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Minoan Collection

Discover the captivating world of the Minoans, an ancient civilization that thrived in Greece, specifically on the island of Crete

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Greece, Crete, Knossos, Dolphin fresco in the Queens Megaron, Knossos Palace

Background imageMinoan Collection: Fresco Three Minoan Women Knossos

Fresco Three Minoan Women Knossos
Minoan Fresco of the Ladies in Blue depicts the women in the open blouse that was typical in the later Minoan Culture. The fresco fragments were discovered during the excavation of a Minoan site in

Background imageMinoan Collection: Scene of taurokathapsia, an acrobat leaping over the back of a charging bull

Scene of taurokathapsia, an acrobat leaping over the back of a charging bull
LRI4625720 Scene of taurokathapsia, an acrobat leaping over the back of a charging bull. 1700-1400 BC. (fresco) by Minoan, (2000-1400 BC); Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Background imageMinoan Collection: Europe, Greece

Europe, Greece
Greece, Crete, Heraklion / Iraklion. Heraklion Archeological Museum. Bull Leaping Fresco (Toreador Fresco). Minoan wall painting from Knossos depicting a running bull and three acrobats performing

Background imageMinoan Collection: The Blue Bird fresco from Knossos, 17th-14th century BC

The Blue Bird fresco from Knossos, 17th-14th century BC
The Blue Bird fresco from the Minoan royal palace at Knossos, now at the Archaeological Museum in Heracleion, 17th-14th century BC

Background imageMinoan Collection: Minoan art. Crete. Prince of the Lilies

Minoan art. Crete. Prince of the Lilies. Dated circa 1550 BC. Brings the Minoan belt and headdress made A?a?A?a?of lilies and peacock feathers. Fresco from the palace of Knossos

Background imageMinoan Collection: The ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site, Minoan civilization

The ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site, Minoan civilization, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Background imageMinoan Collection: Greece, Crete, Knossos Minoan Palace, Three Women frieze

Greece, Crete, Knossos Minoan Palace, Three Women frieze

Background imageMinoan Collection: The Queens bath. Knossos Palace dated to 2000 BC is considered to be Europes oldest City

The Queens bath. Knossos Palace dated to 2000 BC is considered to be Europes oldest City. Crete. Greece

Background imageMinoan Collection: Phaistos Disc. s. XV BC. GREECE. Phaistos. A side

Phaistos Disc. s. XV BC. GREECE. Phaistos. A side
Phaistos Disc. s.XV BC. GREECE. Phaistos. A side. Minoan art / Cretan art. GREECE. Iraklion. Archaeological Museum

Background imageMinoan Collection: Dolphin fresco

Dolphin fresco, Knossos, Crete, Greece, Europe

Background imageMinoan Collection: Minoan Ladies, Crete

Minoan Ladies, Crete
CRETE - Ladies of the Minoan court

Background imageMinoan Collection: Mural paintings

Mural paintings, Corridor of the Procession, Minoan, Knossos, island of Crete, Greece, Mediterranean, Europe

Background imageMinoan Collection: Palace ruins at the Minoan archaeological site

Palace ruins at the Minoan archaeological site, Knossos, island of Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Background imageMinoan Collection: Dolphins, Knossos

Dolphins, Knossos, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Background imageMinoan Collection: Fresco of bull

Fresco of bull, Knossos, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Background imageMinoan Collection: Fresco detail

Fresco detail, Knossos, Crete, Greece, Europe

Background imageMinoan Collection: Minoan art. Greece. 16th century B. C. Fresco of boxing kids

Minoan art. Greece. 16th century B. C. Fresco of boxing kids
Minoan art. Greece. 16th century B.C. Fresco of boxing kids. Fight between two teens provided with gloves and a belt. Painted stucco. Room B1 from Akrotiri (Thera). (1550-1500 BC)

Background imageMinoan Collection: The Saffron-Gatherer Fresco from Minoan Royal Palace, Knossos, Crete. c15th century BC

The Saffron-Gatherer Fresco from Minoan Royal Palace, Knossos, Crete. c15th century BC. At Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Background imageMinoan Collection: Mycenaean Linear A tablet

