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A Minoan Painted Terra Cotta Larnax
A Minoan Painted Terra Cotta Larnax
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A Minoan Painted Terra Cotta Larnax
Circa 1400-1200 B.C.
Height 26 x width 24 1/2 x depth 18 inches.

Note:
The octopus or squid depicted on each side is an iconic image of Minoan culture. A similar larnax, or sarcophagus, appears in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but with a more common floral design.

Provenance:
Collection of Ulla Gieslinde Lindner, Bad Birnbach, Bavaria, acquired prior to 1975
Harlan J. Berk, Chicago, May 10, 2011, Lot 266

Literature:
Im Labyrinth des Minos, Exhibition in Karlsruhe (2000), p. 315, no. 296
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A Minoan Painted Terra Cotta Larnax

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000
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Starting Price $17,000
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