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Condition: New, Made in Greece. Material: Ceramic, Clay Dimensions (approximately): Height: 6,5 cm - 2,6 inches Width: 9 cm - 3,5 inches Length: 5,5 cm - 2,2 inches Weight: 200 g Mycenaean is the term applied to the art & culture of Greece from ca. 1600 to 1100 B.C. The name derives from the site of Mycenae in the Peloponnesos, where once stood a great Mycenaean fortified palace. Mycenae is celebrated by Homer as the seat of King Agamemnon, who led the Greeks in the Trojan War. in modern archaeology, the site first gained renown through Heinrich Schliemann's excavations in the mid-1870s, which brought to light objects whose opulence & antiquity seemed to correspond to Homer's description of Agamemnon's palace. The extraordinary material wealth deposited in the Shaft Graves at Mycenae (ca. 1550 B.C.) attests to a powerful elite society that flourished in the subsequent four centuries. During the Mycenaean period, the Greek mainland enjoyed an era of prosperity centered in such strongholds as Mycenae, Tiryns, Thebes, & Athens. Local workshops produced utilitarian objects of pottery & bronze, as well as luxury items, such as carved gems, jewelry, vases in precious metals, & glass ornaments. Contact with Minoan Crete played a decisive role in the shaping & development of Mycenaean culture, especially in the arts. Wide-ranging commerce circulated Mycenaean goods throughout the Mediterranean world from Spain & the Levant. The evidence consists primarily of vases, but their contents (oil, wine, & other commodities) were probably the chief objects of trade. Besides being bold traders, the Mycenaeans were fierce warriors & great engineers who designed & built remarkable bridges, fortification walls, & beehive-shaped tombsall employing Cyclopean masonryand elaborate drainage & irrigation systems. Their palatial centers, "Mycenae rich in gold" & "sandy Pylos," are immortalized in Homer's Iliad & Odyssey. Palace scribes employed a new script, Linear B, to record an early Greek language. in the Mycenaean palace at Pylosthe best preserved of its kindLinear B tablets suggest that the king stood at the head of a highly organized feudal system. By the late thirteenth century B.C., however, mainland Greece witnessed a wave of destruction & the decline of the Mycenaean sites, causing the withdrawal to more remote refuge settlements. Professional packaging. We take extra care in packaging our fragile items to ensure safe delivery. Every shippment has tracking number. Please kindly, prior to placing your order read carefully to understand: - Item's description - Item's materials & dimensions - Item's price If you have any more questions & concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. AGAIN 1110 ΑΓΡΙΟΓΟΥΡΟΥΝΟ Idol Of A Wild Pig - Mycenaean, 1100 Bc Emblem Courage & Ferocity Miniature Replica Ceramic Artifact
