Knossos Collection (#2)

Terracotta female figurine wearing calathos, -99 BC (terracotta)
7310006 Terracotta female figurine wearing calathos, -99 BC (terracotta); 15.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: terracotta); © Ashmolean Museum

Wish-bone handle with burnished decoration, -600 BC (clay)
7309991 Wish-bone handle with burnished decoration, -600 BC (clay); 5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: clay, Material: ceramic); © Ashmolean Museum

Fresco fragment showing flowering olive branches, circa 1800 BC -1700 BC (plaster; pigment)
7309945 Fresco fragment showing flowering olive branches, circa 1800 BC -1700 BC (plaster; pigment); 6.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Terracotta female figurine wearing calathos, -99 BC (terracotta)
7310019 Terracotta female figurine wearing calathos, -99 BC (terracotta); 15.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: terracotta); © Ashmolean Museum

Sherd, -600 BC (ceramic)
7310004 Sherd, -600 BC (ceramic); 5.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic, Material: ceramic); © Ashmolean Museum

Greece, Candie, Heraklion, Heraklion, CR, Candie, Heraklion, Heraklion: Archaeological site, Palace of Cnossos
LUX4763551 Greece, Candie, Heraklion, Heraklion, CR, Candie, Heraklion, Heraklion: Archaeological site, Palace of Cnossos, Knossos, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Candie, Heraklion, Heraklion, CR, Candie)

Magazine of Jars and Kaselles, Knossos (b/w photo)
8639169 Magazine of Jars and Kaselles, Knossos (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magazine of Jars and Kaselles, Knossos)

Lion head rhyton, -350 BC (alabaster)
7309948 Lion head rhyton, -350 BC (alabaster); 13.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: stone (alabaster)); © Ashmolean Museum

Palace of Minos, Knossos, Heraklion Region, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Palace of Minos, Knossos, Heraklion Region, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Pithos (plural - pithoi) - a large ancient Greek storage container. Some very fine examples excavated from within the Minoan palace at Knossos on Crete. Date: circa 1920s

Minotaur at Palace of Minos, Knossos, Heraklion Region, Crete, Greece

The throne room, interior, Palace of Minos, Knossos, Heraklion Region, Crete, Greece

Palace of Minos, detailed view, Knossos, Heraklion Region, Crete, Greece

Palace of Minos, Knossos, Heraklion Region, Crete, Greece

North Entrance With A Charging Bull And Olive Tree Fresco, The Minoan Palace Of Knossos, Knossos, Heraklion, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Knossos Palace, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Europe

The seal of a royal Minoan signet ring found at Knossos in Crete. Date: 1931

Fragments of a fresco from Knossos, with modern restorations; soldiers at the run, c
3704876 Fragments of a fresco from Knossos, with modern restorations; soldiers at the run, c.1450-1400 BC (fresco) by Greek school, (14th-15th century BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Women in Blue, fresco in the Palace of Knossos

Palace of Minos, restored north entrance, ancient city of Knossos, Iraklion, Crete, Greece

Colonnade in the north entrance of the Knossos Palace with bull fresco, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Decorated giant jars made with clay, Palace of Knossos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Tourist At North Entrance With A Charging Bull And Olive Tree Fresco, The Minoan Palace Of Knossos, Knossos, Heraklion, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Knossos arechological site in Crete, Greece

Ancient city of Knossos, Iraklion, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Palace of Minos, restored north entrance, ancient city of Knossos, Iraklion, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Seal depicting tumblers or acrobats in a field of lilies, -350 BC (chalcedony)
7309996 Seal depicting tumblers or acrobats in a field of lilies, -350 BC (chalcedony) by Minoan; 2.1 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Jar with octopus motif, -50 BC (clay, pigment)
7309951 Jar with octopus motif, -50 BC (clay, pigment) by Minoan; 74.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: clay, pigment, Material: clay)

Gold ring depicting cult scene, -250 BC (gold)
7309942 Gold ring depicting cult scene, -250 BC (gold) by Minoan; 2.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: gold); © Ashmolean Museum

Melian bird vase decorated with painted partridges and bands, -100 BC (ceramic)
7309969 Melian bird vase decorated with painted partridges and bands, -100 BC (ceramic) by Minoan; 53.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Diary Page 6A of the 1901 excavation of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans (Knossos Notebook 33)
7310017 Diary Page 6A of the 1901 excavation of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans (Knossos Notebook 33), circa 1901 by Evans, Arthur John (1851-1941); 20x14 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Notebook Page 8 of the 1901 excavations of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Theodore Fyfe, (paper)
7310012 Notebook Page 8 of the 1901 excavations of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Theodore Fyfe, (paper) by Fyfe, Theodore (1875-1945); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Diary Page 24 of the 1902 excavation of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans, circa 1902
7309979 Diary Page 24 of the 1902 excavation of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans, circa 1902 by Evans, Arthur John (1851-1941); 20x14 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Painting of the Blue Monkey Saffron Gatherer fresco from the Palace of Minos at Knossos (Evans Fresco Drawing L/3 a))
7309972 Painting of the Blue Monkey Saffron Gatherer fresco from the Palace of Minos at Knossos (Evans Fresco Drawing L/3 a)), circa 1921 (paper, pigment) by Gillieron

