The Minoan clay burial pithos with skeleton in foetal, Neopalatial period 1700-1450 BC; Heraklion Archaeological Museum, white background. The body

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

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Size: 6803px × 9566px
Location: Keraklion Archaeological Museum,
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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