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| Name | | M117 - MINOAN LION - 2009 |
| Price, USD | | 1500.00 |
| Status | | For sale, check |
| Size, cm
| | 50.0 x 50.0 cm /switch |
| Artist | | PHILHELM Philhelm |
| Edition | | Original |
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Modern |
| Contemporary |
| Figurative Art |
| Primitive |
| Nouveau |
| Theme | |
Animals |
| Media | |
Acrylic |
| Collection | |
MINOAN |
| Description | |
Acrylic on canvas 50 x 50 cm - 19,6 x 19,6 inches
MINOAN / Surprising as it may seem, it is indeed a magnificent lion of the island of Crete, and this, in a recurrent iconography of Minoan gem engraving. Indeed, about 4000 years ago, the vision of beings and things were not only different, but had a symbolic sacred totally escapes us today. The fact that their writing (the Linear A) has not yet been deciphered it certainly helps, as regards the archaic protopalatiale period pre palace. |
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| Group MINOAN |
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| The Minoan civilization, a Bronze Age civilization, arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC. It was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of the British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans. Will Durant referred to it as "the first link in the European chain." / WIKIPEDIA |
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