亚洲网紅露点

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larnax

/ 藞濒蓱藧苍忙办蝉 /

noun

  1. archaeol a coffin made of terracotta
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of larnax1

from Greek; perhaps related to Late Greek narnax chest
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A 3,500-year-old coffin the size of a trunk, known as a larnax and decorated with undulating patterns, was valued at $1 million.

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Other items from Steinhardt鈥檚 collection included a gold brooch from 600 B.C. valued at $1.3 million and a larnax, a small box for human remains, that dates from 1400 to 1200 B.C. and is valued at $1 million, prosecutors said.

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A larnax, or small chest for human remains, from Crete, that dates between 1400-1200 B.C.

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The Larnax, a Cretan chest for human remains, has also been surrendered.

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According to prosecutors, while complaining about a subpoena requesting documentation for a different piece, Steinhardt pointed to the larnax and said to an investigator: 鈥淵ou see this piece? There鈥檚 no provenance for it. If I see a piece and I like it, then I buy it.鈥

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