In celebration of #MuseumsUnlocked Animals theme, here is a thread of Minoan bulls (and cows).

I'll start with the obvious: the iconic bull-leaping fresco from the Palace at Knossos, 1600-1400 BC. In the Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

Fragment of another fresco from the Palace at Knossos, 1600-1450 BC, also in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

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Stone rhyton in the form of a bull's head (restored on the left side). From the Little Palace at Knossos, 1600-1450 BC, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

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Four clay rhytons in the form of bulls' heads. Findspots are Knossos, Zakros, Palaikastro and Mochlos; dates between 1500 and 1370 BC. All currently in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

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Let's not forget this one too, from Phaistos, 1700-1600 BC. Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

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Clay rhyta in the form of bulls, from Pseira, 1500-1450 BC. In the Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

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Fragment of a vessel with a relief depiction of a bull. From Malia, 1600-1450 BC. Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

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Relief faience plaque depicting a cow suckling her calf. From the Temple Repositories at Knossos, c. 1600 BC. Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

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Clay figurine of a bull. From Phaistos, 1300-1100 BC. Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

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Bronze figurine of a bull and acrobat. Probably from south west Crete, 1550-1450 BC. Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

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And finally, a contribution from the mainland: a rhyton in the form of a bull's head from Shaft Grave IV, Grave Circle A, Mycenae; 16th century BC. @namuseumathens

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