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Chapter 04--Prehistoric Aegean. Relieving triangle with confronting lions, detail of Lion Gate (fig. 4-19), Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1300-1250 BCE. Figurine of a woman from the Cyclades ca. 2,500-2,300 B.C.E. marble approximately 18 in. high. Statuette of Seated Harp Player from the Cyclades
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Relieving triangle with confronting lions, detail of Lion Gate (fig. 4-19), Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1300-1250 BCE.
Figurine of a woman from the Cyclades ca. 2,500-2,300 B.C.E. marble approximately 18 in. high
Statuette of Seated Harp Player from the Cyclades ca. 2,800-2,700 B.C.E. marble 11 1/2 in. high
Aerial view of the palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece, ca. 1700-1400 BCE.
Palace at Knossos (reconstruction drawing) Crete, Greece ca. 1,700-1,400 B.C.E.
Plan of the Palace at Knossos Crete, Greece
Minoan Column Reconstruction of a stairwell from the palace at Knossos, Greece ca. 1,450-1,400 B.C.E. ca. 1,700-1,400 B.C.E.
Minoan woman (La Parisienne) from the palace at Knossos, Greece ca. 1,450-1,400 B.C.E. fresco approximately 10 in. high
Bull-leaping from the palace at Knossos, Greece ca. 1,450-1,400 B.C.E. fresco 32 in. high
The Springtime Fresco from Room Delta 2, Akrotiri, Santorini (ancient Thera) ca. 1,450-1,400 B.C.E. Fresco, approx. 7ft 6in high
Kamares ware-jar, from Phaistos (Crete), Greece, ca. 1800-1700 BCE. Approx. 1’8” high.
Marine style octopus jar from Palaikastro, Greece ca. 1,500 B.C.E. ceramic 11 in. high
Snake Goddess from the palace at Knossos, Greece ca. 1,600 B.C.E. faience 13 1/2 in. high
Young god(?) aka “Kouros”, from Palaikastro (Crete), Greece, ca. 1500-1475 BCE. Ivory, gold, serpentine and rock crystal, original height approx. 1’ 7 ½”
The Harvester Vase from Hagia Triada ca. 1500 B.C.E. Steatite, approx. 5in across. (lower part is lost)
Aerial view of the citadel at Tiryns, Greece, ca. 1400-1200 BCE.
Corbelled gallery in the walls of the citadel, Tiryns, Greece, ca. 1400-1200 BCE.
Three methods of spanning a passageway: post and lintel, corbelled arch, arch.
Plan of the palace and southern part of the citadel, Tiryns, Greece, ca. 1400-1200 BCE.
Lion Gate Mycenae, Greece ca. 1,300-1,250 B.C.E. limestone 9 ft. 6 in. high
Treasury of Atreus (entrance) Mycenae, Greece ca. 1,300-1,250 B.C.E. approximately 43 ft. high
Vault of the tholos of the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1300-1250 BCE. Approx. 43’ high.
Funerary Mask from Grave Circle A, Mycenae, Greece ca. 1,600-1,500 B.C.E. beaten gold 12 in. high
Inlaid dagger blade with lion hunt from Grave Circle A, Mycenae, Greece ca. 1,600-1,500 B.C.E. bronze, inlaid with gold, silver and niello 9 in. long
Female head from Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1300-1250 BCE. Painted plaster, approx. 6 1/2” high.
The Warrior Vase from Mycenae ca. 1200 B.C.E. Approx. 14in high.