Early Cycladic art develops in the Cyclades archipelago, the islands that circle Delos and neighboring islands, excluding Crete.
c. 3000 B.C.E.–c. 1950 B.C.E.
Pottery is handmade during the Prepalatial period on Crete, before the development of the Minoan civilization.
2600 B.C.E.–2400 B.C.E.
Fine handmade vases with mottled decoration, called "Vasiliki-Ware" from the place of their discovery, appear on Crete. They appear to imitate vessels made from stone found in Egypt.
2500 B.C.E.–2200 B.C.E.
On the Cyclades Islands, this period known as Early.....
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