▁the ▁Middle ▁Hell adic ▁Greece . ▁There ▁are ▁few ▁remains ▁of ▁My c ena e an ▁metal ▁arm our ; ▁a ▁plain ▁che ek - pie ce ▁from ▁a ▁hel met ▁comes ▁from ▁I al ys os ▁in ▁Rh odes , ▁and ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁gre aves ▁from ▁En kom i ▁in ▁Cy pr us . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁gre aves ▁has ▁wire ▁riv et ed ▁to ▁its ▁edge ▁for ▁fast ening . ▁ ▁Ut ens ils ▁ ▁Middle ▁and ▁Late ▁M ino an ▁and ▁My c ena e an ▁vessels ▁are ▁many . ▁First ▁in ▁size ▁are ▁some ▁bas ins ▁found ▁at ▁T yl iss os ▁in ▁Cre te , ▁the ▁largest ▁meas uring ▁ 1 . 4 0 ▁metres ▁in ▁diameter . ▁They ▁are ▁shall ow ▁hem is pher ical ▁bow ls ▁with ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁loop - hand les ▁riv et ed ▁on ▁their ▁edges , ▁and ▁are ▁made ▁in ▁several ▁sections . ▁The ▁largest ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁seven ▁ham mer ed ▁sheets , ▁three ▁at ▁the ▁lip , ▁three ▁in ▁the ▁body , ▁and ▁one ▁at ▁the ▁base . ▁This ▁method ▁of ▁construction ▁is ▁usual ▁in ▁large ▁complicated ▁forms . ▁The ▁joint s ▁of ▁ne cks ▁and ▁bodies ▁of ▁jug s ▁and ▁j ars ▁were ▁often ▁mask ed ▁with ▁a ▁roll - m ould ing . ▁Sim pler ▁and ▁smaller ▁forms ▁were ▁also ▁cast . ▁The ▁fin est ▁spec im ens ▁of ▁such ▁v ases ▁come ▁from ▁houses ▁and ▁tomb s ▁at ▁Kn oss os . ▁Their ▁orn ament