In Room III of the Cyprus Museum, the island’s ancient history is portrayed through ceramic vessels. The pottery here begins from the Middle Bronze Age (2nd millennium BC - 4th century AD). Highlights here include Mycenaean craters painted with elaborate scenes; imported vessels from Egypt and the Syro-Palestinian coast; the famous Hubbard amphora; an impressive collection of Cypro-Archaic vessels painted with impressive depictions of birds, fish, bulls and human figures; Classical pottery from Greece and Hellenistic and Roman pottery that demonstrate how Cyprus was part of the Hellenistic and then the Roman rule.
In Room III of the Cyprus Museum, the island’s ancient history is portrayed through ceramic vessels. The pottery here begins from the Middle Bronze Age (2nd millennium BC - 4th century AD). Highlights here include Mycenaean craters painted with elaborate scenes; imported vessels from Egypt and the Syro-Palestinian coast; the famous Hubbard amphora; an impressive collection of Cypro-Archaic vessels painted with impressive depictions of birds, fish, bulls and human figures; Classical pottery...
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