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2009-10-09
img_0242 Neolithic period: 6800-3200 BC, from first settlements to metal working period. Inhabitants coming from Asia minor settled in Crete with seeds and animals and...
Neolithic period: 6800-3200 BC, from first settlements to metal working period.
Inhabitants coming from Asia minor settled in Crete with seeds and animals and…
img_0244 In the pre-palatial period (3200-2000 BC), new groups of settlers bring metal working knowledge to Crete. The first Minoan civilization is born and social...
In the pre-palatial period (3200-2000 BC), new groups of settlers bring metal working knowledge to Crete. The first Minoan civilization is born and social…
img_0248 Clay figurines, 2600-1900 BC.
Clay figurines, 2600-1900 BC.
img_0251 In the old palatial period (2000-1700 BC) the social classes further differientiate and the ruling class starts building palaces. All palaces in Crete are...
In the old palatial period (2000-1700 BC) the social classes further differientiate and the ruling class starts building palaces. All palaces in Crete are…
img_0253 Banquet vessel, Phaestos, 1800-1700 BC.
Banquet vessel, Phaestos, 1800-1700 BC.
img_0254 Banquet vessel, Phaestos, 1800-1700 BC.
Banquet vessel, Phaestos, 1800-1700 BC.
img_0258 Clay flask with marine decoration, including an octopus, 1500-1450 BC.
Clay flask with marine decoration, including an octopus, 1500-1450 BC.
img_0259 Clay jugs, ca. 1500 BC.
Clay jugs, ca. 1500 BC.
img_0273 In the new palatial period (1700-1450 BC), the Minoan civilization peaks; the Minoans build larger palaces and trade goods with people outside Crete. They...
In the new palatial period (1700-1450 BC), the Minoan civilization peaks; the Minoans build larger palaces and trade goods with people outside Crete. They…
img_0261 The Phaestos disk is a 15cm-diameter disk of clay with hieroglyphs incised on both sides, spiralling from the rim to the center of the disk. The script has not...
The Phaestos disk is a 15cm-diameter disk of clay with hieroglyphs incised on both sides, spiralling from the rim to the center of the disk. The script has not…
img_0262 The other side of the disk of Phaestos.
The other side of the disk of Phaestos.
img_0264 Libation vase or rython, made of serpentine, bullhead-shaped, 1600-1500 BC.
Libation vase or rython, made of serpentine, bullhead-shaped, 1600-1500 BC.
img_0269 The
The "chess board", a board for an unknown game, found in Knossos, wooden base, inlays of ivory, rock crystal, glass paste, covered with gold and silver leaf,…
img_0271 The prince of lillies, a relief fresco part of a larger composition at the south entrance of the Knossos palace, 1600-1500 BC.
The prince of lillies, a relief fresco part of a larger composition at the south entrance of the Knossos palace, 1600-1500 BC.
img_0277 Gold votive double axes with incised decoration. The double axe is a symbol of the Minoan people found in many places carved in the stone in Knossos. 1700-1600...
Gold votive double axes with incised decoration. The double axe is a symbol of the Minoan people found in many places carved in the stone in Knossos. 1700-1600…
img_0275 Snake goddess (or priestess), 1600 BC.
Snake goddess (or priestess), 1600 BC.
img_0276 The snakes are symbols of domination over nature.
The snakes are symbols of domination over nature.
img_0279 Libation vase (rython) of limestone shaped as a lioness head, 1600-1500 BC.
Libation vase (rython) of limestone shaped as a lioness head, 1600-1500 BC.
img_0282 Ivory figurine of a bull leaper, Knossos, 1600-1500 BC.
Ivory figurine of a bull leaper, Knossos, 1600-1500 BC.
img_0285 After the destruction of the palaces in 1450, a new dynasty rules Knossos, bringing the Greek language and the Mycenaean linear B script to Crete. La...
After the destruction of the palaces in 1450, a new dynasty rules Knossos, bringing the Greek language and the Mycenaean linear B script to Crete.
La…

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