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RHODES WORTH SEEING ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF RHODES

ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF RHODES
The Archaeological Museum of Rhodes is housed in the medieval building of the Hospital of the Knights. The building was begun in 1440 by Grand Master de Lastic with money bequeathed by his predecessor, Fluvian, and completed in 1489 by Grand Master d'Aubusson. The Museum contains the following collections:
Tomb groups from ancient Ialysos of the Geometric and Classical periods: vases, figurines, jewellery, metal objects. Tomb groups from ancient Kamiros of the Geometric and Classical periods: vases and small objects.

A collection of Classical, Hellenistic and Roman sculpture.

Mosaic floors of the Hellenistic period from Rhodes town and of the Early Christian period from Karpathos.

Funerary slabs from the period of the Knights with relief representations of the dead persons or of their coats of arms.

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF RHODES PHOTOS

OUTSIDE VIEW - The upper front view of the Archaeological museum of Rhodes AMPORA - Amphora of Fikellura style Rhodian workshop. It has palmettes below the handles and depicts an animal on the front and back. 6th c. BC. KOUROI - Two headless Archaic kouroi from Kamiros. 550-530 BC.

KYLIX - Kylix of Vroulian style Rhodian workshop. 6th c. BC. BLACK-FIGURE ATTIC AMPHORA - Black-figure Attic amphora showing a warrior's departure. 6th c. BC. GRAVE STELE OF KRITO AND TIMARISTA - Grave stele of Krito and Timarista with two standing female figures. Timarista, fullface, in a chiton and peplos embraces Krito, who is dressed in a chiton and himation and has short hair. 420-410 BC.

GRAVE STELE OF KALLIARISTA - Grave stele of Kalliarista. It depicts the dead Kalliarista, seated, in a chiton and himation which covers her head. Her servant, standing, holds a pyxis with her cosmetics. The stele has a pedimental capping resting on pilasters. Ca. 350 BC. Marble head of an athlete. 4th c. BC. - Marble head of Helios. Fine example of Hellenistic baroque. 250-160 BC. -

Marble statue of a nude squatting Aphrodite. - A remodeling of the Doidalsas type. Ca. 100 AD. Portrait copy, probably of the comic poet Menander. - OUTSIDE VIEW -

MUSEUM YARD - The open air area inside the museum ARCH - One of the arches under the gates inside the museum COLOUMN -

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