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Cycladic Figures: Spedos Type.
Cyclades
Early Cyclades II
2500-2200 BC
Woman abstracted, votive or for ritual
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Frying Pan
Syros
Early Cylades II
2500-2200 BC
?Fertility in shape of womb
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Snake Goddess
Knossos, Crete
Middle Minoan III
17-1550 BC
Probably used as offerings. Attention to proportions: slim waist, broad shoulders, same clothing etc
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Kamares Ware beak spouted jug
Phaistos, Crete
Middle Minoan II
2000-1700 BC
Kamares first pottery made with new potter's wheel.
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Heinrich Schliemann
1822-1890
First to uncover bronze age Aegeans. Discovered & Excavated Troy.
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Plan of Palace at Knossos
Late Minoan
1550-1100 BC
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Grand Staircase
Palace at Knossos
Late Minoan I
1550-1450 BC
Access to Domestic Quarter. Shows how light and air enter.
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Scene from bull sports
Knossos, Crete
Late Minoan I
1550-1450 BC
Fresco in the Palace at Knossos.
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Harvester Vase
From Aghia Triadha, a Villa outside of Phaistos
Late Minoan I
1550-1450 BC
Vase for carrying fluids, probably for ceremonial purposes.
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Pilgrim Flask
Palaikastro, Crete
Late Minoan IB
1500-1450 BC
Marine Style
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Mask
From grave shaft at Mycenae
Late Helladic I
1550-1500 BC
Funerary Gift.
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Tholos: Treasury of Atreus
Mycenae
Late Helladic
1250 BC
Tomb in the Citadel at Mycenae
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Tholos: Treasury of Atreus, entry and relief triangle
Mycenae
Late Helladic
1250 BC
Tomb in the Citadel at Mycenae
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Plan of the Palace at Pylos
Pylos, Peloponese
Late Helladic
13th Century
Domestic Palace, Built with rubble and timber. Decorated with frescos.
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Palace at Pylos: Hall of the Megaron showing columns, hearth, and throne
Pylos, Peloponese
Late Helladic
13th Century
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