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Fresco, Throne Room, Knossos, Crete, Greece

Griffin facing the throne, fresco, in the Throne Room, Creto-Mycenaean period, used by king Minos and his priests as a council hall or law court, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilisation, built on an older Neolithic settlement. The first palace built c. 2000 BC was destroyed c. 1700 BC, the second palace rebuilt and destroyed in 1350 BC. Excavations and restorations took place 1878 and 1900-31. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Griffin facing the throne, fresco, in the Throne Room, Creto-Mycenaean period, used by king Minos and his priests as a council hall or law court, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilisation, built on an older Neolithic settlement. The first palace built c. 2000 BC was destroyed c. 1700 BC, the second palace rebuilt and destroyed in 1350 BC. Excavations and restorations took place 1878 and 1900-31. Picture by Manuel Cohen