Mycenaean Pottery

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C O P T H I L P B E C S S J T A G A W N Q
N Y F F T E T D Q S O G J I U J P A M U T
C X M N I I C V Q D T L R Q O N M F P Q J
Q U H B P G M H S G M R S J D P J N X G J
P J Y N S S R E K H U D H V H R R C G F B
W E S Y O D V O F P J E N O W F L L R T H
M L P B H H M E J X J K R K U X U S H A T
N R A J T D T A I N B A X X I I L P E F S
T F P A I R R L E H A T B U P O B Y F V I
G R K C P M Y X N M K C E B J O X O K N P
Y C C Q U K M F P S C R B U P Y T B O X V
W O T E M V C H W T F V Q J T Q E T G O Q
M U B E F W O Y B S I E K P I H Y D M A X
X J A P T R K W K D Q J F Q U H A M S O Q
K Y E A A D E R R B N T X X R D T S M B G
Y G V I E Q E A O X P D R P S L O X F H S
F K G Y D U A X M R B R Y J K G V C G U B
U O Y T S U H U R H J W K X S E H T Y V R
K D P N R M L L B I E C F D U Q I Y O L R

Clues

  • - 15m high - weighed over 2 tonnes - contained food or liquid - buried in the ground - contained oil *fire hazard* - made from clay (6, 6)
  • - cone shaped vessel that took the form of an animal head - designed so liquid would fall through the mouth of the animal (6)
  • - handle resembled stirrups on a horse - would have been used to store oil and wine (7, 3)
  • - Long stem - used for drinking - often elaborately painted (5)
  • - smaller than pithos - had a narrower neck - decorated with marine and plant life - some showed simple geometric shapes (7, 8)
  • - used for mixing wine and water - handles made from alabaster (6)

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