Monday, October 14, 2019

Larnax from Tanagra

A larnax was a small chest used to hold cremated remains, used throughout the ancient Greek world. The Mycenaean cemetery at Tanagra (a small town near Thebes, nothing to do with a certain awesome Star Trek episode) produced a number of interesting painted specimens, including this one.



From Museums of Greece.

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