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Spectators by a Shrine. Miniature Fresco from
Knossos, Late Minoan II, 1450 BC. Detail.



"La Parisienne" on a fragment of wall-painting from the
palace at Knossos. Late Minoan IIIA, c.1400 or later.



Dancer. Fresco from the palace of Knossos. 16th cent. BC.



Fresco from Knossos, Late Minoan IB, 1500 BC.



Bull-leaping sport, diagram.



The famous bull-leaping fresco ("Toreador fresco") at
Knossos. Restored panel, one of a series. Probably
Late Minoan II, c. 1450.



Bull's Head, Minoan. Painted stucco relief,
Knossos. Middle Minoan II B, 1600 BC.



Hagia Triada sarcophagus. Long side showing
the dead man before his tomb (right). Late
Minoan IIIA, c.1400. Limestone, with the
surface plastered and painted

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