Heraklion Archaeological Museum - CollectiveAccess System : Bronze objects : Bronze cut-out plaque of female figure [Χ2001]

Bronze cut-out plaque of female figure

Χ2001

Metal (Bronze)

Almost intact

Height: 6.5 cm.

Dictaean Cave (Cave of Psychro)

Protogeometric-Geometric period:

1000-700 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

Bronze cut-out plaque of a female figure. She is wearing a long dress and has her hands on her waist, elbows open. The basic facial features are visible, with a marked nose, a sharply angled chin and rudimentary eye-slits. The dress is elegantly decorated with relief dots. This posture with hands on waist is a frequent motif in Minoan art. The cut-out plaque was a votive offering at the sacred cave of Psychro.

Bibliography:

Boardman J., The Cretan Collection in Oxford: The Dictaean Cave and Iron Age Crete, Oxford, 1961, 48-49, Pl 16. Tyree E. L., Cretan Sacred Caves: Archaeological Evidence, Missouri, 1975, 299, pl. XC.

Author:

S. P.

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