LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: octopus

Goblet with Octopus Decoration  Unknown (Artist) Date: 13th century BC Culture: Mycenaean Category: Ceramics Containers-Vessels Medium: terracotta Collection: Ancient Art Dimensions: Overall (at handles): 6 1/2 × 8 3/8 in. (16.51 × 21.27 cm) Object Number: 60.26 The Mycenaeans, like the Minoans, painted a wide range of sea creatures on their pottery, especially octopuses. Over time Mycenaean artists produced ever simpler and more abstract depictions of octopuses. Text from: www.vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-161358053

Goblet with Octopus Decoration  Unknown (Artist) Date: 13th century BC Culture: Mycenaean Category: Ceramics Containers-Vessels Medium: terracotta Collection: Ancient Art Dimensions: Overall (at handles): 6 1/2 × 8 3/8 in. (16.51 × 21.27 cm) Object Number: 60.26 The Mycenaeans, like the Minoans, painted a wide range of sea creatures on their pottery, especially octopuses. Over time Mycenaean artists produced ever simpler and more abstract depictions of octopuses. Text from: www.vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-161358053

Terracotta stirrup jar with octopus Helladic (Mycenaean), Late Helladic IIIC, ca. 1200-1100 BC Accession # 53.11.6 The shape takes its name from the configuration of the spout and two attached handles. Such jars were commonly used to transport liquids. Mycenaean artists adopted the marine motifs from Minoan antecedents. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.