Knossos
The Ancients
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The Origins of Bulls in Minoan Art
The Minoans invented something called the flying gallop which was to show animals in motion and so I think that some of these depictions are really very early experiments in art. Do we see bulls being depicted on other artifacts alongside small seal stones or on fresco? Yes one of the objects which you see at Knosos is this vessel in the shape of a bull's head and that would have been filled with wine as they engaged in these drinking ceremonies.
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