Minoan Larnax
1400–1100 B.C.
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Dimensions
- 39.4 × 53.3 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-233962
Both sides of this sarcophagus are decorated with stylized floral and animal patterns. The wavy lines on the front of the larnax come from depictions of octopi; only a simplified tentacle is shown. A stylized boat is painted on the interior wall.
Provenance
Gift of Vasek Polak
Registry history
- 1400–1100 B.C. — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — sculpture
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