Late Minoan III larnax from Kavrochori, Archaeological Museum of HeraklionThe golden larnax and the golden crown of Philip II of Macedon, Vergina Museum.
A larnax (plural: larnakes; Ancient Greek: λάρναξ, lárnaks, plural: λάρνακες, lárnakes) is a type of small closed coffin, box or "ash-chest" often used in the Minoan civilization and in Ancient Greece as a container for human remains—either a corpse (bent back on itself) or cremated ashes.
The first larnakes appeared in the Minoan period of the Aegean civilization, when they took the form of ceramic coffers designed to imitate wooden chests, perhaps on the pattern of Egyptian linen chests. They were richly decorated with abstract patterns, octopuses and scenes of hunting and cult rituals.[1]
During the later Hellenistic period, larnakes, in the form of small terracotta sarcophagi, became popular, some of which were painted in similar styles to contemporary Greek vases.
In a few special cases, larnakes appear to have been made out of precious materials, as in the 4th century BC example found at Vergina in Macedonia, of gold, with a sun motif (hence known as the "Vergina Sun" motif) on the lid. Manolis Andronikos, the leader of the archaeological excavation, posited that the larnax most likely contained the remains of King Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great.[2]
A larnax (plural: larnakes; Ancient Greek: λάρναξ, lárnaks, plural: λάρνακες, lárnakes) is a type of small closed coffin, box or "ash-chest" often used...
The Golden Larnax is a 4th-century BC closed coffin discovered in the Macedonian Royal tombs at Vergina in Greece. It has been proposed that it contained...
the Golden Larnax made of 24-carat gold and weighing 11 kilograms (24 lb), embossed with the Vergina Sun symbol. Inside the golden larnax the bones of...
of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia. There it was depicted on a golden larnax found in a 4th-century BC royal tomb belonging to either Philip II or Philip...
cannot justify nonhuman animals' pain. Hunting of deer and ibex, Minoan larnax, prepalatial period Hunting in the papyrus thicket, mural from a tomb in...
It is a subshrub endemic to Ecuador. Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Larnax steyermarkii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46313A11047627...
described as Larnax psilophyta in 1998 by N. W. Sawyer, and was placed in genus Deprea in 2015. Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Larnax psilophyta"....
L. Vance (1991), "The origin and iconography of the Late Minoan painted larnax", Hesperia, 60(3): 285–307; JSTOR 148065. Willetts, R. F., 1976 (1995 edition)...
marina. The name Larnaca originates from the Ancient Greek noun λάρναξ larnax 'coffer, box; chest, e.g. for household stores; cinerary urn, sarcophagus...
mostly in good condition, and was a much grander version of the pottery larnax ash-chests that had become common by this late period. It is presumed to...
Archaic period inscribed with letters from a Thessalian alphabet Metal larnax guarded by a dog Mosaics from the early Christian and Byzantine periods...
At Tanagra in Boeotia, however, it was common to inter the body within a larnax, a practice only otherwise attested on Minoan Crete. It was common for previous...
discovered to date; there are a number of smaller terracotta "ash-chests" (larnax), painted far more crudely, usually in a single colour. It is the only object...
Solanaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Larnax andersonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46311A11047465...
with him at the Great Tumuli of Vergina, in a separate room. The second larnax found in the tomb might belong to her as well as the gold myrtle wreath...
Coinage in the Hellenistic period increasingly used portraits. The golden larnax of Philip II of Macedon which contained his remains. It was constructed...
her father Cadmus. Their sentence was to be put into a chest or a box (larnax) and cast in the sea. Luckily, the casket they were in washed up by the...
Philip II of Macedon at the Museum of the Royal Tombs in Vergina The golden larnax and the golden grave crown of Philip The gilded silver diadem of Philip...
The golden larnax that was buried with Philip II of Macedon in his tomb at Vergina (Aigai), featuring the Vergina Sun design, the royal symbol of the Argead...
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