Jun 27, 2025 – Jan 12, 2026
|Los Angeles
The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Ancient Greece
Visit the Getty's newest showing of Late Bronze Age! artifacts and artistry from Messenia! For more information visit: https://www.getty.edu/exhibitions/pylos/
Exhibition Details
Jun 27, 2025 – Jan 12, 2026
Los Angeles, 1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049, USA
Overview
"Encounter the latest discoveries from Messenia, an epicenter of Mycenaean civilization in Late Bronze Age Greece, displayed for the first time outside Europe. Archaeology and cutting-edge science reveal the world of the Griffin Warrior, whose grave held offerings of incomparable artistry. Princely burials in monumental tombs reflect a society that came to be ruled by the Palace of Nestor in ancient Pylos. Inscribed clay tablets and vivid wall paintings document the final years of a powerful kingdom."
Image: Left: Sword Hilt with a Horned Handle, Minoan or Mycenaean, 1520–1440 BCE. Bronze, gold, and ivory. © Hellenic Ministry of Culture – HOCRED / Archaeological Museum of Chora, SN24–0044 / Photo © Palace of Nestor Excavations, Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati / Photo: Jeff Vanderpool; Right: Dagger (detail), Mycenaean, 1520–1360 BCE. Bronze, silver, and gold. © Hellenic Ministry of Culture – HOCRED / National Archaeological Museum, Athens, P8339