WHITE MINOAN BULL

 WHITE MINOAN BULL

Yes the Minoans really were obsessed with Bulls 

#whiteterracottabull #minoan #bull #minoansculpture

The standard text practice of showing the most deluxe carved stone or metal rhytons overlooks that there have been many discoveries of art featuring bulls on Crete and that clay was also used as a material .

Minoan and Mycenaean Depictions of an Octopus

just reposting  a old favorite  anyone see the documentary on octopus intelligence the other night ? some people think a giant octopus might have been the partial inspiration for the Hydra. The first image is Minoan

This one was from a mainland potter  a more severe formal flatter depiction but still with rhythm and symmetry

what a difference though !

Minoan Master of the Palace

This Minoan Seal caught my eye the other day.

Is this a god guarding a palace or a monarch proclaiming his status as ruler?

The Minoan culture shared some traits with later Classical Greek culture but this positioning suggests a confidence almost arrogance that reminds us that Helladic Minoan and Mycenaean cultures were dominated by aristocrats and hereditary rulers.  The Greeks didnt build palaces again on this scale with multiple storeys and towers until the Age of Alexander.