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Head of clay female figurine with tall hat

Π3441
Clay
Preserves the head and part of the neck.
Height: 4.6 cm. Width: 2.7 cm.
Petsophas
Peak Sanctuary
Middle Bronze Age. Late Prepalatial - Protopalatial period, Middle Minoan Ι - II period.:
1900 - 1700 BC:
Gallery:
II
Case:
21
Exhibition thematic unit:
Middle Bronze Age - Late Prepalatial-Protopalatial period (2200-1700 BC). From small communities to towns
Peak sanctuaries
Description
Head of female figurine, probably standing. The head is tilted up, with a pointed nose and chin. The face, neck and ears are painted white, while the eyebrows are rendered in black. The figure is wearing a tall hat, decorated on both front and back with linear motifs in black and white on a pink ground. Human figurines, in general, are believed to represent the worshippers who offered them at the sanctuary. Most of the female figurines from Petsophas are standing, 10-15 cm high, with stylised faces. Their clothing, hats and hairstyles are emphasised. The worshippers’ dress and coiffure seem to have indicated their identity. Most of the female figurines are wearing the same type of tall hat, an element projecting their communal rather than individual identity.
Bibliography:
Myres, J.L., "Excavations at Palaikastro II. The sanctuary-site of Petsofa." Annual of the British School at Athens 9 (1902/3): 356-387. Pilali-Papasteriou, Α. Μινωικά Πήλινα Ανθρωπόμορφα Ειδώλια της Συλλογής Μεταξά. Thessaloniki, 1992. Rutkowski, Β. Petsophas. A Cretan Peak Sanctuary. Warsaw, 1991, 88-89, fig. 26, pl. XXXV: 1, 2, 4.
Author:
E. S.


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