Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Polsk

The Archaeological Museum in Kraków is the oldest archaeological museum in Poland. It was founded by a group of intellectuals and academics who belonged to the Kraków Scientific Society (TNK) during the Partitions of Poland. The foreign rule prohibited the existence of Polish patriotic organizations except for the learning societies like the TNK. The founding act was signed in 1850. Later the Museum started its own archaeological research and thus gained further exhibits (today more than 770.000). The most valuable exhibit is probably the "Zbruch Idol", a four-sided cult statue (2.67 m high), that probably depicts pagan deities. Maybe more than one. Here is the wiki article about the idol en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zbruch_Idol