Larnax (Coffin)

Larnax (Coffin)

Public Domain

Larnax (Coffin)
CultureMinoan
Titles
  • Larnax (Coffin)
Date1600–1100 BC
MediumTerracotta, paint
Dimensions17 11/16 × 40 3/16 in. (45 × 102 cm)
Credit LineGift of Shelby White
Object number2007.9
Non exposé

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenanceProbably [Nikolas Koutoulakis, Paris and Geneva, 1960s]; [Galerie Ulla Lindner, Munich, 1970s]; [Ariadne Gallery, New York, by 2002]; purchased by Leon Levy (1925–2003), New York, c. 2002–2003; by inheritance to his wife, Shelby White, New York, 2003–2007; given to MFAH, 2007.

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