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Bronze worshipper figurine

Χ2286

Metal (Bronze)

Incomplete

Height: 6.9 cm.

Dictaean Cave (Cave of Psychro)

Protogeometric period:

1000-900 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 worshipper figurine made of bronze rods hammered and welded together. This construction technique has affected the shape of the figurine, which is not much differentiated from the square shape of the rod. It depicts a male figure with right hand raised forwards in a gesture of prayer and left hand bent on the breast. The facial features are schematically rendered and the head bears a band. The shaping of the top of the head indicates that the figure was probably attached to another object.

Bibliography:

Boardman J., The Cretan Collection in Oxford: The Dictaean Cave and Iron Age Crete, Oxford, 1961, 11, pl. 6. Tyree E. L., Cretan Sacred Caves: Archaeological Evidence, Missouri, 1975, 301, pl. XCII.

Author:

S. P.

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