Palace of Phaistos. 1750-1700 BC The famous Kamares Ware, one of the most decorative styles in the history of ceramics, is named after the Kamares Cave where vessels of this type were first discovered. They are luxury vessels produced by the palace workshops, mainly those of Knossos and Phaistos, between 1900 and 1700 BC. In …

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Faience plaques, Palace of Knossos. 1700-1600 BC The Town Mosaic, as the excavator Sir Arthur Evans named it, is a unique group of faience plaques discovered in the Palace of Knossos in 1902. Most of the plaques depict façades of two- or three-storey buildings, although there are also fragments with plant motifs, animals, water, male …

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