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1 Art of the Prehistoric Aegean
I Cycladic Art (c BCE) II Minoan Art (c BCE) III Mycenaean Art (c BCE)

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3 I. Cycladic Art Figurine of a woman, from Syros (Cyclades), Greece, ca. 2500–2300 BCE. Marble, approx. 1’ 6” high

4 II. Minoan Art (c BCE) Olaf Tausch Sarcophagus from Hagia Triada (Crete), Greece, ca BCE, Painted limestone, 4’ 6” long

5 Palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece, ca. 1700–1400 BCE

6 Bull Leapers, Fresco from the palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece, ca
Bull Leapers, Fresco from the palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece, ca. 1450–1400 BCE Fresco

7 smial Flotilla, from Room 5, West House, Akrotiri, Thera (Cyclades), Greece, ca BCE. Fresco, approx. 1’ 5” high. National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

8 Spring Fresco, from Room Delta 2, Akrotiri, Thera (Cyclades), Greece, ca. 1650 BCE

9 Octopus Jar, Greece, ca. 1500 BCE. Approx. 11” high

10 Harvester Vase, Crete, Greece, ca. 1500 BCE. Greatest diameter approx

11 from palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece, Ca. 1600 BCE. Faience,
Snake Goddess, from palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece, Ca BCE. Faience, approx. 1’ 1 1/2” high. Archaeological Museum, Herakleion. Team at Carnaval.com studios

12 III. Mycenaean Art (c. 1500 BCE)
Female head, from Mycenae, Greece, ca BCE. Painted plaster, approx. 6 ½” h Sharon Mollerus

13 Lion Gate, Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1300–1250 BCE
Lion Gate, Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1300–1250 BCE. Limestone, relief panel approx. 9’ 6” high.

14 corbel vault post-and-lintel Lion Gate, Mycenae

15 Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1300–1250 BCE.

16 Vault of the tholos of the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece, ca
Vault of the tholos of the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1300–1250 BCE. Approx. 43’ high.

17 repoussé Funerary mask, from Grave Circle A, Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1600–1500 BCE. Beaten gold, approx. 1’ high

18 Warrior Vase, from Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1200 BCE


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