The original of this piece, found in the palace at Knossos, is in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Heraklion on Crete and dates to ca 1500 BC. There is a similar one in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.

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Minoan Octopus Amphora has been used as a tool for dating the mute Minoan civilization. Its restless sequence of quirky maturing artistic styles reveals something of Minoan patrons' pleasure in novelty while they assist archaeologists in assigning relative dates to the strata of their sites. Pots that contained oils and ointments, exported from 18th century BC Crete, have been found at sites through the Aegean islands and mainland Greece, on Cyprus, along coastal Syria and in Egypt, showing the wide trading contacts of the Minoans.

Evans classified fine pottery by the changes in its forms and styles of decoration. Platon concentrated on the episodic history of the Palace of Knossos. A new method, fabric analysis, involves geologic analysis of coarse and mainly non-decorated sherds as though they were rocks. The resulting classifications are based on composition of the sherds. Handcrafted terracotta vase
Hand-painted in Greece
Classic Greek colors and designs
Evokes the nostalgia of Greek travels
Elevates both modern and vintage spaces
Professionally packaged by our expert in-house teamHeight: 21.5 cm / 8.4"
Width: 19 cm / 7.4"
Depth: 19 cm / 7.4"
Weight: 2 kg / 4.4 lbs

Please note that there can be slight differences between the measurements of the item you receive and the data shown on the website due to the handmade nature of the product.Greece1CEGR3001086IN STOCK - Shipping within 7 days21.5 cm / 8.4"