Painting of the Blue Monkey in a Rocky Landscape fresco from the House of the Frescoes at Knossos
7309957 Painting of the Blue Monkey in a Rocky Landscape fresco from the House of the Frescoes at Knossos (Evans Fresco Drawing C/6), circa 1928 (paper, pigment) by Gillieron

Painting of the restored Ladies in Blue Fresco from the Palace of Minos at Knossos (Evans Fresco Drawing O/7)
7309999 Painting of the restored Ladies in Blue Fresco from the Palace of Minos at Knossos (Evans Fresco Drawing O/7), 1900-50 (paper, pigment) by Gillieron

Diary Page VII of the 1908 and 1910 excavations of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans
7309998 Diary Page VII of the 1908 and 1910 excavations of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans (Knossos Notebook 37), circa 1908 by Evans

Diary Page 16A of the 1901 excavation of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans (Knossos Notebook 33)
7309985 Diary Page 16A of the 1901 excavation of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans (Knossos Notebook 33), circa 1901 by Evans, Arthur John (1851-1941); 20x14 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Painting of the Griffin fresco from the Throne Room of the Palace of Minos at Knossos (Evans Fresco Drawing B/2 i))
7309947 Painting of the Griffin fresco from the Throne Room of the Palace of Minos at Knossos (Evans Fresco Drawing B/2 i)), 1900 (paper, pigment) by Gillieron

Replica figurine of a Snake Goddess, 1903-06 (ceramic, pigment)
7309980 Replica figurine of a Snake Goddess, 1903-06 (ceramic, pigment) by Bagge, Halvor (1866-1939); 33(maximum) cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Sir Arthur Evans among the Ruins of the Palace of Knossos, 1907 (oil on canvas)
7309976 Sir Arthur Evans among the Ruins of the Palace of Knossos, 1907 (oil on canvas) by Richmond, William Blake (1842-1921); 124x90 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Diary Page 39 of the 1900 excavation of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans (Knossos Notebook 32), 1900
7309994 Diary Page 39 of the 1900 excavation of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans (Knossos Notebook 32), 1900 by Evans, Arthur John (1851-1941); 20.5x14.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Daybook Vol. 1 of the 1902 excavation of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Duncan Mackenzie (Knossos Notebook 6)
7309983 Daybook Vol. 1 of the 1902 excavation of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Duncan Mackenzie (Knossos Notebook 6), circa 1902 by British School

Print of the reimagined Throne Room of the Palace of Minos at Knossos (Evans Fresco Drawing A/7), 1917 (paper)
7309946 Print of the reimagined Throne Room of the Palace of Minos at Knossos (Evans Fresco Drawing A/7), 1917 (paper) by Lambert, Edwin J

Painting re-imagining the Central Tri-partite Shrine in the Central Court of the Palace of Minos at Knossos
7309941 Painting re-imagining the Central Tri-partite Shrine in the Central Court of the Palace of Minos at Knossos (Evans Architectural Plans WW/15), 1900-30 (paper, pigment) by Fyfe

Diary Page 1 of the 1903 excavation of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans, circa 1903
7310048 Diary Page 1 of the 1903 excavation of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans, circa 1903 by Evans, Arthur John (1851-1941); 20.5x14.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Notebook Back Page 3 of the 1901 excavations of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Theodore Fyfe, 1901 (paper)
7309989 Notebook Back Page 3 of the 1901 excavations of the Palace of Minos at Knossos by Theodore Fyfe, 1901 (paper) by Fyfe, Theodore (1875-1945); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

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Discover the ancient wonders of Knossos, a captivating glimpse into Minoan civilization. Located in Crete, Greece, this archaeological site is home to the magnificent Knossos Minoan Palace, Europe's oldest city dating back to 2000 BC. Step into history as you explore the ruins of this once-thriving palace and marvel at its intricate frescoes. One such masterpiece is the 'Fresco Three Minoan Women, ' showcasing the artistic prowess of Minoan art with its vibrant colors and graceful figures. Another notable artwork is the 'Prince of Lilies, ' an illustration that captures the essence of royalty during that era. As you wander through these ancient grounds, be sure to visit The Queens Bath, a testament to their advanced engineering skills even in those times. Immerse yourself in their culture by admiring mural paintings depicting scenes from everyday life or stand in awe before the Dolphin fresco that symbolizes their connection with nature. The highlight for many visitors is encountering the famous bull fresco - a powerful representation of strength and vitality within Minoan society. These captivating murals transport you back in time and offer glimpses into a civilization rich with artistry and symbolism. Knossos remains one of Europe's largest Bronze Age archaeological sites, providing invaluable insights into our past. Soak up its historical significance as you walk among palace ruins and imagine what life was like for those who called it home thousands of years ago.