Mycenaean Greece

13 artifacts · 1600 BCE – 1200 BCE · architecture (5) · artifact (5) · battle (1) · people (1) · spiritual (1)

The Mycenaean civilization laid the groundwork for Greek culture, characterized by its palatial centers and epic tales of heroism. This hall presents artifacts and architectural remnants that narrate the stories of legendary figures and the complex society that thrived during the Late Bronze Age.

The Collection

• Mycenae — 1600 BCE · architecture
• Mask of Agamemnon — 1600 BCE · artifact
• Vaphio beehive tomb — 1500 BCE · artifact
• Linear B — 1449 BCE · artifact
• Tiryns — 1400 BCE · architecture
• Dendra panoply — 1400 BCE · artifact
• Mycenaean religion — 1400 BCE · spiritual
• Palace of Nestor — 1300 BCE · architecture
• Lion Gate — 1299 BCE · architecture
• Trojan War — 1257 BCE · battle
• Treasury of Atreus — 1250 BCE · architecture
• Agamemnon — 1250 BCE · people
• Warrior Vase — 1200 BCE · artifact