The Cyclades Islands include Paros, where marble is mined; Naxos, with its corundum and emery mines; Milos, where obsidian has been mined since ancient times; and even Thira (Santorini), where pumice is used for finishing and polishing materials.
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| S-shaped motif |
Earrings from Northeast Aegean, 2400 BC
Similar to Early Bronze Age jewelry of Troy, Lemnos (Poliochni), and Ur
S-spin refers to a spin direction that follows the central bar of the letter “S”, while a Z-spin follows the direction of the central bar of the letter “Z” in weaving.
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Akrotiri Frescoes, Thira, ca. 1600 BC
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| "The Standard of Ur", Ur, 2500 BC |
A small fragment of a red-coloured textile with a faint residue of malachite was found from HK6 (Elite Cemetery) at Hierakonpolis.
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| Gebelein painted linen, Gebelein, ca. 3600 BC |
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| Tag (P002208), Uruk, ca. 3350-3200 BC |
AN |SZU2.EN~a| (cover.lord) DARA4~a1 (red) KU6~a (fish) |
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| Akrotiri Fresco, Thira, ca. 1600 BC |
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| Gebelein painted linen, Gebelein | Akrotiri Fresco, Thira |
"cover" = canopy |
"cover" = textile |
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| Gebelein painted linen, Gebelein | Akrotiri Fresco, Thira |
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| Akrotiri Fresco, Thira |
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| Pottery sherd painted with possibly a monkey, Arpachiyah, 6000-5000 BC |
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| Stone figurine, Arpachiyah, 6000-5000 BC |
Proto-cuneiform SAL 
(female, woman)
References:
https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/2006952025/01/12 Takahiko Nakagawa