Frieze of figure-of-eight shields, Ancient Greece

Frieze of figure-of-eight shields

Frise des boucliers en huit (museum title)

Ancient Greece (17th century BCE-1st century BCE)

Movement: Ancient Greek art
Medium: Fresco
Collection: Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Rights: Public domain

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Greece Antiquity Wall painting Shield Weapon Spiral Frieze Pattern Ornament Décoration Brown Black White Blue Beige Prehistory History Rehearsal Symmetry Curve Knossos Crete

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