The
magnificent works of art of ancient Crete, Mycenae and Cycladic Islands
are awe-inspiring in their richness and variety. Frescoes, jewelry,
sculpture, gold funeral masks, ivories and countless other beautiful
artefacts —all the significant works of art and architecture
which are our legacy from those great civilizations in the third and
second millennia BC are described and illustrated in this distinguished
survey. As History Today said of the first edition, "Dr. Higgins's
work now proves that Greek Bronze Age culture deserves to be considered
not as a 'poor relation' of classical art, but as an achievement in
itself."
The
magnificent works of art of ancient Crete, Mycenae and Cycladic Islands
are awe-inspiring in their richness and variety. Frescoes, jewelry,
sculpture, gold funeral masks, ivories and countless other beautiful
artefacts —all the significant works of art and architecture
which are our legacy from those great civilizations in the third and
second millennia BC are described and illustrated in this distinguished
survey. As History Today said of the first edition, "Dr. Higgins's
work now proves that Greek Bronze Age culture deserves to be considered
not as a 'poor relation' of classical art, but as an achievement in
itself."