Mycenaean Art Vs. Minoan Art

The Mycenaean Art compared to the Minoan Art that preceded it was of a rather solemn nature, the two cultures formed the basis of Greek art that later emerged in that same peninsula and for that reason it is necessary to study them; To better understand later the archaic period of Greek art. Greek culture learned some things from this culture, including how to build doors and tombs.

The culture of Mycenae had a hierarchical society with the figure of the king as the greatest exponent of power with political and economic control. The Mycenae or Achaeans as they called themselves were a fundamentally warlike people, reason why they developed great specialization and techniques in the elaboration of arms, arrows, the long sword and the armor