{"id":16551,"date":"2026-03-02T18:46:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=16551"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:51:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:51:49","slug":"vapheio-cup-with-untamed-bulls-14-5-cm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/product\/vapheio-cup-with-untamed-bulls-14-5-cm\/","title":{"rendered":"Vapheio Cup with Untamed Bulls 14,5 cm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"686\">This replica is inspired by the famed Vapheio Cups discovered in a tholos tomb at Vapheio near Sparta, in Laconia, Greece. Dating to the Late Helladic IIA period (c. 1500\u20131450 BCE), the original cups are masterpieces of Aegean Bronze Age artistry. Though found in mainland Greece, scholars believe they were crafted by highly skilled Minoan artisans from Crete, reflecting the cultural exchange between the Minoan and emerging Mycenaean worlds.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"1195\">The cups are celebrated for their dynamic repouss\u00e9 scenes depicting the capture of wild bulls\u2014imagery symbolizing strength, ritual, and elite status. One of the original cups is preserved today in the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">National Archaeological Museum of Athens<\/span><\/span>. These vessels were likely ceremonial drinking cups used by nobility, embodying power, prestige, and mythic storytelling. This replica captures the spirit of that ancient craftsmanship, bringing the drama and refinement of Bronze Age Greece into the modern collection<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8bdc5b82-ffe8-4558-a3c1-33aa7d21be4f\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"1197\" data-end=\"1347\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Replica of the iconic Vapheio Cup (c. 1500\u20131450 BCE), inspired by the bull-capture masterpiece discovered in Laconia, Greece.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"inline-flex border border-gray-100 dark:border-gray-700 rounded-xl\">\n<div class=\"text-token-text-secondary flex items-center justify-center gap-4 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm whitespace-nowrap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[17,18,445,46],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-16551","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-sculptures","product_cat-bronze-sculptures","product_cat-collection-iii","product_cat-nature","pa_size-medium","pa_size-small"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/16551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=16551"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=16551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}