Minoan Collection

The Blue Bird fresco from Knossos, 17th-14th century BC
The Blue Bird fresco from the Minoan royal palace at Knossos, now at the Archaeological Museum in Heracleion, 17th-14th century BC

The Saffron-Gatherer Fresco from Minoan Royal Palace, Knossos, Crete. c15th century BC. At Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Mycenaean Linear A tablet
Minoan Linear A tablet from Aghia Triadha, from the Archaeological Museum of Heracleions collection in Crete. Linear A is an early Mycenean writing system that has not yet been deciphered

Minoan fresco showing a boy with fishes, 20th century
Minoan fresco from Thera showing a boy with fishes, 20th century

Minoan Clay Figurine Horse and Rider (Goddess), Terracotta, Arkhanes, Crete, c1400BC-c1100 BC. A rare representation from Post-Palataial Period. Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Painted floor in the palace at Mycenae, Greece, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Painted floor in the palace at Mycenae, Greece, (1928). 14th or 13th Century B.C...After a reconstruction in water-colours by Miss W

Terracotta Goddess from shrine at Karphi, Lassithi, Crete, c12th century BC. A Minoan settlement was formed after the Invasion of Crete by the Dorians in 12th Cent BC

Cretan fresco of a monkey and papyrus, 16th-14th century BC
Cretan fresco of a monkey and papyrus from the Minoan royal palace at Knossos, 16th-14th century BC

Minoan wall-painting of dolphins from the Queens bathroom at Knossos

Minoan faience figure of a Snake Goddess, 17th century BC
Minoan faience figure of a Snake Goddess, from the central shrine of the Minoan Royal Palace at Knossos in Crete. Her bare breats emphasise the maternal nature of the goddess

Fragment of a Minoan fresco known as the Captain of the Blacks, 15th century BC
Fragment of a fresco from the Royal Minoan palace at Knossos, known as the Captain of the Blacks, showing an officer and his men, 15th century BC

Reconstruction of the Bull-leaping fresco from the Minoan Royal palace at Knossos. Bull-leaping was believed to have a ritual purpose

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

Fisherman, fresco from the island of Thera (Thira)

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

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

Minoan Pots, Knossos, Crete, c15th century BC. Minoan pottery and pots contained oils and ointments, exported from 18th century BC Crete, have been found at sites through the Aegean islands

Clay Votive Figurine of Man wearing Belt and Dagger, Proto-Palatial Period, 2000BC-1700 BC. From the Peak Sanctuary at Petsofa near Palaikastro, Eastern Crete. Minoan

Minoan pot with an octopus motif, from Heracleion Museum in Crete

Late Minoan burial in a Bath Tub Sarcophagus, 11th century BC
Late Minoan burial in a Bath Tub Sarcophagus, in the Archaeological Museum in Heracleion, 11th century BC

Minoan ivory bull-leaper from Knossos, Crete. Now in the Archaeological Museum in Heracleion, Crete

Minoan bronze of a harpist, at the Archaeological Museum in Heracleion, Crete

Minoan gold votive double-axe, 16th century BC
Minoan gold votive double-axe from Arkalokhori, Crete. Now at the Archaeological Museum in Iraklion, 16th century BC

Inside the Diktaen cave above the village of Pyschro on Crete. It is the reputed birthplace of Zeus, and was sacred since before Minoan times. A lot of votive objects have been found here

Minoan wine press, 16th century
A Minoan wine press at Vathypetro in Crete. The grapes were pressed in the vessel on the right, and fed the juice into the left. The stone trough is for washing feet, 16th century BC

Minoan vase from Phaestos, 21st century BC
Proto-Palatial Minoan vase from Phaestos, now in the Archaeological Museum in Heracleon, 21st century BC

View of the Royal Minoan palace of Knossos, c. 1700-1300 BC
View of the Royal Minoan palace of Knossos from the hillside across the valley, c.1700-1300 BC

Minoan snake-goddess, 18th century BC
Faience Minoan snake-goddess or priestess from Knossos, Crete, 18th century BC

The throne room of the Minoan royal palace at Knossos, c. 21st -14th century BC
The throne room of the Minoan royal palace at Knossos. The alabaster throne is the oldest throne in Europe, c.21st -14th century BC

Giant storage jar at the Minoan royal palace at Mallia
Giant storage jar (Pithos) at the Minoan royal palace at Mallia

Minoan pot painted with dolphins
Minoan pot from Thera painted with dolphins, now from the National Museums collection in Athens

Minoan gold pendant with two bees and a honeycomb, 18th century BC
Minoan gold pendant, from a grave at Krysolakkos near Mallia in Crete. It shows two bees and a honey comb, 18th century BC

Minoan gold votive double-axe, 15th century
Minoan gold votive double-axe, from the cave of Archalokhori, in central Crete. From the Archaeological Museums collection in Heracleion, 15th century

Room in the Queens apartments in Knossos, 17th century
Room in the Queens apartments in the Royal Minoan palace at Knossos on Crete, 17th century

Minoan bulls head libation vessel from the royal palace at Knossos, from the Archaeological Museums collection of Heraclion on Crete

Minoan chariot-riders from Knossos
Minoan chariot-riders from the palace of Knossos

Reconstructed balustrade west front of the Palace of Knossos, Crete, c1400 BC. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilization, which flourished on Crete from c3000-c1100 BC

Gold pectoral from the Aegina treasure, 17th century BC
Gold pectoral from the Aegina treasure, possibly Minoan. From the British Museums collection, 17th century BC

The horns of consecration and the procession corridor at Knossos, 18th century BC
The horns of consecration (Labrys) and the procession corridor at the Minoan Royal Palace of Knossos, 18th century BC

The Royal Road leading to the Minoan palace at Knossos, 15th century BC
The Royal Road leading to the Minoan palace at Knossos, called by Evans the oldest road in Europe, 15th century BC

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping