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What strikes me as being physically real
其制作逼真到让我震撼 是因为
is the fact that this is not a stylised piece of work at all.
这根本不是一件模式化的作品
It has physical immediacy.
它好像就要呼之欲出
Even though our jumper has lost his legs,
即使这位跳跃着的勇士失去了腿
his back is braced, his head is flung back.
他的后背绷紧 头往后仰
And the bull, the bull is indeed a bull in full charge -
而这头公牛也蓄势待发
front and back legs tensed.
前后腿紧绷
The eyes, and you can actually see the eyes, are blazing,
看这双眼睛 你可以看到目光炯炯
and the muzzle is snorting with dangerous foam.
并且它口鼻喘气 带着危险的白沫
Around the 15th century BCE,
大约在公元前十五世纪
Minoan culture was producing myriad
米诺斯文明制造了无数
tiny masterpieces.
小型的杰作
Seal stones to be pressed into soft wax
印石会被按入温软的蜂蜡
or worn as micro art.
或是当作随身小饰品
Gold rings, sometimes decorated with goddesses
金戒指 有时刻绘着女神
or their priestesses,
或是她们的女祭司
bare-breasted, wasp-waisted with flaring skirts.
袒胸露乳 细腰如柳 裙摆飞扬
Minoan art was irresistibly attractive
米诺斯艺术对于
to a raw rising power
一股希腊土地上的新兴力量来说
on the Greek mainland.
具有不可抵挡的吸引力
