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Griffin facing the throne, fresco, in the Throne Room, Creto-Mycenaean period, used by king Minos and his priests as a council hall or law court, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilisation, built on an older Neolithic settlement. The first palace built c. 2000 BC was destroyed c. 1700 BC, the second palace rebuilt and destroyed in 1350 BC. Excavations and restorations took place 1878 and 1900-31. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Unique Identifier
AR6186817
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
8268px × 6042px
Photo Credit
Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL
Archaeology
ARCHEOLOGICAL
archeology
Architecture
ART
Arthur Evans
building
CNOSSOS
CNOSSUS
COLOR IMAGE
colour image
CREATURE
CRETAN
CRETE
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
EUROPE
EUROPEAN
EXCAVATION
FINE ARTS
Fresco
Greek
GREEK ISLAND
Griffin
GRYPHON
HERITAGE
History
HORIZONTAL
INDOORS
INSIDE
interior
Island
KNOSSOS
law court
Mediterranean
Mediterranean Sea
Minoan
MYTHOLOGICAL
MYTHOLOGY
Painting, Medium
red
restoration
RESTORED
RUINS
SITE
Southern Europe
Southern European
Stone
THRONE ROOM
Tourist Attraction
visitor attraction
Wallpainting