Vessels intended to accompany the dead into the afterlife (IMAGE)

Tel-Aviv University

Vessels intended to accompany the dead into the afterlife

Caption

These Cypriot jugs and juglets were laid on the deceased. Remains of opium were found in several of the vessels.

Credit

Assaf Peretz, Israel Antiquities Authority.

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Credit must be given to the creator.

License

CC BY

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