The bull-leaping fresco, original. Found in knossos palace, crete, greece. It dates around 1600 - 1450 bce. Part of a five-panel composition, the iconic toreador fresco depicts an acrobat at the back of a charging bull. A second figure prepares to leap, while a third waits with arms outstreched. The event may have resemnled the course alandaise of modern southwest france. Bulls feature centrally in knossian icongraphy and may have acted as a symbol of knossian power. The central court may have served as an arena for bull-sports, although it was barely large enough. Object Type: fresco. Genre: Minoan civilization. Date: circa 1550 BC / circa 1450 BC Minoan civilization (3300 BC / 20th century BC–circa 1100 BC). Dimensions: height: 70 cm (27.5 in). Medium: fresco and fresco painting. Collection: Heraklion Archaeological Museum.
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