Archaeological Museum of Rhodes I
Housed in the mediaevil building of the Hospital of the Knights,
its six rooms and the garden have some interesting finds; some of
which have only come to light during recent excavations.

Bonnie looks on at the small
number of important works
discovered here on Rhodes.

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The Laocoon group, from the
2nd century BC. Laocoon
and his children are killed so they
may not warn the Trojans of the
doom that the Trojan Horse
doth bring. The original is in the
Vatican museum in Rome.


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A funerary stele with the
inscription CRITO-TIMARISTA.
5th century BC


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"Head of a Grieving
Woman"

4th century BC


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Statuette of Aphrodite
bathing. An important work,
kept behind glass.


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Head of Helios, the Sun God,
patron of the island of Rhodes.

2nd century BC

Further Description


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A headless statue from
within begs for identification...


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A sphinx guards the
entrance to the Museum.

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Unidentified Head I

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Unidentified Head II

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Unidentified Head III
from the Archaelogical
Museum of Rhodes

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