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Linear B Inscribed Handmade Pendants on Etsy
I’ve long wanted some Linear B inscribed jewelry. I couldn’t find any while I was on Crete, so I finally decided to make some. I put up a few extras on Etsy (a-ne-mo i-je-re-ja; e-ra; ka-ke-u; ko-wa; ko-wo; ma-te; ma-te … Continue reading
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Tagged a-ne-mo i-je-re-ja, di-wo-nu-so, Dionysus, Linear B, ma-te, pa-te, po-ti-ni-ja, Potnia, tu-ka-te
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The Ring of Minos
The Ring of Minos (1600 – 1450 BCE), Iraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete “It is a truism in archaeology that religious interpretations are often assigned to artifacts that are otherwise as yet inexplicable […]” – D.J. Ian Begg Signet rings are … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Art, Hypotheses & Theories, Publications
Tagged Andras Zeke, Arkhanes, Demeter, harvest, kiminoa, Nota Dimopoulou, Ring of Minos, signet ring, Yorgos Rethemiotakis
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White Women and Red Men?
I received an interesting comment on my post about the crossovers in Minoan and Egyptian art, and it inspired me to compile a quick tally of who is red and who is white in the frescoes from Knossos and Santorini, … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Art
Tagged Anna Michailidou, art, bull-leaping, Christos Doumas, frescoes, Glen Gordon, Knossos, Leukippos, Prince of the Lilies, Santorini, sex, Thera, wikipedia
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Symbol AB45 – acrophonic abbreviations and a Minoan pun?
Symbol AB45, transcribed as DE from its Linear B equivalent, appears in two forms in Linear A. the cross-legged variant @ Hagia Triada (HT9, HT13, HT31, HT86, HT94, HT95) and Kophinas (KOZf2) the three-legged variant @ Zakros (ZA10, ZA11, ZAZb3), … Continue reading
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Tagged AB45, AB54, Andras Zeke, CRZf1, dolphins, GORILA, Hagia Triada, HT13, HT31, HT86, HT9, HT94, HT95, kiminoa, Knossos, KNZf31, Kophinas, KOZf2, Linear A, Linear B, linguistics, Miguel Valerio, Minoan Libation Formula, Roy Wright, ZA10, ZA11, Zakros, ZAZb3
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Minoan-Egyptian Art?
Every once in awhile, I’ll be at an ancient Egyptian exhibit, and one of the wall paintings will look very Minoan to me. For instance, compare the 2620 BCE wall painting “The Geese of Maydum” from the tomb of Nefermaat … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Atet, birds, bull-leaping, Egyptian, frescoes, geese, Glen Gordon, Knossos, Minoa, Nefermaat
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Minoan bag
Awesome! Christina of SugarLust on etsy.com has just completed this amazing custom Minoan bag for me. The double axe is based on one of the axes found in the Arkalokhori cave and the swallows are from one of the Theran … Continue reading
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Tagged Arkalokhori, art, axes, frescoes, kiminoa, Minoa, swallows, Thera
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Santorini by Christos Doumas
Santorini: a guide to the island and its archaeological treasures by Christos Doumas I had the extraordinary good fortune of finding a used copy of this wonderful book at the Powell’s City of Books in Portland, Oregon this week. Powell’s … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, art, books, Christos Doumas, frescoes, Minoa, Santorini, Thera
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Many, many thanks to my long-time friend, artist Christopher Sumption, for the gorgeous banner he put together for this blog. Thank you, Chris! “Zigurat Six” by Christopher Sumption