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Antiquities
Loom weight. Crete. Minoan Period (2800-1100 BC)
Antiquities, Archaeology
A Kamares ware "tea cup" from Mochlos, Crete. Also named Eggshell Ware, this pottery, made on the wheel from very fine clay, has thin walls. The light on dark Kamares decoration enriched with reds and yellows is based on natural forms. Mochlos. Middle Minoan period. Approximately 1900 BC
Cup from Mochlos in Crete. Middle Minoan period. 2000-1600 BC.
Cups. Knossos, Crete. Late Minoan period. 1650-1500 BC
The laborious process of making stone vases was learned in Egypt and practised in Crete from 2500 BC onwards.
