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The opening to a small tomb on Naxos, Greece

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

A Mycenaean stirrup jar, made to contain aromatic oils.

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/244728

Three figurines known as TAF figurines

A Taf figurine is a feminine figure in the form of the letter T.

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/698244

The Flerio Kouros of Naxos, a supine statue

The Flerio Kouros

A black and white image of a shepherd's hut

The shepherd's hut near the Flerio Kouros

An ancient vase called a  hydria

A Hydria, showing the shape of this vessel for mixing wine and water, though not with the octopus design sought after by Jim Grogan!

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/240918

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/

Books and images © Vanessa Gordon 2021

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