Crete Collection (page 2)

Border Strip of a Skirt, 1600s - 1700s. Creator: Unknown
Border Strip of a Skirt, 1600s - 1700s

The Cup-Bearer, Minoan, (c1950). Creator: Unknown
The Cup-Bearer, Minoan, (c1950). Fresco from the mural paintings at the Palace of Minos, Knossos, Crete. Knossos, a Bronze Age archaeological site, has been called Europes oldest city

Map of the Balkan Peninsula, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Map of the Balkan Peninsula, 1902. Showing Bosnia, Servia (Serbia), Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkish-occupied Greece, with inset of Constantinople (Istanbul). From The Century Atlas of the World

Saracens landed in Crete, Miniature in Scylitzes matritensis (facsimile edition of the original manuscript of the 11th century)

Fisherman, fresco from the island of Thera (Thira)

Bullfighting, fresco in the palace of Knossos

Fish Restaurant Display, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece

Bali, Crete, Greece

Venetian harbour and Koules Fortress, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Spinalonga Cruise, Aghios Nikolasos, Crete, Greece

Beach and caves, Matala, Crete, Greece

Beach, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece

Aghios Minas Cathedral, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Elounda, Crete, Greece

Hora Sfakion, Crete, Greece

Old Harbour, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece

Bastion walls, the Fortezza, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece. The Fortezza is a fortress built by the Venetians, who ruled Crete from 1204 until the Ottoman Turks conquered the island in the mid 17th

Venetian lighthouse and the ferry to Piraeus, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece. Much of the town of Rethymnon was built by the Venetians, who ruled Crete from 1204 until the mid 17th century

Old Harbour at night, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece

Fishing boats in the harbour, Plakias, Crete, Greece

Harbour, Plakias, Crete, Greece

The Schliemanns diary contains sketches of discoveries, 1873. Artist: Schliemann, Heinrich (1822-1890)
The Schliemanns diary contains sketches of discoveries, 1873. Found in the collection of the INSTAP-SCEC, Crete

Hannibal requesting the Cretan Priests to become his Bankers, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Hannibal requesting the Cretan Priests to become his Bankers, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Candia, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]

Greek soldier, Crete, Greece, 1941. Crete was captured by German paratroopers in May 1941

A patriot from Alsace and Lorraine, c1922. Artist: Crete
A patriot from Alsace and Lorraine, c1922. A print from Peoples of all Nations, Volume III, edited by JA Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1922

Early Cretan libation vessel, found at Knossos, 1933-1934. Discovered by Sir Arthur Evans. The bulls head is made of soapstone, inlaid with rock crystal and shell

A dancer in Biskra, Algeria, 1922. Artist: Crete
A dancer in Biskra, Algeria, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

A Kabyles woman, Algeria, 1922. Artist: Crete
A Kabyles woman, Algeria, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

A girl on a camel litter, Algeria, 1922. Artist: Crete
A girl on a camel litter, Algeria, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

King Minoss throne room, Knossos, Crete

Aristodemus, being elected King of Crete, is crowned by the venerable Sages, 1777. Artist: W Walker
Aristodemus, being elected King of Crete, is crowned by the venerable Sages, 1777. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1777

Greek Women Imploring at the Virgin of Assistance, 1826. Artist: Scheffer, Ary (1795-1858)
Greek Women Imploring at the Virgin of Assistance, 1826. Found in the collection of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

Events in Crete, 1896. Artist: Frederic Lix
Events in Crete, 1896. An insurrection in Crete led to large-scale violence between Muslims and Christians, a proclamation by the rebels of union with Greece

Massacres of Heraklion (Crete), 1895. Eurocentric portrayal of historical events - scene from the Massacres of Armenia card series produced by the chocolate factory at the Monastery of Aiguebelle

The Abduction of Europa, 17th century. Artist: Hendrick van Minderhout
The Abduction of Europa, 17th century

Comic relief, Egyptian Limestone, Herakles and the Cretian Bull, 4th century

Minoan Sacred Dance, Palaikastro, Eastern Crete, Post-Palatial Period, c1400BC- c1100 BC. Archeaeological Museum, Heraklion

Clay Chamois Figurine from Vaulted Tomb, Porti Messaras, Crete, c2500BC. Early Minoan, PrePalatial Period. Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Terracotta Bull, Crete, possibly Minoan. Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Minoan Bulls Head, Bronze Age, Greece, c2600-c1100 BC. Painted terracotta, Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Antichamber to Throne Room in Royal palace, Knossos, Crete, 15th century BC
Antichamber to Throne Room in Royal Palace, Knossos, Crete, 15th century BC. The Throne Room was a chamber built for ceremonial purposes during the 15th century BC inside the palatial complex of

Terracotta Bird, Pre-Palatial Crete, c2, 600-c1900 BC

Royal Road leading to Minoan Palace at Knossos, Crete, c15th century BC. Called by Evans the oldest road in Europe. Knossos is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete

Minoan Kamares Style jug, c2000 BC. Herakleion Archaeological Museum, Crete

Minoan Katsambas Tomb Jug, c1400 BC. Archaeological Museum, Heraklion

Fresco (reconstruction) of Ladies of Minoan Royal Court, Knossos, Greece, c20th century

Grand Staircase of Minoan Royal Palace at Knossos, Crete, c1700BC-c1400BC. Knossos is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete. Showing the Light Well

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping