Object from Athens NAM

“Minoan octopi”
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Unseen Museum
Minoan stirrup jars. 13th – 12th c. BCE (LM IIIB-C), inv. nos Π 10711, Π 27655, Π 6293
(Photographic Archive of the Hellenic National Archaeological Museum)
Minoan chest-shaped larnax. 13th c. BCE (LM ΙΙΙB), inv. no Π 12836
(Photographic Archive of the Hellenic National Archaeological Museum)
Detail from the decoration of the Minoan chest-shaped larnax
(Photographic Archive of the Hellenic National Archaeological Museum)
Detail from the decoration of the Minoan stirrup jar, inv.
(Photographic Archive of the Hellenic National Archaeological Museum)
Detail from the decoration of the Minoan stirrup jar, inv. no Π 27655
(Photographic Archive of the Hellenic National Archaeological Museum)
“Minoan octopi”
“Minoan octopi”
Unseen Museum
Minoan stirrup jars. 13th – 12th c. BCE (LM IIIB-C), inv. nos Π 10711, Π 27655, Π 6293
(Photographic Archive of the Hellenic National Archaeological Museum)
Minoan chest-shaped larnax. 13th c. BCE (LM ΙΙΙB), inv. no Π 12836
(Photographic Archive of the Hellenic National Archaeological Museum)
Detail from the decoration of the Minoan chest-shaped larnax
(Photographic Archive of the Hellenic National Archaeological Museum)
Detail from the decoration of the Minoan stirrup jar, inv.
(Photographic Archive of the Hellenic National Archaeological Museum)
Detail from the decoration of the Minoan stirrup jar, inv. no Π 27655
(Photographic Archive of the Hellenic National Archaeological Museum)
“Minoan octopi”
“Minoan octopi”
Unseen Museum
The Unseen Museum is the well-known exhibition project of the Hellenic National Archaeological Museum that brings to the fore antiquities stored in its vaults, away from the visitor’s eyes.
The Unseen Museum presents the
“Minoan octopi”
. It is a clay chest-shaped larnax and three stirrup jars dating to the 13th and 12th centuries BCΕ, originating from Crete. These objects served as offerings and “vessels of death” dedicated to the deceased.
Large painted octopi spread acro