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title: Mycenaean Vase Decorated With An Octopus
author: Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/909/mycenaean-vase-decorated-with-an-octopus/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mycenaean Vase Decorated With An Octopus
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/909.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [Mycenaean](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mycenaean_Civilization/) vase or krater depicting a stylized octopus (1400-1300 BCE). Provenance: Ialysos, [Rhodes](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rhodes/). (British Museum).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, T. o. t. B. (2012, September 28). Mycenaean Vase Decorated With An Octopus. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, Trustees of the British. "Mycenaean Vase Decorated With An Octopus." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 28, 2012. .
### MLA
Museum, Trustees of the British. "Mycenaean Vase Decorated With An Octopus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Sep 2012, .
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