Bull-Leaping Fresco
It was "originally sited on the upper-story portion of the east wall of the palace at Knossos in Crete". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull-Leaping_Fresco
Now in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete
Year: 1450 BC
Dimensions: 78.2 cm × 104.5 cm (30.8 in × 41.1 in)
(Wikipedia)
The palace of Knossos was "the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilization and culture." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knossos
"Bull-leaping is thought to have been a key ritual in the religion of the Minoan civilization in Bronze Age Crete. As in the case of other Mediterranean civilizations, the bull was the subject of veneration and worship. Representation of the Bull at the palace of Knossos is a widespread symbol in the art and decoration of this archaeological site." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull-leaping
The Minoan civilization is named after the mythological first king of Crete Minos, who is said to be the son of Zeus and Europa, a Phoenician woman, who had been abducted by Zeus in form of a bull.
Bull-Leaping Fresco
It was "originally sited on the upper-story portion of the east wall of the palace at Knossos in Crete". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull-Leaping_Fresco
Now in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete
Year: 1450 BC
Dimensions: 78.2 cm × 104.5 cm (30.8 in × 41.1 in)
(Wikipedia)
The palace of Knossos was "the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilization and culture." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knossos
"Bull-leaping is thought to have been a key ritual in the religion of the Minoan civilization in Bronze Age Crete. As in the case of other Mediterranean civilizations, the bull was the subject of veneration and worship. Representation of the Bull at the palace of Knossos is a widespread symbol in the art and decoration of this archaeological site." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull-leaping
The Minoan civilization is named after the mythological first king of Crete Minos, who is said to be the son of Zeus and Europa, a Phoenician woman, who had been abducted by Zeus in form of a bull.