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Ritual Bull's Head - Archaeological Museum of Herakleion

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This museum houses the most important and representative finds of the Minoan civilization. The bull's head vessel is carved from a block of black steatite in the shape of a bull's head. The details of the head are incised, the eyes are inlaid with rock-crystal and jasper, the muzzle is inlaid with white shell (mother-of-pearl) and the horns, now restored, were made of gilded wood. It is an outstanding example of the skill of the Minoan lapidaries, found in the Little Palace at Knossos and dates to the 17th-15th centuries B.C.

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1st Jan 2006

Subjects:
Biology, Geography

Key Stages:
Foundation, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

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