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Bull-leaping fresco, Palace of Knossos, Crete, Greece, Bronze Age, (2000). Creator: Unknown.

Bull-leaping fresco, Palace of Knossos, Crete, Greece, Bronze Age, (2000). Creator: Unknown.

3-051-834 - LTL/Heritage Images

Bull-leaping fresco, Palace of Knossos, Crete, Greece, Bronze Age, MM IIB period, ca 1400 BC (2000). Minoan wall painting depicting a young man performing what seems to be a handspring or flip over a charging bull. Bull Leaping was a local sport, during which the athlete had to execute jumps over and on the bull. It was a ritual dedicated to Apollo. Archaeological Museum of Heraklion.

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World Europe Greece

  1. 39 00 00 N , 022 00 00 E

World Europe Greece Crete Iráklion Knossós

  1. 35 18 00 N , 025 10 00 E
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5682x3363
File Size : 55,983kb

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  1. LTL3046029
  1. LTL3046029.jpg
  1. 1190000895
  1. 3-051-834
  1. 3051834
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