2. Bull Leaping Fresco, Minoan, 1550-1450 BCE

3. Woman or Goddess with Snakes, Minoan, 1700-1550 BCE

4. The “Flotilla Fresco,” Minoan, 1650 BCE.

5. “Mask of Agammemnon” Grave Shaft v, Grave Circle A, Mycenae, Greece, Mycenaean, 1600-1550 BCE

7. Chronological Overview & Cultural Connections

8. Chronological Overview & Cultural Connections

10. Overview of Cultures Cycladic Culture c. 2500 BCE – c. 1900 BCE Minoan Culture c. 2000 BCE – c. 1400 BCE Mycenaean Culture c. 3000 BCE – c. 1100 BCE

11. The Cyclades

12. Naxos, Cyclades

13. “Polisma” or “Place of Assembly, Grotta, Naxos, Cycladic, c. 2500 BCE.

14. Houses at Grotta, Naxos, Cylcadic, c. 2500BCE

18. Markings Head with Painted Remains, Cyclades, 2500-2200 BCE Head with Painted Remains (Drawing), Cyclades, 2500-2200 BCE

19. Markings: Mourning Head with Painted Remains, Cyclades, 2500-2200 BCE Azeri woman whose cheeks bleed after she clawed them with her nails.

20. Markings Female Figure with Painted Remains, Cyclades, 2600-2400 BCE

21. Markings: Healing Female Figure with Painted Remains, Cyclades, 2600-2400 BCE

22. Markings: Tattoos Figure with Painted Remains, Cyclades, 2600-2400 BCE Tattooed Mummy, Thebes, Egypt, c. 3500 BCE

25. Reconstruction of the Palace Complex, Knossos, Crete, Minoan, 1700-1450 BCE.

27. Vessel resembling Minoan Kamares Ware, Lahun, Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 1850-1800 BCE Kamares Ware Vessel, Phaistos, Crete, Minoan, 2000-1900 BCE

28. Minoan Men bringing Tribute (?), Tomb of Rekhmire (Vizier of Thutmosis III), Thebes, New Kingdom, 1479-1425 BCE

29. Minoan Men bringing Tribute (?), Tomb of Rekhmire (Vizier of Thutmosis III), Thebes, New Kingdom, 1479-1425 BCE

30. Avaris

31. Bull Leaping Fresco (?),Reconstruction, Avaris, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period, c. 1550-1520 BCE

32. Bull Leaping Fresco (?), Fragments, Avaris, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period, c. 1550-1520 BCE

33. Knossos, Crete, 1550-1450 BCE Avaris, Egypt, 1550-1520

34. Thera

38. Citadel at Mycenae, Greece, Mycenaean, 1600-1200 BCE

39. House of Columns Megaron Great Ramp Postern Gate Palace Entrance Warrior Vase House Grave Circle A Lion’s Gate

40. Lintel Post Post Lion Gate, Mycenae, Greece, Mycenaean, 1250 BCE

41. Gryphonsfrom the Throne Room at Knossos

44. Critical Thinking Questions How does the environment of the Aegean impact the art and lifestyle of its cultures? What instances of cultural interaction do you see in the ancient Aegean? How does this phenomenon impact art both inside and outside of the Aegean? Who is Heinrich Schliemann? What legacy did he leave in the study of ancient Aegean art and culture?