Aegean Art

73. Flotilla Fresco, Akrotiri, Thera, New Palace period, c 1650 BCE.

74. Seated Harp Player, Keros, Cyclades, c. 2800-2700 BCE, Marble, height 11 ½”

75. Knossos, Aerial photograph of the site

76. Kamares Ware Jug, Phaistos, Crete, Old Palace period, c. 2000-1900 BCe, Ceramic: height 10 5/8”

77. Bull Leaping, wall painting from the palace complex at Knossos, Crete, Late Minoan period, c. 1550- 1450 BCE, Height approx. 24 ½”

78.Woman or Goddess with Snakes, Palace complex, Knossos, Crete, New Palace period, c. 1700- 1550 BCE, Faience, height 11 5/8”

79. Harvester Vase, Hagia Triada, Crete, New Palace period, c. 1650-1450 BCE, Steatite, diameter 4 ½”

80. Bull’s-Head Rhyton, Palace complex, Knossos, Crete, New Palace period, c. 1550-1450 BCE, Steatite with shell, rock crystal, and red jasper, the gilt-wood horns restored; height 12”

81. Octopus Vase, from Palaikastro, Crete, New Palace period, c. 1500 – 1450 BCE, Marine style ceramic; height 11”

82. Vapheio Cup, found near Sparta, Greece, c. 1650-1450 BCE, Gold; height 3 ½”

83. Citadel at Mycenae, Greece, Aerial view, site occupied 1600-1200 BCE, Walls built 1340, 1250, 1200 BCE

84. Lion Gate, Mycenae, c. 1250 BCE

85. “Mask of Agamemnon” Funerary mask, from the royal tombs. Brave Circle A, Mycenae, Greece, c. 1600-1550 BCE, Gold, height approx. 12”

86. Dagger Blade with Lion Hunt, from Shaft Grave IV, Grave Circle A, Mycenae, Greece, c 1550-1500 BCE, Bronze inlaid with gold, silver, and niello; length 9 3/8”

87. Two Women and a Child, Found in the Palace at Mycenae, Greece, c. 1400-1200 BCE, Ivory; height 2 ¾”

88. Warrior Vase; Mycenae, Greece, c. 1300-1100 BCE, Ceramic; height 16”