Art
Such features include spiral decorative designs and the appearance of mythical creatures such as griffons.
In sculpture, tradition would have it that this period is bound up with the name of a local craftsman called Daedalus, who is further associated with the creation of commemorative statues or figurines of kourites and kores. These typically have open eyes and limbs suspended in motion.
Metal sheets with hammered depictions of human figures and animals, 630 B.C. - 620 B.C. (Heraklion Archaeological Museum)
Metal sheets with hammered depictions of human figures and animals, 630 B.C. - 620 B.C. (Heraklion Archaeological Museum)
Metal sheets with hammered depictions of human figures and animals, 640 B.C. - 630 B.C. (Heraklion Archaeological Museum)
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