Paintings of Ceremony in Ancient Crete

group of dancing women

Women dancing in a fresco at Knossos, Late Minoan II, circa 1450.
The dark portions are the remains of fresco.


woman dancing with hair flying

Woman dancing with hair flying.

goddess holding labrys being worshipped

Reconstructed fresco of goddess and worshippers. She is pictured holding double axes, but only her elbow tips are visible in the surviving fresco.

woman with offering

Woman with offering, possibly pomegranate pips.
She appears to have a serpent atop her head.

See the Akrotiri Frescos

 

 

Suppressed Histories Archives | Articles | Gallery