Mycenaean Architecture: Did you mean...?

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A Mycenaean grave stele of poros stone depicting spirals and a charioteer. Grave Circle A, Mycenae, 16th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A bronze Mycenaean sword with a gold handle inlaid with lapis lazuli, from Mycenae, Grave IV, Grave Circle A, 16th century BCE. National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

The vessel is decorated with stylised argonauts or nautili (molluscs). This outstanding example of the mature phase of Mycenaean pottery presumably imitates a metal prototype. Perhaps from Attica, Late Helladic IIIA1...

This type of Mycenaean figurine is named after the similarity of its outlines to the letter Φ of the Greek alphabet. These figurines are usually found in Children's graves or in shrines and they might have represented...

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A Mycenaean gold necklace from Dendra, 15-14th centuries BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)