The site is definitely worth a visit. Beautiful cups showing capturing bulls. Then many other photos of other artifacts and sites from that era.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Vapheio+cups&num=50&newwindow=1&safe=off&sa=G&biw=1600&bih=775&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=eZTbVOOaPJOxyATigYH4BQ&ved=0CB8QsAQ#imgdii=_&imgrc=c9ccDhoLD3J7oM%253A%3BeHGqgpgQDR5G_M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.molon.de%252Fgalleries%252FGreece%252FAthens%252FMycenae%252Fimages01%252F27%252520Vapheio%252520gold%252520cup.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.molon.de%252Fgalleries%252FGreece%252FAthens%252FMycenae%252Fimg.php%253Fpic%253D27%3B670%3B447
Bulls are prominent in the art of Minoan Crete. I don’t know if they have any way to tell if these cups may have come from Crete (in trade or from piracy) or were made locally in Laconia. Vapheio is close to Sparta.
Thanks g’.
