Dr. Kostas Paschalidis will guide us through the exhibition “Minoan Octopi” at the National Archaeological Museum on December 27, Saturday, at 13:00. The tour is exclusively for members and friends of Aegeus, without financial burden. In case you do not have a free card, the entrance to the museum is 12 euros. Contact us (aegeussociety@gmail.com) to book a place. Maximum number: 40 people. We will meet outside the museum. The tour will last approximately 1.5 hours and will be in Greek. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

A few words

The Unseen Museum presents the “Minoan octopi”. It is a clay chest-shaped larnax and three stirrup jars dating to the 13th and 12th centuries BCΕ, originating from Crete. These objects served as offerings and “vessels of death” dedicated to the deceased. Large painted octopi spread across the surfaces of the larnax and coil tightly around the bodies of the vessels, inviting speculation about the enigmatic symbolism of this sea creature within the Minoan theology of death. The larnax and the three vases come from the Minoan Collection of the National Archaeological Museum and are presented in the exhibition for the first time.