Place · site

Vapheio

c. 1500 BCE · 16th century BCE · Also known as Vaphio

Vapheio is a site in Laconia, south of Sparta, known for a Mycenaean tholos tomb excavated by Christos Tsountas in 1888. An unplundered pit in the tomb held rich grave goods, above all the two Vapheio Cups, gold cups of about 1500 BCE decorated with scenes of bull-catching. They are in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

Vapheio
Image: Zde · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 state history

Mycenaean Kingdom of Laconia

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Vapheio. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vapheio
MLA
“Vapheio.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vapheio. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Vapheio.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vapheio.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Vapheio’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vapheio (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