The Mycenaean Terracotta Cup is an exceptional example of Early Greek antiques. Available through the Phoenix Ancient Art galleries, owned by Ali Aboutaam and Hicham Aboutaam, this one-handled cup includes delicately painted spirals. The cup is made of a fine clay and the general shape suggests that the artists were influenced by metal types.
The cup has been beautifully preserved and is relatively rare. It was produced between 1600 BC and 1200 BC, during a time of great cultural exchanges and contact. It represents a time when connections were growing between the Mycenaean world of mainland Greece and the island civilization of Crete, creating the Creo-mycenaean culture.