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Are you a spindle or an ivy?

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  • Figure 9: Example of a spindle - [Wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spindle_with_cotton_yarn.jpg)
  • Figure 10: Form of an ivy leaf (Hedera colchica) - [Wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EB1911_Ivy_-_Fig._2.%E2%80%94Hedera_colchica.jpg)
  • Figure 11: Close-up of Octopus Stirrup Jar C-11 - Doi 2006 - pl. 26.
  • Figure 12: Close-up of Octopus Stirrup Jar M-1 - Doi 2006 - pl. 210.
  • Figure 13: Close-up of Octopus Stirrup Jar M-2 - University of Philadelphia Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - [30-44-2](https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/309377).

Is the head of our octopus a spindle or an ivy? Cretan specimens often have ivy-shaped heads, whereas those from East-Attica are predominantly spindle-shaped. However, more idiosyncratic designs also existed.Doi 2006, The octopus style: A study of octopus-painted Aegean pottery of 12th-11th centuries B.C.E., its regional styles, development and social significance (Doctoral thesis, University College London), 33-34/175 Ours is clearly a spindle, so it most probably is from East-Attica. Oh, ours are, not is!