CRETE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF IERAPETRA
CLAY SARCOPHAGUS
It was found in a rock-cut, horseshoe-shaped tomb in the area of Episkope at Hierapetra and dates to 1450-1400 B.C. It is cist-shaped, with a saddled lid, crowned with a bull-head and a human figurine. The painted decoration covers all the sides of the sarcophagus and includes scenes of outdoors everyday life, placed in frames.
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