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Head of male figure

Π21429
Clay
Restored on the nose, most of the forehead and the right side of the face and hair.
Height: 7.2 cm. Width: 5.5 cm.
Juktas
Psili Korfi
Late Geometric - Early Archaic period:
710 - 575 BC:
Gallery:
VII
Case:
67
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). Minoan religion - Domestic and open-air cult
Open-air Sanctuaries The Peak Sanctuaries.
Description
Head of a male figurine, hollow with a large hole at the top of the head. It may have formed part of a modelled vessel. The modelled male figurine has features in the "Daedalic" style, which flourished in Crete in the 7th century BC. It is depicted frontally and has the typical wavy coiffure with strictly defined volumes in horizontal rows. The facial features are strongly marked, while a faint smile is discernible on the lips. The figure has a thin beard, highlighted by a row of incisions, as is the hair on the forehead. The hair and beard are painted brownish-black. This modelled male figurine is one of the finds confirming that the peak sanctuary remained in use in the Hellenic period. This is particularly significant given that written and oral tradition placed the tomb of Zeus on Mt Juktas.
Bibliography:
Ioannidou-Karetsou, Α. "Το ιερό κορυφής του Γιούχτα." Πρακτικά της εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας (1975): 330-342, pl. 267β. Karetsou, A. "The Peak Sanctuary of Mt. Juktas." In R. H?gg and N. Marinatos (eds), Sanctuaries and Cults in the Aegean Bronze Age. Proceedings of the First International Symposium at the Swedish Intititute in Athens, 12-13 May 1980. Stockholm, 1981, 137-153.
Author:
E. S.


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