Prehistoric Aegean Art
William V. Ganis, PhD
Cycladic Art
Statuettes of women
from the Cyclades
ca. 2,500-2,300 B.C.E. marble approximately 18 in. high
Statuette 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
Minoan Art
Palace at Knossos
Crete, Greece
ca. 1,700-1,400 B.C.E.
Palace at Knossos (reconstruction drawing)
Crete, Greece
ca. 1,700-1,400 B.C.E.
Palace at Knossos
Crete, Greece
ca. 1,700-1,400 B.C.E.
Palace at Knossos (plumbing)
Crete, Greece
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
Dolphin Fresco
from the palace at Knossos, Greece
ca. 1,450-1,400 B.C.E. fresco
Flotilla, detail of Miniature Ships Fresco
from Room 5, West House Akrotiri, Thera, Greece
ca. 1,650 B.C.E. Fresco approximately 17 in. 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
Mycenaean Art
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
Treasury of Atreus
Mycenae, Greece
ca. 1,300-1,250 B.C.E. approximately 43 ft. 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