Terracotta larnax (chest-shaped coffin)

Medium

Terracotta

Dimensions

Overall with lid 40 x 18 x 42 1/4 in. (101.6 x 45.7 x 107.3 cm) H. of body 30 1/2 in. (77.5 cm) H. of lid 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)

Classification

Terracottas

Culture & Period

Minoan · Late Minoan IIIB

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Anonymous Gift, in memory of Nicolas and Mireille Koutoulakis, 1996

Accession Number

1996.521a, b