Three mourning women are represented on the reverse
Early Archaic period, 1st half 7th c. BCE
From the tholos tomb at Skouriasmenos ("Rusty Ridge") near Kavousi (on Pleiades) in East Crete
Recovered during salvage work by Harriet Boyd (later Hawes) in 1900.
54 cm high
Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Iraklio, Crete, Greece
Tags: 7th c. BCE early 7th c. BCE mid 7th c. BCE 1st half 7th c. BCE 1st quarter 7th c. BCE 2nd quarter 7th c. BCE Early Archaic Archaic hydria chariot race charioteer biga horse athletics sports athlete competition agon funeral games Skouriasmenos Σκουριασμένος Kavousi pleiades:findspot=589860 Crete Kriti Creta Kreta Κρήτη Crète Candia Крит Cretan كريت East Crete museum museo museu musée μουσείο музеи müze artifact display exhibit متحف ancient antico antique archaeological archeologico
Three mourning women are represented on the reverse
Early Archaic period, 1st half 7th c. BCE
From the tholos tomb at Skouriasmenos ("Rusty Ridge") near Kavousi (on Pleiades) in East Crete
Recovered during salvage work by Harriet Boyd (later Hawes) in 1900.
54 cm high
Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Iraklio, Crete, Greece
Tags: 7th c. BCE early 7th c. BCE mid 7th c. BCE 1st half 7th c. BCE 1st quarter 7th c. BCE 2nd quarter 7th c. BCE Early Archaic Archaic hydria chariot race charioteer biga horse athletics sports athlete competition agon funeral games Skouriasmenos Σκουριασμένος Kavousi pleiades:findspot=589860 Crete Kriti Creta Kreta Κρήτη Crète Candia Крит Cretan كريت East Crete museum museo museu musée μουσείο музеи müze artifact display exhibit متحف ancient antico antique archaeological archeologico