Greek Civil War. I admit I omitted this from my visit.
    The 3 permanent exhibits are private life, public life and cemeteries. As the names imply, the exhibits look at history through 3 lenses: how people lived at home; how life transpired in the polis or public square; and cultural practices around death.
    The 1st picture is a broad view of the private life section, and the 2nd is a similar view of the public life section. The 3rd is the cemetery or necropolis section.
    I admit to a fascination with mosaics, and there is a large display here. There are floor and wall designs and public space design, too. These are 3 examples: a home floor mosaic; a public wall mosaic likely related to periodic games as the top level is music and drama while the bottom is athletics; and a floor mosaic with the central character being the cyclops of the Odyssey receiving his wine.
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