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Enthroned female figurine
Enthroned female figurine

Enthroned female figurine

Π9780
Clay
Intact
Height: 16.7 cm.
Gortyn
Archaic period:
6th 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 enthroned female figurine cloaked in a heavy garment from head to foot. In her right hand is a sickle-like object. The facial features are coarse. This is probably a goddess, the sickle perhaps indicating an agricultural divinity. From the Archaic to the Hellenistic period, goddesses are usually depicted seated on thrones.
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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