From around 2700 to 1450 BC, the Minoan civilization flourished as a seafaring and mercantile culture. The Minoan civilization developed and reached its Reyday on the Island of Crete. The center of this civilization was the palace of Knossos, which is one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the Greek history. All our bronze items, are cast in Greece, using the traditional bronze cast method. As nothing is mass-produced, there will inevitably be slight variations in patination and colouring. Each piece is, therefore, unique.(25-632)