Relief plaque with female bust



Relief plaque with female bust

Π11334
Clay
Edges worn
Height: 7.8 cm. Width: 5.4 cm.
Gortyn
Sanctuary of the Acropolis
Early Archaic period:
7th c. BC:
Gallery:
XVII
Case:
168
Exhibition thematic unit:
Geometric - Archaic - Classical period (10th - 4th c. BC). The Sanctuaries. From Minoan cult to the amalgamation of religious beliefs
Sanctuaries
Description
Terracotta Daedalic plaque with relief female bust. She displays the Daedalic hairstyle resembling an Egyptian wig. One of a group of similar Daedalic plaques, inspired by Eastern models, found in the sanctuary of the Acropolis of ancient Gortyn.
Bibliography:
G.Rizza- V.S. Scrinari, Il santuario sull' Acropoli di Gortina I, Monografie della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente, 1968.
Author:
M. K.


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