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My Christmas gift 🥰🥰🥰 Minoan octopus sweater! Second image for reference of the original.

#image #archaeology #minoan #octopus #animals #Crete #ChristmasSweater
Photo of a sweater. It is orange-brown like pottery, decorated with a replica of the motifs of a Minoan vase in black. In the middle is a huge octopus with large eyes, and around it smaller sea creatures.
A round clay flask from Minoan Crete. It is decorated in black with various sea creatures. Most of the body of the vessel is taken up by one large octopus with wide eyes and twisting arms.
#animals #octopus #minoan #archaeology #crete #image #christmassweater
NotMaddie!
Who made this amazing knitted creation?
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág
I don't think it's handmade, husband ordered it online. But it is knitted, not dyed.
Deer Witch
I LOVE MINOAN OCTOPUS
Giselle
That's just utter wow! The body of the sweater is amazing and I also love the sleeves! Absolutely fab all over, what an wonderful piece of clothing.
Furthering
Wonderful and striking!
HNK
cool !!!!
Jorge Bejarano
that's a really great gift! 😍😍😍
3Jane Tessier Ashpool
well that’s amazing. I’ve always loved that pot because of the way the image sprawls out around the round pot, and it translated very nicely into a sweater!
Representative Sample
Such a cool design!
Tattie
fantastic terracotta colour, too
The Lichtenbergian
Similarly, after a visit to the National Archælogical Museum in Athens and being disappointed that the gift shop didn't have replicas of this little guy for sale, my Lovely First Wife found one online for me.
A terra cotta figurine from ancient Minoa in the shape of a little hedgehog sitting up and holding a bowl. It is adorable.
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág
OMG I know right?!?! That gift shop is a huge letdown compared to the collection they have. If I had another life I'd design souvenirs for museum shops.
Jeri Dansky
That's incredible!
gnate
I'm hoping I can find a sweater with the pattern of the Labryrinth. Could be a handy reference if I end up on the bad side of Minos.
Kim Possible
this is such a uniquely amazing gift!
aldonogueira
is this pottery from that period when women ruled everything there?
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág
that's hard to tell, but yes, as far as I know the original vessel is Late Minoan :)
Paul_IPv6
that is a really nice sweater!
Michael Kleber
Forewarned is worth an octopus in the bush!

(Because forewarned is four-armed which is half an octopus, which is worth a whole octopus in the bush, due to the well-known 2:1 bush-to-hand ratio.)
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág
and that was commented here... why?
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág
and... you thought commenting on my Christmas gift post will make that happen?...
Papua
I loved the Minoan octopus sweater because it has such an energetic Cretan vibe 🧡
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