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GREECE PELOPONNESE ARGOLIS MYCENAE MUSEUM

2024-12-02

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A terracotta snake figure, Late Helladic III B2 (1250-1180 BC). But I wonder for what kind of decoration the holes could be.

Mycenaean swords and amphora

Above left: Swords, LH III B2 (1250-1180 BC). - Above right: Amphora with Linear B sign, of the same period.

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Above left: Kantharos, Late Geometric I (750-730 BC), from the Prehistoric Cemetery in Mycenae, Grave G II. - Above right: Pyxis, Late Geometric II (730-690 BC), from the Geometric Necropolis, Mycenae.

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Above left: (1) Krater, LH III C late (1100 - 1050 BC); (2) Stirrup jar, LH III C middle (1150 - 1100 BC); (3) Deep bowl, LH III C middle (1150 - 1100 BC); (4) Deep bowl, LH III C middle (1150 - 1100 BC). - Above right: (4) Kylix; (5) krater; (6) miniature kantharos, all 6th century BC, from Kokkinia, tomb II.

Below: Votives at the archaic shrine above the West House, Mycenae. (1-2) Sphinx figurines; (3) Female figurine; (4-5) Rooster figurines; (6) Anthropomorphic figurine; (7-8) Hands of anthropomorphic figurines; (9-10) anthropomorphic figurines; (11) Head of female figurine. All: archaic period (end of the 6th - beginning of the 5th century BC).

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