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title: Kamares Style Cup
author: Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1126/kamares-style-cup/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Kamares Style Cup

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## Image File

[![Kamares Style Cup](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1126.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1126.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [Minoan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Minoan/) cup in the Kamares style, a polychrome decoration of bold lines in red/orange and white on a black background, prevalent from 2000 to 1700 BCE. (British Museum, London).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. o. t. B. (2013, March 28). Kamares Style Cup. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1126/kamares-style-cup/>
### Chicago
Museum, Trustees of the British. "Kamares Style Cup." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 28, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1126/kamares-style-cup/>.
### MLA
Museum, Trustees of the British. "Kamares Style Cup." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Mar 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1126/kamares-style-cup/>.

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