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The rebuilt South Propylaea in the
ruins of Knossos.
ruins of Knossos.
The South Propylaea Cup-Bearer
frescoes (copies).
frescoes (copies).
Some of the imaginatively restored
ruins of Knossos. Only a field of
rubble was found.
ruins of Knossos. Only a field of
rubble was found.
The Lustral Basin building. The
Palace was built from 1700 to 1400
BC. The site is 130 m on a side.
Palace was built from 1700 to 1400
BC. The site is 130 m on a side.
Inside one of the larger recreated
buildings.
buildings.
The maze like structures of the Palace
.
.
A rebuilt staircase.
Giant pithoi ceramic jars used for
holding olive oil, wine or grain.
holding olive oil, wine or grain.
Jumbled rocks of a recreated wall.
The rebuilt East Wing with distinctive
Minoan pillars.
Minoan pillars.
The North Entrance with the famous
Bull Frescoe.
Bull Frescoe.
Slumping steps on the edge of the
site.
site.
Prince of the Lilies frescoe in the
Heraklion Archaeological Museum.
Heraklion Archaeological Museum.
The Toreador Fresco, painted around
1550-1450 BC, in which a young man,
flanked by two women, apparently
leaps onto and over a charging bull's
back.
1550-1450 BC, in which a young man,
flanked by two women, apparently
leaps onto and over a charging bull's
back.
An intricate Minoan Vase in the
Museum.
Museum.
A bull's head vessel which was used
as a libation vessel.
as a libation vessel.
The famous Snake Goddess statues.
Also the symbolic double headed axe.
Labyrinth comes from Labrys or
double bladed axe.
Also the symbolic double headed axe.
Labyrinth comes from Labrys or
double bladed axe.
The Phaestos disk, a 16 cm disk with
as of yet untranslated pictographs.
as of yet untranslated pictographs.
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