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Cremation pithos, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete, Greece

Cremation pithos or funerary urn with white painted winged figure, probably the mythical giant Talos, protector of Crete, between sphinxes with lily headdresses, Greek, Early Archaic Period, 7th century BC, from Arkades, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Cremation pithos or funerary urn with white painted winged figure, probably the mythical giant Talos, protector of Crete, between sphinxes with lily headdresses, Greek, Early Archaic Period, 7th century BC, from Arkades, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen