The Octopus Flask is an example of Minoan New Palace Period pottery. Made to celebrate the sea, this Kamares Ware jug is covered in decoration of marine life.The jug is round with a small opening at the top and has two small, round handles on either side of the neck.

The flask from Palaikastro is one of the most iconic vases of the Marine Style and a masterpiece of the Minoan potter’s art during the New Palace period, around the middle of the 2nd millennium BC. It is decorated with large octopuses which are depicted frontally but appear to be swimming diagonally, their writhing tentacles covering the ...

Marine-Style pottery, of which this vessel is a prime example, is regarded as the pinnacle of Minoan palatial pottery production, specifically of the LM I period (around 1400 B.C.E.).

This flask from Palaikastro is one of the most iconic vases of the Marine Style and a masterpiece of the Minoan potter’s art. It is decorated with a large octopus that is depicted frontally but appears to be swimming diagonally, its writhing tentacles covering the whole surface of the flask.

"Marine Style" flask with octopus, c. 1500-1450 BC Figurine of female worshipper, Phaistos, 1700-1600 BC displayed in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum. The Minoan civilization produced a wide variety of richly decorated Minoan pottery.

Dec 26, 2023 · The style of the Octopus Flask from 1,500 BCE is the Marine Style, which is characterized by the decoration of sea creatures and seaweed. The flask features an octopus swimming diagonally with its tentacles extended to the full perimeter.

Nov 20, 2024 · Our vase is a copy of a Minoan marine style flask dated to 1500 B.C. exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion in Crete, Greece. Marine style, an innovation of Cretan pottery, developed around 1500 BC and characterized by the depiction of …

The Octopus Flask is an example of Minoan New Palace Period pottery. Made to celebrate the sea, this Kamares Ware jug is covered in decoration of marine life.1 The jug is round with a small opening at the top and has two small, round handles on either side of the neck. The main figure is an octopus whose tentacles span over the rounded

Apr 15, 2011 · The octopus motif originated around 1500 BC and by the Minoan period the so-called “marine style” of decorating pottery had become even more prevalent and diverse. Some ceramics were covered with fish, octopuses, dolphins, and crabs.

Apr 30, 2022 · Octopus tentacles cover much of this Marine Style clay flask, which is exhibited in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, ca. 1500-1450 BCE. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_pottery#/media/File:AMI_-_Oktopusvase.jpg