The Antiquities Ephorate of Lesvos will mark International Museum Day on May 18 with the presentation of the first of the “Unique Exhibits at the Archaeological Museum of Mytilene” series that will be launched at 20:00 on Friday, in the new building of the Mytilene Archaeological Museum, ANA reports.
The first exhibition for the series in 2018 is entitled “Bronze Mycenean Weapons from Thermi on Lesvos”.
Τhe bronze Mycenaean weapons from the prehistoric settlement of Thermi that will be displayed on Friday date back to the 14th and 13th centuries BC. They are impressive examples of advanced Mycenaean metalwork and weapon-making, which reached their peak during the 13th and 12th centuries BC, with the construction of the most elaborate weapons for warriors, heroes, aristocrats and nobles.
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