An illustration of a vase with a pattern in several colours on it. Several sections are a paler colour, which may indicate these were not parts of the original fragments found but added to complete the vase before painting or imagined by the artist. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Conventional designs on vases of Late Minoan I and II styles a-d are native imitations in local clay."

An illustration of a fragment of pottery, showing the head of a bird. Different colours are suggested by the textures of the ink. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Conventional designs on vases of Late Minoan I and II styles ... e, f belong to the naturalistic group (6) above. These derivations of the naturalistic designs (6, above) supersede the local Cycladic style about 1500 B.C., and are characteristic of the early part of the Third Settlement of Phylakopi."

An illustration of a vase with two handles and a spout, with a pattern in several colours on it. Several sections are a paler colour, which may indicate these were not parts of the original fragments found but added to complete the vase before painting or imagined by the artist. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Conventional designs on vases of Late Minoan I and II styles a-d are native imitations in local clay."

An illustration of a fragment of pottery showing a floral design. Different colours are suggested by the textures of the ink. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Conventional designs on vases of Late Minoan I and II styles ... e, f belong to the naturalistic group (6) above. These derivations of the naturalistic designs (6, above) supersede the local Cycladic style about 1500 B.C., and are characteristic of the early part of the Third Settlement of Phylakopi."

A photograph showing the top of a vase. There are several large cracks in the vase and some pieces missing. The pattern shows octopuses and seaweed. In the photograph is a label with the number "37", and three and a half centimetres of a ruler. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Conventional designs on vases of Late Minoan I and II styles ... g-i, genuine L.M. II vases imported from Crete or the Mycenaean Mainland of Greece."

A photograph of a jar with a floral pattern on it. There are several cracks in it and parts of the rim are missing. In the photograph is a label with the number "18", and three centimetres of a ruler. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Conventional designs on vases of Late Minoan I and II styles ... g-i, genuine L.M. II vases imported from Crete or the Mycenaean Mainland of Greece."

A photograph of a jar with a pattern of lines and dots on it. There are several cracks in it and one section, paler than the rest, is probably a reconstruction of a missing section. In the photograph is a label with the number "163", and six and a half centimetres of a ruler. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Conventional designs on vases of Late Minoan I and II styles ... g-i, genuine L.M. II vases imported from Crete or the Mycenaean Mainland of Greece."

A photograph of a vase showing a man with a large eye holding a fish in each hand. There is a further spotted pattern below him. The original description in the catalogue reads: "8a Fisherman, naively portrayed in black and red on buff; one of a procession: contrast the vigorous naturalism of his two fishes and great eye, with the childish rendering of head and limbs."

A photograph of nine clay plates which have dried into them the impressions of woven baskets. The original description in the catalogue reads: "8c Impressions of basketry, on which potters set out clay vessels to dry; a glimpse of another domestic art, otherwise vanished."

A photograph of bronze statuette, seen from the front. There is some erosion of the lower half of the statuette. The original description in the catalogue reads: "8b Bronze statuette, recalling the earlier marble figures in Early Cycladic graves, but influenced by Cretan bronzes, and perhaps imported."

A photograph of a clay vessel which has two horn-like protrusions sticking out of either side, as well as a raised section at the top. There is a pattern similar to upside-down scales.

A photograph showing an ancient wall from the foreground right to the background left, with a man standing with one hand on the wall in the background. The photograph is pasted to a thick card base, which in turn is pasted onto the base of this exhibit. The original description in the catalogue reads: "9a The fortress wall of The Third Settlement, reconstructed on the remains of the First Wall."

A photograph showing a mosaic with the remains of some walls and pillars around it. A woman is stood on the mosaic to the left of the image, while a man is sitting down sketching in the lower right corner. The photograph is pasted to a thick card base, which is turn is pasted onto the base of this exhibit. The original description in the catalogue reads: "9b [Roman mosaic in a house of the classical city of Melos.]"

A photograph showing a bay surrounded by rocky outcrops and a pebble beach. On the rocks on the left side some walls are visible. The photograph is pasted to a thick card base, which in turn is pasted onto the base of this exhibit. The original description in the catalogue reads: "View of the prehistoric settlement, after excavation, above the beach on the left."

