Detail of a Minoan sarcophagus from Crete. Artist: Unknown

Detail of a Minoan sarcophagus from Crete. Artist: Unknown

2-605-218 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

Detail of a Minoan sarcophagus from Ayia Triada on Crete. It depicts two priestesses pouring libations at an altar (note the double-axes) while a musician in female dress plays a seven-stringed lyre. From the Archaeological Museum of Heracleion, Crete.


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. CM Dixon: British: Photographer

Picture Type
  1. Object

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Greece

  1. 39 00 00 N , 022 00 00 E

World Europe Greece Crete

  1. 35 10 00 N , 025 00 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Death & Burial

History & Politics Artefacts


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5080x3437
File Size : 51,153kb


Aliases

  1. MDBJ34
  1. 6C
  1. 0370003295
  1. 2-605-218
  1. 2605218

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