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Palace of the Minotaur and cradle of European civilization

Large Cycladic ewer decorated with birds, probably from Melos. Knossos, Temple Repositories, 1650-1550 BC. Archaeological Museum of Heraklion.
Large Cycladic ewer decorated with birds, probably from Melos. Knossos, Temple Repositories, 1650-1550 BC. Archaeological Museum of Heraklion. © Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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