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title: Harvester Vase
author: Olaf Tausch
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1389/harvester-vase/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Harvester Vase
_Authored by Olaf Tausch_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1389.jpg)
## Image Caption
The [Minoan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Minoan/) stone vessel known as the 'Harvester Vase', from Hagia Triada on [Crete](https://www.worldhistory.org/crete/), 1500-1450 BCE. The vase is carved from serpentine and was originally covered in [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) leaf. The scenes in relief depict a sowing festival and the vase was probably used to pour liquids during religious rituals. (Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Tausch, O. (2013, August 18). Harvester Vase. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Tausch, Olaf. "Harvester Vase." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 18, 2013. .
### MLA
Tausch, Olaf. "Harvester Vase." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Aug 2013, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schnittervase_02.jpg) by [**Olaf Tausch**](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schnittervase_02.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 August 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.