{"product_id":"minoan-octopus-vase","title":"Minoan Octopus Vase Amphora","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you are interested in the topic of Greek ceramics, you can learn more \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ddba7c;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #ddba7c; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"How to hang a tapstry\" href=\"https:\/\/thetheancienthomesnap.com\/blogs\/blog-and-news\/greek-potteries-the-fabulous-artifacts-of-ancient-greece\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efrom our latest blogpost.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1551\/9675\/files\/handmade-pottery-painting-process.jpg?v=1646837639\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMinoan 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvans 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.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1551\/9675\/files\/output-onlinepngtools.png?v=1720861214\" height=\"12px\"\u003e Handcrafted terracotta vase\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1551\/9675\/files\/output-onlinepngtools.png?v=1720861214\" height=\"12px\"\u003e Hand-painted in Greece\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1551\/9675\/files\/output-onlinepngtools.png?v=1720861214\" height=\"12px\"\u003e Classic Greek colors and designs\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1551\/9675\/files\/output-onlinepngtools.png?v=1720861214\" height=\"12px\"\u003e Evokes the nostalgia of Greek travels\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1551\/9675\/files\/output-onlinepngtools.png?v=1720861214\" height=\"12px\"\u003e Elevates both modern and vintage spaces\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1551\/9675\/files\/output-onlinepngtools.png?v=1720861214\" height=\"12px\"\u003e Professionally packaged by our expert in-house team\u003c!-- split --\u003eHeight: \u003cspan style=\"display: none;\" class=\"geotargetlygeocontent1630916007191_content_2 geotargetlygeocontent1630916007191_content_4 geotargetlygeocontent1630916007191_default\"\u003e21.5 cm \/ \u003c\/span\u003e8.4\"\u003cbr\u003eWidth: \u003cspan style=\"display: none;\" class=\"geotargetlygeocontent1630916007191_content_2 geotargetlygeocontent1630916007191_content_4 geotargetlygeocontent1630916007191_default\"\u003e19 cm \/ \u003c\/span\u003e7.4\"\u003cbr\u003eDepth: \u003cspan style=\"display: none;\" class=\"geotargetlygeocontent1630916007191_content_2 geotargetlygeocontent1630916007191_content_4 geotargetlygeocontent1630916007191_default\"\u003e19 cm \/ \u003c\/span\u003e7.4\"\u003cbr\u003eWeight: \u003cspan style=\"display: none;\" class=\"geotargetlygeocontent1630916007191_content_2 geotargetlygeocontent1630916007191_content_4 geotargetlygeocontent1630916007191_default\"\u003e2 kg \/ \u003c\/span\u003e4.4 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease 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.\u003c!-- split --\u003eGreece\u003c!-- split --\u003e1\u003c!-- split --\u003eCEGR3001086\u003c!-- split --\u003eIN STOCK - Shipping within 7 days\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: none;\" class=\"geotargetlygeocontent1630916007191_content_2 geotargetlygeocontent1630916007191_content_4 geotargetlygeocontent1630916007191_default\"\u003e21.5 cm \/ \u003c\/span\u003e8.4\"","brand":"The Ancient Home","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39246462779505,"sku":"CEGR3001086","price":455.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1551\/9675\/products\/001-minoan-octopus-vase-CEGR3001086_280abdbc-557d-44b7-bc27-7b9323c8b711.jpg?v=1770809682","url":"https:\/\/thetheancienthomesnap.com\/products\/minoan-octopus-vase","provider":"The Ancient Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}