South Propylaeum, Knossos, Crete, Greece
South Propylaeum or South Entrance, restored, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. On the wall is a copy by Arthur Evans of the cup-bearer fresco of a man holding a libation vase or rhyton. 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
Picture No
13937624
Media ID
45474925
Size
8268px x 6201px
(18.7MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
