Paphos District Archaeological Museum

Entrance of the Paphos Archaeological Museum

The Archaeological District Museum Paphos ( English Pafos District Museum ) is located in the upper town of Paphos in Cyprus .

location

It is located at Georgiou Griva Digeni 42 close to the city park and an ensemble of classicist buildings from the early 20th century. Behind the museum building, within the fenced area, further larger finds can be viewed under a covered gallery.

Exterior gallery of the Paphos Archaeological Museum

Emergence

The museum was founded in 1964 shortly after Cyprus gained independence from Great Britain in 1960 due to the Zurich and London agreements . It is financed by government agencies from Cyprus. Many exhibits were previously in the collection of the Turkish bath. In 1989 the museum was expanded to include the west wing and now has five exhibition rooms and an outside gallery. Access is now barrier-free.

Exhibits

Archaeological finds in Cyprus are shown in chronological order. These range from the Neolithic (finds from Lemba and Choirokoitia ) through the Bronze Age , Hellenism and the Roman Empire to the rule of the Lusignan and the end of the late Middle Ages . The collection particularly shows the development of ceramics in Cyprus. Its exhibits include a collection of hot water bottles for different parts of the body and a representative overview of the uses, shapes and origins of amphorae in the Mediterranean.

Ancient exhibition hall
Hot water bottles for different parts of the body, ancient times (1st century BC - 1st century AD)
Askos , 8th to 7th century BC Chr.
Wall painting, Roman,
1st to 2nd century AD
Marble statue from Nea Paphos, Hellenistic period
Angels carry a ciborium (altar structure) , 15th century