Vaphio cups
Vaphio cups (văf´ēō), pair of gold cups of Minoan workmanship, probably dating from c.1500–1400 BC Shaped like teacups and about 31/2 in. (8.9 cm) high, they were formed by fastening together two plates of gold, the inner one smooth, the outer in low-relief repoussé. The designs represent a bull hunt; on one the bulls are grazing, on the other they are captured in nets. Found in a grave at Vaphio in Laconia, the cups are preserved in Athens.
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