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Clay figurine head

Π2186
Clay
Only the head is preserved
Height: 6 cm.
Dictaean Cave (Cave of Psychro)
Early Archaic period:
700-600 BC:
Gallery:
XVII
Case:
174
Exhibition thematic unit:
Geometric - Archaic - Classical period (10th - 4th c. BC). The Sanctuaries. From Minoan cult to the amalgamation of religious beliefs
Sacred Caves
Description
This clay figurine head was found with other human figurines deposited as votive offerings in the sacred cave of Psychro. It is in the characteristic "Daedalic" or Orientalising style, with highly stressed facial features and large, almond-shaped eyes. The hair is in the "layered wig" style.
Bibliography:
Hogarth, D.G., “The Dictaean Cave.”, Annual of the British School at Athens 6 (1899-1900), 94-116. Jenkins R.J.H., Dedalica, Cambridge, 1936, 30, pl. 2.5. Boardman J., The Cretan Collection in Oxford: The Dictaean Cave and Iron Age Crete, Oxford, 1961, 60, n.5. Tyree E. L., Sacred Caves: Archaeological Evidence, Missouri, 1975, 302, pl. XCII.
Author:
S. P.


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