A photograph showing a flock of sheep travelling down a hill road from background right to foreground left. Behind the road is a hill, in front is the remains of a wall. The photograph is pasted to a thick card base, which in turn is pasted onto the base of this exhibit. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Flocks returning at evening (a) to the modern village, as they returned in Early Cycladic times. Clay oxen and pigs, and bones of domestic animals, fish, triton-shells and limpets were found in the early houses."

A photograph showing a body of water surrounded on the three visible sides by tall rocks, with a hole in one leading through to the rest of the water. The photograph is pasted to a thick card base, which in turn is pasted onto the base of this exhibit. The original description in the catalogue reads: "b. The bathing cove below the prehistoric site; part of the primitive harbour."

An illustration of a pot with one handle, painted black with a design in white and red. Some parts are a paler colour, which may indicate these were not parts of the original fragments found but added to complete the vase before painting or imagined by the artist. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan pottery, simple ornament, black on buff."

An illustration of a pot, painted black with a design in white and red. Some parts are a paler colour, which may indicate these were not parts of the original fragments found but added to complete the vase before painting or imagined by the artist. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan pottery, simple ornament, black on buff."

An illustration of a pot with a spout, painted black with a design in white and red. Some parts are a paler colour, which may indicate these were not parts of the original fragments found but added to complete the vase before painting or imagined by the artist. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan pottery, simple ornament, black on buff."

An illustration of a pot with tow handles, painted black with a floral design in white and red. Some parts are a paler colour, which may indicate these were not parts of the original fragments found but added to complete the vase before painting or imagined by the artist. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan pottery, simple ornament, black on buff."

An illustration of a pot with two handles and a spout, painted black with a design in white and red. Some parts are a paler colour, which may indicate these were not parts of the original fragments found but added to complete the vase before painting or imagined by the artist. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan pottery, simple ornament, black on buff."

An illustration of a pot, painted black with a design in white and red. Some parts are a paler colour, which may indicate these were not parts of the original fragments found but added to complete the vase before painting or imagined by the artist. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan pottery, simple ornament, black on buff."

An illustration of a grey pot with a spout and handle, and a white design on the body. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan polychrome ware."

An illustration of an orange-brown pot with a handle, with a white design painted on. Some parts are a paler colour, which may indicate these were not parts of the original fragments found but added to complete the vase before painting or imagined by the artist. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan polychrome ware."

An illustration of the remains of a vase painted with red, orange, black, and white. Much of the pot is left blank: presumably the painted sections are those that survived, and the rest was recreated from the fragments. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan polychrome ware."

An illustration of an pot, painted grey with red and white decoration. One handle and a spout are visible. Some parts are a paler colour, which may indicate these were not parts of the original fragments found but added to complete the vase before painting or imagined by the artist. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan polychrome ware."

An illustration of pot with two handles and a spout, painted grey with red and white decoration. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan polychrome ware."

An illustration of pot with two handles and a spout, painted orange with red and white decoration. Some parts are a paler colour, which may indicate these were not parts of the original fragments found but added to complete the vase before painting or imagined by the artist. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan polychrome ware."

An illustration of pot with two handles and a spout, painted grey with a decoration of a white octopus with red and orange details. Some parts are a paler colour, which may indicate these were not parts of the original fragments found but added to complete the vase before painting or imagined by the artist. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan polychrome ware."

A photograph of a landscape. In the foreground are trees, beyond which a plain also with trees can be seen, leading up to mountains partly obscured by cloud. The top half of the image is the sky. In the bottom left corner is written "Boi//annay - Genève". The original description in the catalogue reads: "View from the cave, over the Messara Plain."

A photograph of the entrance to a cave, stretching from the upper left edge the the right side of the bottom edge. On the ground in front of the entrance are two men, one with a pickaxe and a laden donkey. There are reinforced holes in each corner. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Kamáres cave, from the entrance."

