CLASSICS 1A03 Lecture 3: The Minoans
3 Oct 2016
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Earthquake hits c. 1450 bc: major sites: Typical art and poetry included dolphins and sh and involved the sea. Faience: baked ground crystal, like glass, o[en found where glass is being made, originally egyp\an technique. Shows clear trading going on between minoans and egyp\ans. An administra\ve center more than royal residence: no evidence of defensive wall or military ac\vity at any minoan site. Crouching gri on: mythological creature, head of an eagle, body of a lion, popular in pats of greek culture, we don"t know if it"s poli\cal, royal or religious power, or a combina\on. Idea of the animal goes much further back to 2nd millennium. It"s a symbol of power thereof: o[en poli\cal and religious power belong to one person or group. Linear a: wri\ng system found at minoan palace sites, we imagine if we could read this it would answer ques\ons about. Minoan culture: not much linear a available. Women: painted white in frescos and larger.
