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Palace of Minos III Bull

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Sackett, L. H.
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Advisor
Canova, Joe
Keywords
Archaeological Site
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sackett_177
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Dr. Leyland Hugh Sackett (1928-2020) Image Collection
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Abstract
This is an image from the Palace of Minos, the excavation report on Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans. On the back of a crystal plaque a red bull has been rendered in the classic "flying gallop" style that was used in the Minoan period to ellucidate something in motion. The larger image that this was once a part of may have depicted a Minoan ritual of bull jumping. The bull is articulated as a single mass. Distinctive muscle bulges or deliniation of the neck area is not found.
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This image was digitized and added to Dlynx by the Visual Resources Center during summer, 2023. The metadata was created by students enrolled in Dr. Miriam Clinton's Greek Art classes. The student cataloger's name can be found in the dc.contributor.advisor field.