A photograph of a campsite, with three canvas tents and various items strewn between them. In the shade in the background, three men can be seen. The photograph is pasted to a thick card base, which in turn is pasted onto the base of this exhibit. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Kamáres cave, Excavators' Camp."

A photograph showing a plain around a bay, with a rocky hill in the background. The photograph is pasted to a thick card base, which in turn would have been pasted onto the base of the exhibit. "P.K.4"is just visible in the lower left corner. The original description in the catalogue reads: "General view of the plan of Palaikastro, showing the rock of the Kastro jutting out into the bay. The Minoan town occupied the middle foreground rather to the left. The principal Middle Minoan ossuaries were at the near side of the foot of the Kastro and on the ridge by the sea to the right."

A photograph showing an ancient paved street with walls on either side. A doorway is visible on the left of the street. The photograph is pasted to a thick card base, which in turn is pasted onto the base of this exhibit. The original description in the catalogue reads: "A side street in the Minoan town, showing house-doors and rough paving."

A photograph showing an excavation site, with a pit containing bones n the centre. The photograph is pasted to a thick card base, which in turn is pasted onto the base of this exhibit. The original description in the catalogue reads: "A Larnax burial. These burials in clay chests were the characteristic manner of disposal of the dead in the Late Minoan III period; many were found in the plain of Palaikastro."

An ink illustration of a black jug with a spout and handle, and decoration of a fish and some lines in white. A small c is painted to the bottom left of the pot. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Spouted jug with a fish in white paint: M.M. Ia."

A watercolour illustration of a black cup with decorations in red and white. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Polychrome cup which, in spite of is decoration, should probably be referred to the mature stage of the earlier M.M. Ia class."

An ink illustration of a black vase with a handle with white decoration on both the body and the handle. A small c is painted to the bottom left of the cup. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan I vases."

An ink illustration a black cup with a white human-figure painted on. A small c is painted to the bottom left of the cup. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan I vases."

A watercolour illustration of a black pot with two visible handles and a spout, with decorations in red and white. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan I vases."

A watercolour illustration of a black pot with two handles, with decoration in red, white and yellow. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan I vases."

A watercolour illustration of a black jug with a spout and handle, with decoration in red, white and yellow. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan I vases."

A watercolour illustration of a black vase with two handles, with decoration in red and white. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan I vases."

A watercolour illustration of a black vase with three visible handles, with decoration of red and white fronds. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan I vases... The small jar with a pattern of sprays, alternately red and white, on a black ground, shows a manner of decoration common at Palaikastro. This alternation of red and white, Evans regards as 'a very characteristic feature of the mature early M.M. Ia phase of this period.' This jar, (h) together with with (a) and (b), are to be regarded as the earliest of the vases shown."

A watercolour illlustration of a black vase with a handle, with decoration in red and white. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan I vases."

A watercolour illustration of the inside of a black cup with decoration in yellow and white. There is a handle at either end, and a circle in the centre. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan cups: (l) has a bird fully modelled perched inside the cup; (k) has some such figure, now broken away."

A watercolour illustration of the inside of a black cup with decoration in red, white and yellow. In the centre there is a small figurine. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan cups: (l) has a bird fully modelled perched inside the cup; (k) has some such figure, now broken away."

A watercolour illustration of the inside of a black cup with decoration in red and white. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan cups."

A watercolour illustration of the outside of a bowl decorated in a mixture of red and black horizontal lines and black and white vertical lines. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The inside (a) and outside (c) of a bowl, to be classed with the dove cup (89 l). It is, however, much more elaborate. Inside the bowl is a whole flock of sheep, or perhaps oxen, followed by the shepherd. There are now 160 animals; originally there were perhaps a few more. The pattern on the outside of the bowl, with its appearance of weaving, is perhaps intended to represent the fence of the sheepfold, made, as now in Crete, by weaving bundles of brushwood into a fixed framework of hurdles." However, the image labelled a is the outside and c the inside.

A watercolour illustration of a black vase decorated with red and white floral patterns divided by horizontal lines. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Polychrome vase of the kind generally called a "fruit-stand" : M.M. I."