Cauldron, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete, Greece
Cauldron or lebes with griffin protomes, clay, restored, Greek, Early Archaic period, 7th century BC, from Arkades, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. This pot is an orientalist reproduction in clay of the bronze cauldrons from the Near East which were popular at the time. The decoration features geometric and floral designs, with a lion, birds and a sphinx. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13937596
Media ID
45472769
Size
8153px x 5970px
(6.5MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
