1. Aegean art from 3000-1100 BCE included Cycladic art from 2500-1100 BCE featuring slender marble figures in simple geometric forms. 2. Minoan art from 1800-1500 BCE featured fresco paintings with vibrant colors and curving lines depicting religious rituals at the Palace of Knossos on Crete. 3. Mycenaean art from 1500-1100 BCE included the Lion Gate at Mycenae made of massive stones and the Treasury of Atreus with its corbeled stone dome, as well as repoussé funerary masks.

1. Aegean Art c. 3000 – 1100 BCE

2. Cycladic Art Folded Arms

3. Slight & Virginal

4. Delicate proportions

5. Subtle contours

6. Most Likely Paintedc. 2500 – 1100 BCE

7. In the round sculpture

8. Tubular

9. Basic Geometric FormsLyre Player c. 2000 BCE

10. PaintingMurals done in Fresco

11. Large gaps filled in by modern restorers

12. Extremely curvilinear and lyrical line

13. Vibrant colors, smooth lines and sense of naturec. 1500 BCEc. 1800 BCENote 2nd millenium BCE the intro of the potter’s wheelKamares Ware - Tossed in dump sites

14. MinoansLittle Concern for defense or religion (no fortifications or temples)Utilized MetalsSystem of writingUrban, mercantile civilization Emerging in Neolithic Age