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The entrance to the small tholos tomb at Komiaki on Naxos.
https://www.greeka.com/cyclades/naxos/sightseeing/mycenaean-tomb/
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The Meaning of Friday
![A Mycenaean 'stirrup' jar](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/420168_9ed72811c7984bc4a65747ba3ad9b74c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_278,h_278,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Met%20Mycen%20stirrup%20jar.jpeg)
A Mycenaean stirrup jar, made to contain aromatic oils.
!['Taf' figurine](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/420168_90cde37cbf2b43d0b10816ef5c40a9c8~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_245,h_245,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Taf%20fig%20Met%20Mus.jpeg)
A Taf figurine is a feminine figure in the form of the letter T.
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The Flerio Kouros
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The shepherd's hut near the Flerio Kouros
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A Hydria, showing the shape of this vessel for mixing wine and water, though not with the octopus design sought after by Jim Grogan!
INFORMATION
You might be interested in this article, which concerns the settlements of Grotta (Naxos) and Koukounaries (Paros), and throws light on the people who built them.
https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/death-paros-twelfth-century-destruction-koukounaries/
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