{"id":16132,"date":"2026-02-20T21:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=16132"},"modified":"2026-02-20T21:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:46:58","slug":"fisherman-of-knossos-30-cm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/product\/fisherman-of-knossos-30-cm\/","title":{"rendered":"Fisherman of Knossos 30 cm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"690\">The <em data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"238\">Fisherman of Knossos<\/em> is inspired by a celebrated Minoan artwork discovered at the palace of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Knossos<\/span><\/span>, the political and ceremonial center of ancient Crete. Dating to the Late Bronze Age (circa 1600\u20131500 BCE), the original figure reflects the importance of the sea in Minoan life, economy, and belief. The Minoans were a maritime civilization, and fishing was both a practical necessity and a symbolic act tied to abundance and ritual offering.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"1297\">The youthful figure is shown holding strings of fish, likely intended as a votive presentation rather than a simple depiction of labor. Such imagery suggests an offering to a deity or participation in a palace ceremony connected to prosperity and renewal. The original artwork, reconstructed from fragments, is preserved today in the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Heraklion Archaeological Museum<\/span><\/span>. With its elongated proportions, calm posture, and emphasis on movement, the Fisherman embodies the distinctive Minoan artistic style\u2014graceful, naturalistic, and deeply connected to nature and the sea that defined life in the Aegean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:c55cd05a-4072-4e18-abef-3baf8874ac83-4\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-10\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ceb786c9-1a03-45f3-a6b6-58ce48a9ccdc\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1453\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">A sculptural replica inspired by the Minoan <em data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1389\">Fisherman of Knossos<\/em>, depicting a ritual offering figure from Late Bronze Age Crete.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16133,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[17,18,445,39],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-16132","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-sculptures","product_cat-bronze-sculptures","product_cat-collection-iii","product_cat-statues"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/16132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=16132"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=16132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}