A detail of the Griffin fresco (reproduction) from the "throne room" of Knossos.
1700-1450 BCE, Crete/Greece
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The "abduction of Persephone". From the "Tomb of Persephone" in Aigai.
The tomb belong to a 25 years old woman who died during childbirth and buried with her baby. It is believed to be one of the 7 wives of Philip II, Nicesipolis.
-350 BCE, Royal Tombs Vergina Macedonia, Greece