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Octopus Flask

Description
From Palaikastro, Crete. New Palace period, c. 1500–1450 BCE. Marine-style ceramic, height 11" (28 cm). Archaeological Museum, Iraklion, Crete.

Ceramics
Some of the most striking ceramics are characterized as "Marine style," because of the depictions of sea life on their surfaces.
In a stoppered bottle of this type known as the Octopus Flask, the painter created a dynamic arrangement of marine life.
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