Minoan Flashcards
What is this?
Priest-King Fresco (1650- 1400 BCE Middle Minoan New palace)
-Unique dress (male Killit/short dress)
-a crown (impressive headwear indicates status)
- priest-king covers all bases
- pose/ stance taking up space and holding something or leading a bull (religious)
- Preist-king body is protruding out of fresco
What is this?
The Boxing Boys (1700 BCE middle Minoan New Palace)
-long hair (aristocratic)
-play fighting
What is this?
The Fishing Boy (1700 BCE Middle Minoan New Palace)
- shorter hair (working man)
-darker skin
What is this?
The Sacred Grove of dance (1700 -1525 BCE Middle Minoan New Palace)
- outdoor nature
- religious connection
- female sacred dance
What is this?
Lilly Fresco (1500 BCE New Palace)
- naturalistic
- it is delicate (flows around the whole room)
- white Lillies on red background (stands out)
- soothing
What is this?
Dolphin Fresco (1400 - 1500 BCE New Palace)
- Evans placed in Qeens Megaron (not where it was found)
- Different angles of Dolphin 3D
- Life like going after fish
What is this?
Bird Beak Vase (2000 -1900 BCE Pre- palace)
-Kamares Ware
-orange and black = flame ware (vasiliki)
-continuity of shape (evolution)
What is this?
Faience Town Mosaic (1700- 1600 BCE new palace)
- Faience is a special material used in pottery it is imported from Egypt so trade is indicated
- Gives us example of Minoan housing
What is this?
Agia Triada Sarcophagus side (1400 BCE New Palace)
- living vs the gods
-blue and gold vs red and gold
- horses vs Griffins
What is this?
Agia Triada Sarcophagus front (1400 BCE New Palace)
-sacrifice depiction
- outside palace (tree)
- presenting offerings (boat, cow)
- depicting statues
What is this?
Agia Triada Sarcophagus back (1400 BCE New Palace)
- depiction of sacrificing
-collecting bulls blood
-horns of consecration depicted
What is this?
Palaikastro Pilgrim Flask (1400 BCE New Palace)
- eight tentacles
- realistic depiction
(the eyes are like what a real octopuses eyes would look like)
What is this?
Antelope Fresco at Thera (1500 BCE New Palace)
- landscape background
- animated in movement
- largely in profile
