Kyrene

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Cyrene. alt-of, alternative

    "To resume then, it would seem that both the pinakes, the fabrics of Naukratis and Daphnae, and the fabrie of Kyrene share in common with the Protokorinthian ware certain relations to the metal bowls of Phoenician origin."

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"To resume then, it would seem that both the pinakes, the fabrics of Naukratis and Daphnae, and the fabrie of Kyrene share in common with the Protokorinthian ware certain relations to the metal bowls of Phoenician origin."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē).

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