Minoan Larnax II) – Sacrifices for the Afterword
Larnax from the Armenoi necropolis showing variations of the same theme: goat, flower, and argonaut in the left-hand panel, and bull, flower, and argonaut in the right-hand panel.
The motifs on the lid, floral petals, horns of consecration and a double ax, may imply that the deer and bull are present in the Afterworld as sacrifices.
Painted clay larnax
Postpalatial period: LM IIIIA2
About 1370 – 1340 BC
From Armenoi, Crete
Rethymno, Crete, Archaeological Museum
Minoan Larnax II) – Sacrifices for the Afterword
Larnax from the Armenoi necropolis showing variations of the same theme: goat, flower, and argonaut in the left-hand panel, and bull, flower, and argonaut in the right-hand panel.
The motifs on the lid, floral petals, horns of consecration and a double ax, may imply that the deer and bull are present in the Afterworld as sacrifices.
Painted clay larnax
Postpalatial period: LM IIIIA2
About 1370 – 1340 BC
From Armenoi, Crete
Rethymno, Crete, Archaeological Museum