clay larnakes
English translation: clay coffins
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|  Selected response from: Shera Lyn Parpia Italy Local time: 20:17 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | clay coffins |
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| 4 +1 | terracotta chest-shaped coffin |
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| A larnax made from clay |
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peer agreement (net): +1clay coffins Explanation: see: Armeni (archaeological site) - Wikipedia, the free ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armeni_(archaeological_site) Clay larnakes (coffins) painted with double axes, hunting and bull scenes, and Horns of Consecration were also excavated. These artifacts can be found at the ... Part of a burial larnax - Unknown - Google Cultural Institute https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/...larnax/IQEmmbt-2... A long side of a Mycenaen burial larnax. Larnakes were four-sided clay coffins set on legs and covered by a lid. Their sides bore painted decoration, usually ... |
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peer agreement (net): +1terracotta chest-shaped coffin Explanation: This type of terracotta Minoan larnax (chest) with gabled lid was the standard burial vessel used in Crete from the early fourteenth to twelfth century B.C. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1996.521a,b (with image) Plural larnakes |
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| Reference: A larnax made from clay Reference information: "A larnax (plural larnakes; Ancient Greek: λάρναξ, λάρνακες) is a type of small closed coffin, box or "ash-chest" often used as a container for human remains in ancient Macedonia, either a body (bent on itself) or cremated ashes." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larnax |
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