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Palace of the Minotaur and cradle of European civilization

Face-on view of the bull-head rhyton, characteristic example of Minoan stone carving of the early Neopalatial period. Only the left part of the face is original, the right and the horns are lost. The
The bull-head rhyton from Knossos is a masterwork of Minoan stone carving, fashioned from black steatite with inlaid crystal eyes and a shell nostril. Used for ritual libations, it embodies the sacred status of the bull in Minoan religion. © C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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