Minoan Civilization

18 artifacts · 2000 BCE – 1400 BCE · artifact (6) · architecture (6) · art (2) · spiritual (2) · battle (1) · people (1)

The Minoan Civilization, flourishing on Crete from 2000 to 1400 BCE, is often regarded as the first advanced society in Europe, renowned for its art and architecture. In this hall, discover artifacts that reveal their worship practices, daily life, and the cultural innovations that defined this enigmatic civilization.

The Collection

• Arkalochori Axe — 2000 BCE · spiritual
• Knossos — 1900 BCE · architecture
• Phaistos — 1900 BCE · architecture
• Malia — 1900 BCE · architecture
• The bee pendant — 1700 BCE · artifact
• Phaistos disc — 1699 BCE · artifact
• Snake Goddess — 1600 BCE · artifact
• Minoan eruption — 1600 BCE · battle
• Zakros — 1600 BCE · architecture
• Akrotiri — 1600 BCE · architecture
• Linear A — 1599 BCE · artifact
• Gournia — 1550 BCE · architecture
• Bull-Leaping Fresco — 1549 BCE · artifact
• Prince of the Lilies — 1549 BCE · art
• Harvester vase — 1549 BCE · artifact
• Minos — 1500 BCE · people
• bull-leaping — 1500 BCE · spiritual
• La Parisienne — 1400 BCE · art