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Lot 31

A Minoan Painted Terra Cotta Larnax
Sale 761 - Antiquities & Islamic Art
Jun 16, 2020 10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$35,000 - 45,000
Price Realized
$42,500
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Minoan Painted Terra Cotta Larnax
Circa 1400-1200 B.C.
Height 26 x width 24 1/2 x depth 18 inches.

Note: 
The octopus or squid depicted on each side is an iconic image of Minoan culture. A similar larnax, or sarcophagus, appears in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but with a more common floral design. 

Provenance:
Collection of Ulla Gieslinde Lindner, Bad Birnbach, Bavaria, acquired prior to 1975
Harlan J. Berk, Chicago, May 10, 2011, Lot 266

Literature:
Im Labyrinth des Minos, Exhibition in Karlsruhe (2000), p. 315, no. 296 
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