Vaphio
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Vaphio, Vafio or Vapheio is an ancient site in Laconia, Greece, on the right bank of the Eurotas, some 5 mi south of Sparta. It is famous for its tholos or beehive tomb, excavated in 1889 by Christos
The seduced bull is tethered, on the cup thought to be Cretan
A charging bull tosses a human with its horns, having knocked another down and escaped the net at right. On the cup thought to be Mycenaean
Drawing of the two designs
Remains of the tholos tomb at Vaphio in 1990
Laconia
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Laconia or Lakonia is a historical and administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Since 2011, it has been administered as a regional unit, with Spar
Vaphio
…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 its tholos or beehive tomb, excavated in 1889 by Christos…
Eurotas river outside the city of Sparti
The theater of ancient Sparta with modern Sparti and Taygetus in the background
Palace of Mystras
Taygetus