History of the Cyclades
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The Cyclades are Greek islands located in the southern part of the Aegean Sea. The archipelago contains some 2,200 islands, islets and rocks; just 33 islands are inhabited. For the ancients, they form
Antiparos
A block of obsidian.
Reconstruction of a cist tomb.
This procession of ships on a fresco from Akrotiri (prehistoric city) also shows a Cycladic settlement of the 2nd millennium BC.
Phylakopi
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Phylakopi, located at the northern coast of the island of Milos, is one of the most important Bronze Age settlements in the Aegean and especially in the Cyclades. The importance of Phylakopi is in its
Minoan fresco at Phylakopi on Milos.
"Duck vase" from Milos, Phylakopi I culture. Cycladic Early Bronze Age 2800-2000 BC, British Museum
Phylakopi-style marble figurine, 2200–2000 BC. Prehistoric Museum of Fira, Thera
The Lady of Phylakopi. Wheel-made female figurine of a goddess or priestess from West Shrine in Phylakopi. Height 45 cm. Late Helladic III A period, Phylakopi III, probably 14th century BC. Archaeological Museum of Milos, Cat. no. B 655.