The Aegean Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean Art
Woman gathering crocus flowers, fresco
WOMAN GATHERING CROCUS FLOWERS, FRESCO BEFORE 1630 BCE , Akrotiri, Thera.
Woman/Goddess with Snakes, from Palace of Knossos
WOMAN/ GODDESS WITH SNAKES, from Palace of Knossos. These figurines were found only in house sanctuaries, where the snake appears as "the snake of the household", and they are probably related with the Paleolithic tradition regarding women and domesticity.
Cycladic Figures - continued
Cycladic Figures Harp Player early Cycladic II period
Cycladic Figures (Athens)
Cycladic art encompasses the visual art of the ancient Cycladic civilization, which flourished in the islands of the Aegean Sea from 3300 - 2000 BCE. Along with the Minoans and Mycenaeans, the Cycladic people are counted among the three major Aegean cultures.The best-known art of this period are the marble figures usually called "idols" or "figurines",
Funerary Mask "Mask of Agamemnon"
FUNERARY MASK "Mask of Agamemnon" is one of the most famous gold artifacts from the Greek Bronze Age. A funeral mask crafted in gold,
Harvester Rhyton
HARVESTER RHYTON is a masterpiece of Neopalatial art. It is a rhyton (drinking vessel) of oblong shape, resembling an ostrich egg, and bears a unique scene. Depicted on it in low relief is a procession of men, walking in groups and carrying harvesting tools on their shoulders, while several of them sing along to a sistrum, an Egyptian musical instrument c. 1650-1450 BCE (crete)
Palace of Knossos,"New Palace" period Crete
PALACE OF KNOSSOS, "New Palace" period CRETE The Aegean culture known as Minoan is the Bronze Age civilization that flourished on the island of Crete during the second and third millennia B.C.
Bull Leaping fresco from Palace of Knossos
THE BULL LEAPING FRESCO, from Palace Knossos most completely restored of several stucco panels in Crete. Although they were frescos, they were painted on stucco relief scenes and therefore are classified as plastic art. c. 1550-1450 BCE
Treasury of Atreus
TREASURY OF ATREUS (THOLOS) MYCENAE, GREECE is an impressive "tholos" tomb at Mycenae, Greece, constructed during the Bronze Age c. 1300-1250 BC.
