EditorialMinoan art. Crete. Phaistos Disc, possibly dating to the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age (2nd millennium B.C.). Side A. Fired clay. It has 45 hieroglyphic characters engraved on both sides, along with mobile elements in spiral arrangement from the out...
EditorialMegarian bowl, fragmentary, Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C., Greek, Terracotta, 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Vases, All but one of the figures on this bowl are inscribed. From left to right, the Cretan king Idomeneus attacks Phaistos as he steps into his chariot....
EditorialGilt terracotta ornaments from a necklace, Late Helladic III, ca. 1400?1050 B.C., Mycenaean, Terracotta, gold, Diameter of rosettes 1 1/32 in. (2.7cm) with variations of c. 0.1 cm., Terracottas, Eight petaled rosettes and one pendant in the shape of a ...
EditorialTerracotta jug, Middle Minoan IIB, ca. 1800?1750 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Coarse painted ware, H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm), Vases, Numerous examples of this type of jug have been found in the old palace at Phaistos, and their production has been linked to ...
EditorialMegarian bowl, fragmentary, Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C., Greek, Terracotta, 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Vases, All but one of the figures on this bowl are inscribed. From left to right, the Cretan king Idomeneus attacks Phaistos as he steps into his chariot....
EditorialMinoan art. Crete. Phaistos Disc, possibly dating to the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age (2nd millennium B.C.). Side A. Fired clay. It has 45 hieroglyphic characters engraved on both sides, along with mobile elements in spiral arrangement from the out...
EditorialPottery 'Kamares' cup, Minoan, c1950-c1850 BC. Pottery in this style is called Kamares ware, named after the Kamares cave near to the palace of Phaistos. The cave was apparently sacred to the Minoans, and contained votive offerings that included quanti...