MIHO MUSEUM (0748-82-3411)
2008 Summer Special Exhibition
"Rhyta: Ancient Sacred Drinking Vessels"
It was created in West Asia about three thousand years ago by combining the ancient horn-shaped and animal-shaped vessels that existed in the Neolithic period in the Eurasian Continent. They were sacred vessels indispensable in sacred ceremonies, probably because of the special meaning of their shapes.
This exhibition introduces animal-shaped Rhyta dating back over four thousand years and traces myths and legends that might be associated with them. Please explore the artifacts of Rhyta, which spread from the Mediterranean to the Central Asia with the emergence of the Persian Empire followed by Alexander the Great.
- DATE:
- Jul.12 (Sat.) ~ Aug.17 (Sun.)
- HOUR:
- 10:00~17:00 for the period of the above-mentioned opening the museum. (Enter by 16:00)
- CLOSED:
- Mondays (Closed on Tuesday if Monday is a holiday.)
- FEES:
1,000 (Adults) / 800 (Univ. & hi. sch. stus.) / 300 (Jr. hi. & elmt. sch. stus.)- ACCESS:
- 50-min. from JR Ishiyama Stn. on Teisan Bus Line.
30-min. from the Ritto I.C or Kusatsu Tanakami I.C.
40-min. from Mibuno I.C, 15-min. from Shigaraki I.C. by car.
The bus tour from Osaka and Kyoto directry to MIHO MUSEUM by JTB Sunrise Tours are available.
