Early Cycladic and Minoan

Male Lyre Player, from Keros (Cyclades), Greece, ca. 2700–2500 BCE. Early Cycladic. Marble

Aerial view of the Palace at Knossos, Crete, Greece, ca. 1700–1400 BCE. Minoan. Drainage systems, decorative frescos.

Landscape with Swallows (Spring Fresco), Akrotiri, Thera (Cyclades), Greece, ca. 1650 BCE. Minoan. True Fresco.

Snake Goddess, from the palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece, ca. 1600 BCE.
Minoan. Faience glazed ceramic.

Harvester Vase (Rhyton), from Hagia Triada (Crete), Greece, ca. 1500 BCE. Minoan. Black Steatite, likely decorated with gold leaf.

Bull-Leaping Fresco, from the palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece, ca. 1450–1400 BCE. Minoan. Fresco on stucco relief.

Early Cycladic Period 

2700-2500 BCE.

Minoan Period

1700-1400 BCE.