Minoan fresco. Bull leaping, 1600-1450 BC, from Knossos palace. Acrobat somersaulting the length of a bull's back.

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The fresco is now in the Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete.

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Size: 4485px × 2416px
Location: Heraklion, Crete
Photo credit: © Hugh Olliff / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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