This is one of my absolute favorite ceramic pieces I’ve ever made! It took about a month to build and a month to paint the design. It was a serious labor of love but it was so cool to create. There weren’t a ton of images of the octopus vase I used as reference, so the “backside” of the vase was more of an interpretation based on some other minion vessels.

The film takes place during two eras, the late bronze age and the classical period, about the mysterious myth of Talos. Here are some shots from our Minoan shoot!

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Minoan Palatial Centres

This serial property comprises six archaeological sites on Crete dating from 1900 to 1100 BCE, those being Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros, Kydonia and Zominthos. These sites represent the Minoan civilization, a major prehistoric Mediterranean culture. The palatial centres served as administrative, economic, and religious hubs, featuring advanced architecture, urban planning, and vibrant frescoes. They reveal early writing systems, maritime networks, and cultural exchanges. The property highlights the complexity of the Minoans’ social structure and their enduring influence on Mediterranean history.

Explore my vector art collection, a modern adaptation of the ancient Minoan civilization, embodying its intricate patterns and timeless craftsmanship.

Other than the examples above all being connected to the Minoans how can they be demonstrated to have any basic identical or similar functions or characteristics?

Between Cretan Hieroglyphics and Linear A other than them both having emerged at roughly the same time period is there any similarities that can connect the two?

With the Phaistos Disk it immediately seems to be a lone artifact, but there are claims of similar artifacts being found in nearby regions, and other specimens (like rings) bearing similar glyphs from the Phaistos Disk. Where can I dredge up more in-depth studies on this matter?

How did the Ancient Minoans carve such beautiful signets on stones as hard as agates?

The frescoes of Akrotiri offer vivid glimpses of daily life in a distant, exotic land—but where exactly is this place? Clues lie in the animals and plants depicted. The white antelopes, for instance, are identifiable as Arabian oryx, suggesting a connection to the Arabian Peninsula. Another striking detail is a colorful bird with red eyes, likely a Dideric cuckoo, a species native to Africa that occasionally ventures to coastal regions. Could the bustling harbor shown in the frescoes be the legendary Cothon described by Diodorus Siculus? https://www.academia.edu/142965808/Article_Frescoes_of_Akrotiri

Drew this several months ago to celebrate CNY 2025. I modelled this after Jordan Holt's art style.

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While we won’t be able to translate everything, certain symbols can be deciphered and offer insights into ancient Minoan history. For instance, symbol 27 (cowhide) on the Phaistos Disc appears doubled. Interestingly, the doubled Egyptian hieroglyph F27 (cowhide) also signifies darkness, allowing us to draw an analogy between this duplication and the hieroglyphs used by the pharaohs. This concept of darkness is particularly intriguing, especially since two other texts—the Ipouwer Papyrus and the Exodus of Moses—might be connected to the Phaistos Disc. For these reasons, I believe this artifact tells a story related to the catastrophic eruption of Santorini:

https://nantt44.wordpress.com/2025/05/15/could-the-translation-of-minoan-symbols-reveal-an-unsuspected-link-between-the-phaistos-disc-and-the-exodus-of-moses/