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6. The Aegean Bronze Age

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Cycladic Art
Link to larger image in new window Two figures of women, from the Cyclades, marble, ca. 2,500-2,200 BCE (G 4-1)
Link to larger image in new window Harp Player, from Keros, Cyclades, marble, ca. 2,700-2500 BCE (G 4-2)
Minoan Art on Crete and Thera 
Link to larger image in new window Palace complex ("Palace of Minos"), Knossos, Crete, ca. 1,700-1,300 BCE, Aerial view (G 4-3)
Link to larger image in new window Palace complex ("Palace of Minos"), Knossos, Crete, ca. 1,700-1,300 BCE, Plan (G 4-4)
Link to larger image in new window *Palace complex ("Palace of Minos"), Knossos, Crete, ca. 1,700-1,300 BCE, Reconstruction drawing
Link to larger image in new window Palace complex ("Palace of Minos"), Knossos, Crete, ca. 1,700-1,300 BCE, Staicase: east wing (modern reconstruction) (G 4-5)
Link to larger image in new window Palace complex ("Palace of Minos"), Knossos, Crete, ca. 1,700-1,300 BCE, Grand staircase (modern reconstruction) (G 4-5)
Link to larger image in new window Bull Jumping, wall painting from Knossos, ca. 1450 BC (G 4-7)
Link to larger image in new window Landscape, wall painting from Akrotiri, Thera, 1650 BC (G 4-9)
Link to larger image in new window Woman or Goddess with Snakes, faience, from palace of Knossos, faience, ca. 1600 BC (G 4-14)
Link to larger image in new window Woman or Goddess with Snakes, faience, from palace of Knossos, faience, ca. 1600 BC (G 4-14)
Mycenaean Art on Mainland Greece
Link to larger image in new window *Citadel at Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1,600-1,200 BCE, Aerial view
Link to larger image in new window *Citadel at Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1,600-1,200 BCE, Plan
Link to larger image in new window Shaft Graves, Mycenae:Funerary mask ("Mask of Agamemnon"), hammered gold, ca. 1600-1550 BC (G 4-23)
Link to larger image in new window Dagger blades made by inlay technique with niello, from grave shafts at Mycenae, Greece, bronze inlaid with gold, silver and copper, ca.1,550-1,500 BCE (G 4-24)
Link to larger image in new window Dagger blades made by inlay technique with niello, from grave shafts at Mycenae, Greece, bronze inlaid with gold, silver and copper, ca. 1,550-1,500 BCE (G 4-24)
Link to larger image in new window Dagger blades made by inlay technique with niello, from grave shafts at Mycenae, Greece, bronze inlaid with gold, silver and copper, ca. 1,550-1,500 BCE (G 4-24)
Link to larger image in new window Dagger blades made by inlay technique with niello, from grave shafts at Mycenae, Greece, bronze inlaid with gold, silver and copper, ca. 1,550-1,500 BCE (G 4-24)
Link to larger image in new window Lioness Gate, Mycenae, Greece, limestone relief, ca. 1,300-1,200 BCE (G 4-20)
Link to larger image in new window Lioness Gate, Mycenae, Greece, limestone relief, ca. 1,300-1,200 BCE (G 4-20)
Link to larger image in new window Lioness Gate, Mycenae, Greece, limestone relief, ca. 1,300-1,200 BCE (G 4-20)
Link to larger image in new window "Treasury of Atreus" (Mycenaean beehive tomb), Mycenae, Greece, stone, ca. 1,300-1,200 BCE, Cutaway drawing (G 4-21)
Link to larger image in new window "Treasury of Atreus" (Mycenaean beehive tomb), Mycenae, Greece, stone, ca. 1,300-1,200 BCE, Entrance (G 4-22)
Link to larger image in new window "Treasury of Atreus" (Mycenaean beehive tomb), Mycenae, Greece, stone, ca. 1,300-1,200 BCE, Interior (G 4-21,22)
Link to larger image in new window "Treasury of Atreus" (Mycenaean beehive tomb), Mycenae, Greece, stone, ca. 1,300-1,200 BCE, Interior ca. 1830 (G 4-21,22)
 
Terms
  • labyrinth
  • minotaur
  • Cyclopaean masonry
  • tympanum
  • Hera

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