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The Octopus Flask
The Octopus Flask is noted as one of the most popular recorded painting that dates back to 1500-1450 BCE. The art piece is a painting on a ceramic vessel, what people referred to as “bottle”, it came from the east Cretan site of Palaikastro and is now displayed at the Archeological Museum at Iraklion, Crete. The Octopus Flask, or the “bottle”, is decorated with paintings of marine life in celebration of the Cretan Maritime Power. It consists of an octopus and other marine life “floating” in its curling capturing the “grace and energy” of natural forms while showcased in a stylized design in harmony to the vessel’s bulging shape. The marine life design or painting was done with black paint which greatly contrasts to the ceramic’s light-toned
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