Mycenaean Linear A tablet
Minoan Linear A tablet from Aghia Triadha, from the Archaeological Museum of Heracleions collection in Crete. Linear A is an early Mycenean writing system that has not yet been deciphered

Background imageMinoan Collection: Pictographs and linear script symbols

Pictographs and linear script symbols. The British archaeologist Arthur Evans (1851-1941) found thousands of clay tablets dating from the second millennium BC at Knossos, Crete

Background imageMinoan Collection: Fresco depicting river landscape, from Akrotiri, Thera Island, Santorini, Greece, detail

Fresco depicting river landscape, from Akrotiri, Thera Island, Santorini, Greece, detail
Greek civilization, 16th century b.C. Fresco depicting a river landscape. From Akrotiri, Thera Island, Santorini, Greece. Detail

Background imageMinoan Collection: Minoan fresco showing a boy with fishes, 20th century

Minoan fresco showing a boy with fishes, 20th century
Minoan fresco from Thera showing a boy with fishes, 20th century

Background imageMinoan Collection: Acrobat. Minoian art

Acrobat. Minoian art
Acrobat. 16th c. BC. Minoan art / Cretan art. Sculpture on ivory. GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Iraklion. Archaeological Museum. Proc: GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Knossos. Knossos Palace

Background imageMinoan Collection: Minoans Traders: wall painting from Acrotiri in Thera (Santorini) showing Minoan ships

Minoans Traders: wall painting from Acrotiri in Thera (Santorini) showing Minoan ships. Bronze Age (3200-1050 BC). The exchange of products with distant countries was served by the well-organized

Background imageMinoan Collection: Princess of Lilies fresco, Minoan archaeological site of Knossos, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece

Princess of Lilies fresco, Minoan archaeological site of Knossos, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Background imageMinoan Collection: Greece, Crete, Heraklion / Iraklion. Heraklion Archeological Museum. Bulls head rhython

Greece, Crete, Heraklion / Iraklion. Heraklion Archeological Museum. Bulls head rhython (vessel for pouring ritual libations)

Background imageMinoan Collection: The first grid, 1951, by the cryptographer Michael Ventris in his ultimately successful efforts to

The first grid, 1951, by the cryptographer Michael Ventris in his ultimately successful efforts to decipher Minoan
CRYPTOGRAPHY, 1951. The first grid, 1951, by the cryptographer Michael Ventris in his ultimately successful efforts to decipher Minoan Linear B script

Background imageMinoan Collection: Knossos, Crete

Knossos, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Background imageMinoan Collection: Cup-Bearer Fresco In The South Propylon, The Minoan Palace Of Knossos, Knossos, Heraklion

Cup-Bearer Fresco In The South Propylon, The Minoan Palace Of Knossos, Knossos, Heraklion, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Background imageMinoan Collection: Greece, Crete, Messara: region of the Messara, English sector

Greece, Crete, Messara: region of the Messara, English sector, ruins of the archaeological site of Tessas, 1908
LUX4762908 Greece, Crete, Messara: region of the Messara, English sector, ruins of the archaeological site of Tessas, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Crete, Messara: region of the Messara, English sector)

Background imageMinoan Collection: Pithos (plural - pithoi) - a large ancient Greek storage container

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

Background imageMinoan Collection: Minoan Clay Figurine Horse and Rider (Goddess), Terracotta, Arkhanes, Crete, c1400BC-c1100 BC

Minoan Clay Figurine Horse and Rider (Goddess), Terracotta, Arkhanes, Crete, c1400BC-c1100 BC. A rare representation from Post-Palataial Period. Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Background imageMinoan Collection: Minotaur at Palace of Minos, Knossos, Heraklion Region, Crete, Greece

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

Background imageMinoan Collection: The throne room, interior, Palace of Minos, Knossos, Heraklion Region, Crete, Greece

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

Background imageMinoan Collection: Palace of Minos, detailed view, Knossos, Heraklion Region, Crete, Greece

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

Background imageMinoan Collection: Palace of Minos, Knossos, Heraklion Region, Crete, Greece

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

Background imageMinoan Collection: North Entrance With A Charging Bull And Olive Tree Fresco, The Minoan Palace Of Knossos

