Minoan Gallery

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 Crete by the British archaeologist Sir Arthur John Evans. They were uncovered in the west wing of the Palace of Knossos. The fresco was later significantly restored by Swiss artist Emile Gilliéron and his son, Emile, as the chief fresco restorers at Knossos

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Greece, Crete, Heraklion / Iraklion. Heraklion Archeological Museum. Bulls head rhython

Greece, Crete, Heraklion / Iraklion. Heraklion Archeological Museum. Bull's head rhython (vessel for pouring ritual libations). Carved out of Steatite with gilded horns, with eyes made of red jasper, and white shell or marble for the line around the nostrils. Found at Knossos. 1600-1500 BC

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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, UK; (add.info.: often referred to as Captain of the Blacks - reconstruction drawing by Arthur Evans ); A© Ashmolean Museum ; Greek, out of copyright

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