Above: At the National Archeological Museum, bronze daggers from the Cyclades Islands (which include Santorini, Naxos, Mykonos, Milos etc.), 2800-2300 BC.
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1 is a bovine-shaped silver ryhton with gold horns and rosette, from Mycenae around 16th century BC.
2 is a gold death mask, from Mycenae around 16th century BC.
3 is a Caananite amphora, 14th-13th century BC, found in tombs as are most artifacts from this era.
4 is a three-handled palace amphora with palm trees, from Mycenae around 15th century BC.
5 are items from 4500-3300 BC that were confiscated from illegal traders in 1997 and brought to the museum.
6 is a wall painting from Phylakopi on the island of Melos, during the 16th century BC.
7 is a large grave amphora from 760-750 BC from the late Geometric period. Most of the Geometric period featured small figures.
8 and 9 are Kouros (a Greek statue of a nude male youth) made of Naxian marble (from Naxos) found in Thera (Santorini), from around 590-570 BC for #8 and 550 BC for #9.
10 is a Kouros made of Parian marble (from Paros) found in Attica, from around 530 BC.
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