Minoan fresco connections

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Fresco fragments found at Tell Kabri in Israel share many images with Minoan frescoes from the Aegean, especially those from Akrotiri on the island of Thera, suggesting trade connections between the Canaanites and Minoans during the late Middle Bronze Age. The shared fresco motifs include a checkerboard floor pattern, floral motifs, a house and a flying swallow.

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Snake goddesses, fake goddesses; how forgers on Crete met the demand for Minoan antiquities

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The surge in Minoan forgeries after Arthur Evans' excavations of the palace at Knossos captured the imagination of the public is described. Private collectors and musums eager to own Minoan pieces fostered the activities of illicit excavators, smugglers, and of forgers, and even Arthur Evans was duped.

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Revealing Minoan fashions; Cretan styles regain center stage

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Recreations of Minoan womens' fashions from the wall paintings of women in elaborate costumes at the island of Santorini near Crete are described. Pictures of the fresco or statuette and the modern recreation are given and both discussed.

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