brooklynmuseum: “This little Minoan jug is so small and unassuming that I feel it often gets

brooklynmuseum:

“This little Minoan jug is so small and unassuming that I feel it often gets passed by, unnoticed. If you stop and look, though, it’s the most beautiful meditation on swirling waves and busy under-the-sea life. I always stop to say hello when I’m going through the Egyptian galleries, and I’m looking forward to saying hello again when we get to go back.“ 

Posted by Christina Marinelli, Senior Museum Instructor/Adult Learning Coordinator
Greek.Decorated Jug, ca. 1575-1500 B.C.E. Clay, pigment. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.13E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

[image description: a photo of a minoan jug made from pale clay, decorated with spiraling patterns, including curved tentacles emerging from conch shells.]