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During the Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC), the dead were laid to rest in wooden coffins, on beds and biers, and also in wide-mouthed pithoi and clay larnakes, as examples from the Knossos area and East Crete attest. The narrow-mouthed amphoras may have contained liquid offerings. The body, as in the case of the pithos from Ai-Lias, was placed and perhaps trussed in a foetal position in order to fit inside.
The decoration of dolphins and papyri on two burial jars from East Crete is reminiscent of the repertoire and naturalistic style of the frescoes. The choice of such themes from the plant and marine world prefigures the iconography of Postpalatial larnakes.
Late Bronze-Early Iron Age, ca. 1100-900 BCE
(in the previous installation dated to the Late Bronze Age, Minoan Postpalatial period, ca. 1350-1200 BCE)
Found at Phaistos (see on Pleiades)
In the collection of, and photographed on display in, the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Iraklio, Crete, Greece
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Settlement in the city area dates back to the pre-Minoan period. Architectural remains have been found from the end of the Neolithic period to the Bronze Age.
The city flourished during the Classical, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods as one of the island's most important ports. During Venetian times, the city was destroyed three times: first by an earthquake in 1508, then by Turkish pirates in 1538, and finally by the Venetians themselves in 1651. This last destruction occurred during the Cretan War. Lacking the resources to withstand a prolonged siege by the Turks, the Venetians destroyed the fortifications and relocated the garrison to Heraklion. The inhabitants migrated west, and the town remained deserted for the next 200 years of Turkish rule. The city was rebuilt after the Cretan Revolt until 1870. Today it has almost 20,000 inhabitants.
The Archaeological Museum features finds from the wider area, dating back to the period between 3500 BC and 500 AD.
Pithoi, large storage vessels
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Apparently, the prospects of a buyer for the company and a continuation of Pots & Pithoi are promising...
Currently in the process of a (up to) 70% off retirement sale.
Apparently, the prospects of a buyer for the company and a continuation of Pots & Pithoi are promising...
Flyer received through the post. Currently in the process of a (up to) 70% off retirement sale.
Apparently, the prospects of a buyer for the company and a continuation of Pots & Pithoi are promising...
Ancient Greek Pithoi Mannerists designs.
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Ancient Greek pottery designs on a huge ancient Greek vase, it has the shape of a Pithoi intended for huge amounts of storage. The designs are completely appropriate in the humor that we see more in the Asterix comic books. Clear attention has been paid to the design, which has been artfully rendered in a funny form. These drawings are really great fun.
The designs on the Greek Pithoi shaped vases are called Mannerists (Greek vase painting), often depict scenes from well known Greek stories about their gods and goddesses, heroes, battles and even athletes. Many also included animals like horses, sea creatures like dolphins, or even mythological monsters.
Photo May 2011, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 22 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Parc Asterix
Parc Astérix (Est. 1989) - a theme amusement park based on the comic book series "Asterix" by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. France's best-selling comic abroad with more than 370 million copies sold worldwide in 111 languages.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Astérix.
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Ancient Greek Pithoi Mannerists designs.
.
Ancient Greek pottery designs on a huge ancient Greek vase, it has the shape of a Pithoi intended for huge amounts of storage. The designs are completely appropriate in the humor that we see more in the Asterix comic books. Clear attention has been paid to the design, which has been artfully rendered in a funny form. These drawings are really great fun.
The designs on the Greek Pithoi shaped vases are called Mannerists (Greek vase painting), often depict scenes from well known Greek stories about their gods and goddesses, heroes, battles and even athletes. Many also included animals like horses, sea creatures like dolphins, or even mythological monsters.
Photo May 2018, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 29 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #Mannerists #vase #Pithoi #art at #AntiqueGreece #ThemePark #ParcAsterix in #Plailly #France
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Parc Asterix
Parc Astérix (Est. 1989) - a theme amusement park based on the comic book series "Asterix" by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. France's best-selling comic abroad with more than 370 million copies sold worldwide in 111 languages.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Astérix.
Published at - Flickr
Another view of the amazing pithoi. They found some scorched wheat in one of them, attesting to the violent destruction of Hazor that signaled the end of the Canaanite era in the city.
Currently in the process of a (up to) 70% off retirement sale.
Apparently, the prospects of a buyer for the company and a continuation of Pots & Pithoi are promising...
Currently in the process of a (up to) 70% off retirement sale.
Apparently, the prospects of a buyer for the company and a continuation of Pots & Pithoi are promising...
Currently in the process of a (up to) 70% off retirement sale.
Apparently, the prospects of a buyer for the company and a continuation of Pots & Pithoi are promising...
In the west wing of the palace there is a number of storerooms with large pithoi. These are storage jars as you can see in the photo.
Village famous for the production of large pithoi and pottery. Thousands at this one workshop alone.
Pots & Pithoi is a wonderful place, they sell Cretan pots, hundreds of them, and other Cretan things from purses to olive oil :)
27 August 2014: Turners Hill, West Sussex. Supplier of Cretan pots - in 2014, the new cafe had not yet opened.
During the Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC), the dead were laid to rest in wooden coffins, on beds and biers, and also in wide-mouthed pithoi and clay larnakes, as examples from the Knossos area and East Crete attest. The narrow-mouthed amphoras may have contained liquid offerings. The body, as in the case of the pithos from Ai-Lias, was placed and perhaps trussed in a foetal position in order to fit inside.
The decoration of dolphins and papyri on two burial jars from East Crete is reminiscent of the repertoire and naturalistic style of the frescoes. The choice of such themes from the plant and marine world prefigures the iconography of Postpalatial larnakes.
Turners Hill, West Sussex. Established in 1985, Pot & Pithoi supply pottery from Crete and are supplier to HRH Prince of Wales. Great place to visit - and a very nice cafe!
These are the lips of massive pithoi jars found near the mud-brick wall, which I mentioned but didn't photograph for yesterday. For the time being, they have been filled with sandbags to prevent them from breaking apart any further. It will be a thing to behold when the full jars are finally unearthed; I hope it happens when I'm still at the dig!