Minyan ware

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Minyan ware, first wheel-made pottery to be produced in Middle-Bronze-Age Greece. It was found at sites at Orchomenus. It was introduced onto the mainland from Asia Minor in the third phase of the Early Helladic (2200–2000 bc); production continued during the Middle Helladic (c. 2000–c. 1600 bc). Uniformly gray in colour, the ware has a soaplike feeling, and its shapes are modeled after metal objects.

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