Gold ring with a gemstone of lapis lazuli on which the image of a laurel - crowned head is carved, perhaps Dionysus.
Lyttos, Roman period (3rd century A.D).
Heraklion Archaeological museum.

A marble statue of Aphrodite holding a basin, found at Nymphaeum in Gortyna archaeological site.
Roman Period 2nd century B.C.
Heraklion Museum

Two statues from the temple of the Egyptian Gods at Gortyn that combine iconographic elements and symbols of Hellenic and Egyptian deities. alike. The Isis - Persephone figure is holding a sistrum and wearing a moon disk, the symbol of Isis, on her head. Zeus - Sarapis, with a modio on his head, represents Pluto with Cerberus beside him, the three - headed dog that guards the Underworld. Roman Period rnd century A.D. - Heraklion Museum

Bronze grave statue of a young man wrapped in a mantle.
Sorrow at his untimely death is imprinted on the boyish face.
A high quality work from the Late Hellenistic period.
Ierapetra, 1st century B.C.
Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

Silver coin from Gortyn with a female figure in a tree on one side and a bull on the other, images that allude to the myth of the abduction of Europa by Zeus as a bull.
(Heraklion Museum)

Finial - handle of sceptre of green slate in the shape of a panther and axe. Believed to symbolise the secular power and religious authority of the king. From the Palace at Malia, Palaeopalatial period (1800 - 1700 B.C.) - Heraklion Museum

Ewer with relief decoration including animals, plants and seashells. From the Palace at Malia, Palaeopalatial period (1800 - 1700 B.C.) - Heraklion Museum

Semi cylindrical sard seal with a brief hieroglyphic inscription. From the Palace at Malia, Palaeopalatial period (1800 - 1700 B.C.) - Heraklion Museum

Bronze dagger with a hilt of perforated gold plate. From the Palace at Malia, Palaeopalatial period (1800 - 1700 B.C.) - Heraklion Museum

Large Roman sarcophagus of marble with rich relief decoration including garlands, bulls' heads, Erotes and Medusa heads. It contained the body of a woman interred with gold jewellery. From Malia, Roman period (2nd - 3rd century A.D.) - Heraklion Museum

Three tripod fruit - stands with various decorations. From Malia, Palaeopalatial period (1800 - 1700 B.C.) - Heraklion Museum

Small clay figurine in the shape of a seated female monkey wearing a cap,
Palaeopalatial Period (1800 - 1700 BC)
Heraklion Museum