Close-up view of the right side of a cinerary urn amphora, focusing on a solar cross motif enclosed within a circular medallion. This ancient, pre-Christian symbol is linked to the movement of the sun and cosmic order, and its use on a funerary vessel suggests ideas of renewal, continuity, and the passage into the afterlife during the Early Geometric period.
Material: TerracottaDate range: 900 – 850 BCOrigin: Athens, Greece This large vessel served as a...
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