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... Cretan craftsmen working at Mycenae or by native craftsmen trained by Cretan masters . There were comparatively few clay vases in the rich graves of circle A but large numbers in those of the earlier circle B. While some of these clay ...
... Cretan craftsmen working at Mycenae or by native craftsmen trained by Cretan masters . There were comparatively few clay vases in the rich graves of circle A but large numbers in those of the earlier circle B. While some of these clay ...
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... Cretan seals of the period immediately before the rise of the great palaces . If the fashion for seals with designs of this kind became established in Crete only after the destruction of Lerna , mainland refugees might have been ...
... Cretan seals of the period immediately before the rise of the great palaces . If the fashion for seals with designs of this kind became established in Crete only after the destruction of Lerna , mainland refugees might have been ...
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... Cretan origin , even if the idea of writing was inspired by Egypt or Syria . During the period of the Early Palaces and while the Cretan hieroglyphic script was still in use , a simplified linear script was being scratched on clay ...
... Cretan origin , even if the idea of writing was inspired by Egypt or Syria . During the period of the Early Palaces and while the Cretan hieroglyphic script was still in use , a simplified linear script was being scratched on clay ...
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