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3200 – 1500 BC
During the early part of the Greek Bronze Age, the people of the Aegean islands known as the Cyclades began to produce items made from copper, silver, lead and the fine white marble of the area. They depended on farming and fishing, but increasingly travelled by boat between the islands and further afield.
'Violin' figurine 2800 BC More information
'Violin' figurine 2800 BC
Stone vase, known as a kandila 3200-2800 BC More information
Stone vase, known as a kandila 3200-2800 BC
Pottery jug with high spout 1800-1550 BC More information
Pottery jug with high spout 1800-1550 BC
Marble figurine of a woman 2600-2400 BC More information
Marble figurine of a woman 2600-2400 BC
Objects on display in Room 11 include marble vessels and the well-known Cycladic stylised figurines. Later decorative fragments from a tomb at Mycenae known as the Treasury of Atreus are located outside the gallery.
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Arsenical copper tools
The story of Linear B and related texts, £6.99
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