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Heraklion Collection

Background imageHeraklion Collection: Minoan art. Crete. Prince of the Lilies

Minoan art. Crete. Prince of the Lilies. Dated circa 1550 BC. Brings the Minoan belt and headdress made A?a?A?a?of lilies and peacock feathers. Fresco from the palace of Knossos

Background imageHeraklion Collection: Minoan Art. La Parisienne or the Minoan Lady

Minoan Art. La Parisienne or the Minoan Lady with the sacral knot at the back of the neck that seems to indicate that she is a priestess or even a goddess

Background imageHeraklion Collection: Minoan Art. The Hagia Triada Sarcophagus. Painted with scene

Minoan Art. The Hagia Triada Sarcophagus. Painted with scene
Minoan Art. Crete. The Hagia Triada Sarcophagus. Painted with scenes from Cretan life. Ritual. Bull sacrifice. Woman wearing a crown is carrying two vessels. A man playing a seven string lyre

Background imageHeraklion Collection: Minoan Art. Crete. The younger snake goddess, from the palac

Minoan Art. Crete. The younger snake goddess, from the palac
Minoan Art. Island of Crete. The younger snake goddess, from the palace of Knossos. C. 1600 BC. Heraklion Archaeological Museum. Greece

Background imageHeraklion Collection: Minoan art. Crete. Phaistos Disc

Minoan art. Crete. Phaistos Disc, possibly dating to the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age (2nd millennium B.C.). Side A. Fired clay

Background imageHeraklion Collection: Minoan art. Greece. Vessel. Palace Style. Schematic vegetal

Minoan art. Greece. Vessel. Palace Style. Schematic vegetal decoration. 1420 BC. Heraklion Museum. Creta

Background imageHeraklion Collection: Vase with stylized representation of a soldier with spear an

Vase with stylized representation of a soldier with spear and shield. Below, a circular border. 900-650 BC. Heraklion Archaeological Museum. Crete. Greece

Background imageHeraklion Collection: Viololyra. XIX century. Heraklion. Crete. Greece

Viololyra. XIX century. Heraklion. Crete. Greece
VIOLOLYRA dates from the interwar period. It comes from Heraklion (Crete). Museum of Greek Folk Instruments. Athens. Greece

Background imageHeraklion Collection: Cub scouts on parade, Heraklion, Crete

Cub scouts on parade, Heraklion, Crete
Cub scouts on parade in Heraklion, Crete

Background imageHeraklion Collection: Greece, Crete - Iraklion - Panoramic View

Greece, Crete - Iraklion - Panoramic View
Panoramic View over the rooftops of Iraklion (Heraklion), Greece. The Cathedral of St Minas can be seen on the left, the English Barrcaks (centre) and Mount Ida (far distance!)

Background imageHeraklion Collection: Greece, Crete - Iraklion - Place Kamares

Greece, Crete - Iraklion - Place Kamares and Club Iraklion

Background imageHeraklion Collection: Greece, Crete - Iraklion (Heraklion) - rooftops

Greece, Crete - Iraklion (Heraklion) - rooftops and the Dominant profile of the Cathedral of St. Minas

Background imageHeraklion Collection: Greece, Crete - Iraklion - Venetian Fountain

Greece, Crete - Iraklion - Venetian Fountain

Background imageHeraklion Collection: Greece, Crete - Iraklion - The Venetian fortress

Greece, Crete - Iraklion - The Venetian fortress
Greece, Crete - Iraklion. The Venetian fortress of Rocca al Mare (1523-1540) guards the inner harbor

Background imageHeraklion Collection: Greece, Crete - Iraklion - The Port

Greece, Crete - Iraklion - The Port

Background imageHeraklion Collection: Heraklion, Greece

Heraklion, Greece
Heraklion (or Iraklion) is the largest city and capital of Crete. Its name is also spelled Herakleion, a transliteration of the ancient Greek and Katharevousa or Iraklio, among other variants


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