National Museum of Archeology - Stone Age 2

The second part about the Stone Age in Greece:

Female figurines made from clay with exaggerated sexual features were a widespread artifact used as bringers of fertility. Similar "Venus" figures were found in Germany, too, see the "Venus of Willendorf".

Some everyday objects look familiar, but it is not sure if this is really a prehistoric grill ... about the other one, I am not sure what it is. Go investigate it yourself ;)

The left object in this picture seems to be a piggy bank, but it could have been used for general storage or maybe even for oil. Our minds do like to play tricks on us, right? On the right should be an early amphora (container for liquids), not as huge as the classical ones, but still useful, probably also for drinking.

This object shows signs of burning. It could have been used to prepare food over fire.

Many other objects await you in the museum! You can also ask me if you want more information. For reasons of time and space, I have to move on to the next department ...

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