Minoan Terracotta jar retailer Marine style Greek Replica Museum Art 13.5cm

Minoan Terracotta jar Marine style Greek Replica Museum Art 13.5cm

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Specifications

Height // 13.5cm // 5.3"
Width // 14.5cm // 5.7"

Weight // 0.610 kg

Materials: Clay, Fire, Terracotta, Acrylic Colours, Hand Made, Hand Painted

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The stirrup jar is so-called because of the inverted stirrup-shape of the handles. with its fluid octopus design is typical of the Late Minoan period. Marine motifs, like the octopus, work well on a variety of vase shapes, because their shapes are simple, irregular and sinuous and translate well to two-dimensional representation. This Marine Style is also characterised by 'horror vacui', literally 'an abhorrence of emptiness', so a need to fill every available space with some ornamentation. Handmade by E. Menegakis using natural quality materials in a small workshop in Crete. Each piece is unique so the patina may have differences from item to item.

Minoan, Any member of a non-Indo-European people who flourished (c. 3000–c. 1100 bc) on the island of Crete during the Bronze Age. The sea was the basis of their economy and power. Their sophisticated culture, based at Knossos, was named for the legendary King Minos. It represented the first high civilization in the Aegean area. The Minoans exerted great influence on the Mycenaean culture of the Greek islands and mainland. Minoan culture reached its peak c. 1600 bc and was noted for its cities and palaces, extended trade contacts, and use of writing (see Linear A and Linear B). Its art included elaborate seals, pottery, and, notably, the vibrant frescoes decorating palace walls, which depicted both religious and secular scenes, including goddesses reflective of a matriarchal religion. Palace ruins retailer show evidence of paved streets and piped water. Familiar Minoan art motifs are the snake (symbol of the goddess) and the bull and leaping dancer, also of mystical significance.

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