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Terracotta figurine of Athena
Terracotta figurine of Athena
Terracotta figurine of Athena

The Panhellenic character of the Cretan sanctuaries ➔ Terracotta figurine of Athena

Π18502
Clay
Mended from many pieces. Missing parts of the body, hair and helmet, most of the left arm, the spear and the shield
Height: 45 cm. (35.7 cm. without the helmet)
Gortyn
Sanctuary of the Acropolis
Early Archaic period:
Early 7th c. BC:
Gallery:
XVII
Case:
179
Exhibition thematic unit:
Geometric - Archaic - Classical period (10th - 4th c. BC). The Sanctuaries. From Minoan cult to the amalgamation of religious beliefs
Sanctuaries
Description
Large terracotta figurine of the goddess Athena, depicted frontally and wearing a helmet. She originally held a spear and sword which have not been preserved, in the type of Athena Promachos, a well-known statue type in Attica in the 6th and especially the 5th c. BC. This is an early example of the type, as we see from the facial features, the stiff pose and the cylindrical lower body. Other figurines of the goddess were found in the same area of the sanctuary of the Acropolis of Gortyn, which was dedicated to Athena.
Bibliography:
G. Rizza- Scrinari, Il santuario di Acropolis a Gortina, 1968.
Author:
M. K.


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