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

Background imageMinoan Collection: Ancient Greece: view of a mural painting of the palace of King Minos a Cnossos (Knossos

Ancient Greece: view of a mural painting of the palace of King Minos a Cnossos (Knossos
JLJ4589501 Ancient Greece: view of a mural painting of the palace of King Minos a Cnossos (Knossos) depicting " the prince with the flowers of lilies " king priest"

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

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

Background imageMinoan Collection: Fragments of a fresco from Knossos, with modern restorations; soldiers at the run, c

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

Background imageMinoan Collection: Minoan art. The 'Dolphin Fresco'. The fresco decorared the wall or the floor of

Minoan art. The "Dolphin Fresco". The fresco decorared the wall or the floor of
FBU4250077 Minoan art. The " Dolphin Fresco". The fresco decorared the wall or the floor of a Hall above the Queen megaron

Background imageMinoan Collection: Painted floor in the palace at Mycenae, Greece, (1928). Creator: Unknown

Painted floor in the palace at Mycenae, Greece, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Painted floor in the palace at Mycenae, Greece, (1928). 14th or 13th Century B.C...After a reconstruction in water-colours by Miss W

Background imageMinoan Collection: Terracotta Goddess from shrine at Karphi, Lassithi, Crete, c12th century BC

Terracotta Goddess from shrine at Karphi, Lassithi, Crete, c12th century BC. A Minoan settlement was formed after the Invasion of Crete by the Dorians in 12th Cent BC

Background imageMinoan Collection: Cretan fresco of a monkey and papyrus, 16th-14th century BC

Cretan fresco of a monkey and papyrus, 16th-14th century BC
Cretan fresco of a monkey and papyrus from the Minoan royal palace at Knossos, 16th-14th century BC

Background imageMinoan Collection: Minoan wall-painting of dolphins

Minoan wall-painting of dolphins from the Queens bathroom at Knossos

Background imageMinoan Collection: Minoan faience figure of a Snake Goddess, 17th century BC

Minoan faience figure of a Snake Goddess, 17th century BC
Minoan faience figure of a Snake Goddess, from the central shrine of the Minoan Royal Palace at Knossos in Crete. Her bare breats emphasise the maternal nature of the goddess

Background imageMinoan Collection: Fragment of a Minoan fresco known as the Captain of the Blacks, 15th century BC

Fragment of a Minoan fresco known as the Captain of the Blacks, 15th century BC
Fragment of a fresco from the Royal Minoan palace at Knossos, known as the Captain of the Blacks, showing an officer and his men, 15th century BC




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Discover the captivating world of the Minoans, an ancient civilization that thrived in Greece, specifically on the island of Crete. Step into history as you gaze upon the mesmerizing Fresco Three Minoan Women at Knossos Palace, a remarkable piece of art depicting three elegant women adorned in vibrant colors. This masterpiece transports you back to a time when this palace was bustling with life and culture. As you explore further, immerse yourself in the enchanting beauty of The Blue Bird fresco from Knossos, dating back to the 17th-14th century BC. Its intricate details and vivid hues showcase the artistic prowess of these ancient people. Another notable artwork is Prince of the Lilies, showcasing their love for nature and symbolism. Venture into Europe's oldest city at Knossos Palace, where The Queens Bath stands as a testament to its rich history dating back to 2000 BC. Marvel at its architectural marvels and imagine what life would have been like during those times. The Dolphin fresco adds a touch of whimsy to your journey through Minoan art. These graceful creatures were revered by this civilization for their symbolism and connection with nature. And speaking of dolphins they can also depicted in various mural paintings found amidst the ruins at this archaeological site. Explore further among the remnants of Knossos' palace ruins - witness firsthand how this once-thriving Bronze Age city has stood against time. As you wander through these ancient walls, let your imagination run wild as you envision daily life within these grand structures. Uncover more about this fascinating civilization known as Minoan Ladies who left behind an indelible mark on Crete's cultural heritage. Their contributions can be seen not only in their artwork but also in their societal roles and advancements. Embark on an unforgettable journey through time as you delve into Minoan history amidst these awe-inspiring relics scattered across Crete.