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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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Technically this would be more reasonably considered a Mycenaean octopus. After the Mycenaean takeover of Crete c. 1400 BCE, the stylization of the octopus motif changed rapidly. During the period of Mycenaean occupation on Crete in the Third Citadel period, the octopus motif became more static and 'heraldic,' if you will, and the form lost much of its natural fluidity. This particular design is much more reminiscent of the 'Mycenaean' octopus of the latest centuries of the bronze age. In art books it's commonly described as looking as if it's being shocked by electricity, making it appear rigid. In my opinion the way they did the eyes almost confirms that sentiment...