Sports in Bronze Age Minoan Crete and the Aegean

Sports in Bronze Age Minoan Crete and the Aegean

Bull-leaping (Gymnastics)

Sports in Bronze Age Minoan Crete and the Aegean

Bull-Leaping in Avaris, Egypt

16th-century B.C.

Knossos

Knossos

Hagia Triada Sarcophagus

1370-1320 BC

Bull’s Head Rhyton

Sports in Bronze Age Crete and the Aegean

Boxing

Sports in Bronze Age Crete and the Aegean

Boxing: Aghia Triada Rhyton

Mycenaean World

Chariot krater first half of 13th century B.C.; Late Helladic IIIB:1MycenaeanTerracotta; H. 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm)The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76 (74.51.966)

Chariot kraterca. 1400–1370 B.C.; Late Helladic IIIAHelladic (Mycenaean)Terracotta; H. 14 1/2 in. (36.7 cm)The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76 (74.51.964)

Chariot Hunting: Mycenae