The Minoan clay burial pithos with swirl and leaf design, Neopalatial period 1700-1450 BC; Heraklion Archaeological Museum. The body was placed in

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The Minoan clay burial pithos with swirl and leaf design, Neopalatial period 1700-1450 BC; Heraklion Archaeological Museum. The body was placed in a foetal postion to aid insertion into the wide mouthed pithos

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Size: 6119px × 8605px
Location: Keraklion Archaeological Museum,
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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