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old frescoes very similar to late frescoes
the tenacity of Mainland fresco painting traditions can be compared with the tenacity of oral poetry like Homer
fresco developed by Minoans, although some Mycenaean figures have more in common with Theran/Cycladic stuff, suggesting that fresco tradition may have come not directly from Crete but via Cyclades
fresco painting so formulaic that "pattern books" may have circulated
some stuff changes so much, like bull-leaping, that people question whether maybe the Mycenaeans didn't practice bull-leaping at all and misunderstood/forgot what was going on, rather than differences reflecting changes in the practice of bull-leaping
Minoan & Mycenaean marine motifs usually on the floor (with exceptions)
whereas in Thera, extensive marine wall scenes
Pylos fresco depicts feast in which bard recites and plays lyre
1390-1190 Mycenaean koine pottery so similar, it's impossible to tell where in the Mycenaean world a vase was made
the tenacity of Mainland fresco painting traditions can be compared with the tenacity of oral poetry like Homer
fresco developed by Minoans, although some Mycenaean figures have more in common with Theran/Cycladic stuff, suggesting that fresco tradition may have come not directly from Crete but via Cyclades
fresco painting so formulaic that "pattern books" may have circulated
some stuff changes so much, like bull-leaping, that people question whether maybe the Mycenaeans didn't practice bull-leaping at all and misunderstood/forgot what was going on, rather than differences reflecting changes in the practice of bull-leaping
Minoan & Mycenaean marine motifs usually on the floor (with exceptions)
whereas in Thera, extensive marine wall scenes
Pylos fresco depicts feast in which bard recites and plays lyre
1390-1190 Mycenaean koine pottery so similar, it's impossible to tell where in the Mycenaean world a vase was made
