Wig model
Γ352
Stone (Steatite)
Mended
Height: 23 cm. Width: 23 cm.
Knossos
Palace
Late Bronze Age. Neopalatial period, Middle Minoan ΙΙΙΒ - Late Minoan ΙI period.:
1650 - 1500 BC:
Gallery:
VIIICase:
86Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). Minoan religion. Palace cultPalace of Knossos: Stone Cult Vessels
Description
Stone wig model consisting of at least six pieces which were carved separately and then joined together. It is believed that this model hairpiece may have been attached to a large anthropomorphic xoanon made of perishable materials (wood or plaster?) which have not been preserved. It has also been suggested that it may have belonged to a sphinx rather than a human figure, because the hairstyle is strongly reminiscent of Eastern styles. The model was found in the “Fill of the Drain”, very close to the Great East Hall of the palace of Knossos. This great hall, one of the reception chambers of the palace, was decorated with frescoes depicting religious imagery in which human figures predominated.Bibliography:
Evans, A.J. The Palace of Minos: A Comparative Account of the Successive Stages of the Early Cretan Civilization as Illustrated by the Discoveries at Knossos. Volume III. London, 1930, 419-426, fig. 288, pl. XXXVI. Marinatos, Ν. and Ρ. Η?gg. "Anthropomorphic Cult Images in Minoan Crete." In Krzyszkowska, O - L. Nixon (eds), Minoan Society. Bristol, 1983, 185-201. Sphakianakis, D. ""Καλόν Δαίδαλον": Από το Ειδώλιο στο Είδωλο. Τάσεις και Δυναμική στην Ευμεγέθη Ανθρωπομορφική Πλαστική της Κρήτης κατά την Εποχή του Χαλκού." In S. Mandalaki (ed.), Δαίδαλος. Στα ίχνη του Μυθικού Τεχνίτη. Κατάλογος Έκθεσης στο Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ηρακλείου, 10 Μαΐου 2019 - 1 Μαρτίου 2020. Heraklion, 2019, 90-101, 218-219.Author:
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