Minoan plate with an octopus
Handmade decorative plate ready to hang on your wall or add to your collection. It depicts a sea-themed vessel from the ancient Greek Minoan civilization found in the palace of Knossos. The Minoan civilization developed in Crete during the Bronze Age and Iron Age (approximately 3000 BC - 1100 BC) and left behind a rich cultural legacy, including intricately decorated ceramic vessels. One of the most frequent and widespread symbols used in Minoan art and decoration was the octopus, often depicted
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c.350-325 B.C.Terracotta nestoris (two-handled jar) Primato Painter.Greek, South Italian, Lucanian; Nestoris; Vases Terracotta H. 47.6 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art Greek and Roman Art Accession number 57.11.5 Credit line Rogers Fund, 1957