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TITLE:
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Minoan Sarcophagus
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WORK DATE:
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circa 1400 BC - 1101 BC
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PERIOD:
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3000 BC – 400 AD
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CATEGORY:
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Religious and Ceremonial Objects
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MATERIALS:
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Ocher-colored clay with reddish brown painted decoration
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SIZE:
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h: 67.2 x w: 56.4 x d: 115.2 cm / h: 26.5 x w: 22.2 x d: 45.4 in
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STYLE:
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antiquities/ancient art
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DESCRIPTION:
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Minoan sarcophagus of box-like form. Ocher-colored clay with reddish brown painted decoration. SMIII, 14th-12th century BCE. So-called larnax with four feet and six projecting attachments for carrying. On each of the sides, a squid with four tentacles arranged in loops- this is the iconic image of the Minoan culture. On each end, decorative pairs of semicircles. Within, on the bottom, three cross-struts. Numerous faults in the walls from the firing process. An important piece, of museum quality. Restored, small fill-ins.
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PROVENANCE:
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In the Swiss private collection of Dr. R. until 1990
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LITERATURE:
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Compare Im Labyrinth des Minos, Exhibition in Karlsruhe (2000), p. 315, no. 296.
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