Vaphio, Vafio or Vapheio is an ancient site in Laconia, Greece, on the right bank of the Eurotas, some 5 mi (8.0 km) south of Sparta. It is famous for...
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in the Peloponnese (Tiryns and Dendra in Argolis, Pylos in Messinia and Vaphio in Lakonia). Of great interest are the two golden cups from Vafeio showing...
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Alepotrypa cave site. Significant archaeological recovery exists at the Vaphio-tomb site in Laconia. Found there is advanced Bronze Age art as well as...
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at several Neolithic sites in England. A cup found in the Greek site of Vaphio shows a hunting scene, in which people try to capture an aurochs. One of...
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Heraklion Archaeological Museum The Vaphio Cups; 1675-1410 BC; gold; height: 7.8 cm, diameter: 10.7 cm; from Vaphio (Laconia, Greece); National Archaeological...
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modern charm bracelets. Sinclair Hood believed that at the time of the Vaphio burial (c. 1500–1450) "it was broadly speaking possible to classify the...
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Caper" (August 8, 1948) "The Critical Author Caper" (August 15, 1948) "The Vaphio Cup Caper" (August 22, 1948) "The Lawless Caper" (August 29, 1948) "The...
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and at Maskarata in Cephalonia. The richest grave of all was explored at Vaphio in Laconia in 1889, and yielded, besides many gems and miscellaneous goldsmiths'...
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the Mycenaean conquest, and may not reflect earlier practices. The gold Vaphio Cups show two different methods of capturing wild bulls. Many scholars believe...
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apparently treated as jewellery for women. The tholos or beehive tomb at Vaphio (or Vapheio) near Sparta is another famous find that has generated much...
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