A Collection of Images: Part 2

So, once again, taking pictures from the book that I talked about yesterday that I'm reading. I hope that you like them for their beauty and their priceless value.


Below: The cave of Eileithyia, near Amnisos. Detail of the interior showing a stalagmite suggesting two goddess joined at the back.

Below: A man setting down a sacrifice in front of a mountain shrine, on a Minoan vase from Knossos. Heraklion, Archaeological Museum.

Below: Mountain shrine with goats and birds of prey, on a Miinoan vase from Kato Zakros, Heraklion, Archaeological Museum.

Below: Two male gesture figures among crocuses. Transcript of a drawing on a small Minoan amphora from the first palace at Phaistos. Heraklion, Archaeological Museum.

Below: Epiphany scene among flowers, on the seal disk of a gold ring from Isopata. Heraklion, Archaeological Museum.

Below: Epiphany scene, on a gold ring from Knossos. A woman with half-open hand greets a small male apparition. Oxford, Ashmolean Museum.

Below: Epiphany scene, on a Minoan ring. Two female figures greet each other with upraised hands. Heraklion, Archaeological Museum.