Object/Work
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Catalog Level: item
Type: statue
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Classification
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Terms:
sculpture
Greek
and Roman art
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Titles or Names
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Text: Snake Goddess
Preference:
preferred
Type:
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Creation
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Creator Description: unknown Minoan
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Identity: unknown Minoan
Role: sculptor
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Creation Date:
Middle Minoan Palace period, ca. 1600 BCE
Earliest:
-1630 Latest:
-1570
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Measurements
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Dimensions Description: 34.29 cm (height)
(13 1/2 inches)
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Value: 34.29 Unit: cm
Type: length
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Materials and Techniques
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Description: terracotta, faience
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Material Names:
terracotta
faience
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Subject Matter
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Indexing terms:
human
figure
goddess
priestess
snakes
female
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Context
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Archeological Context-Discovery/Excavation
Place: central sanctuary, Palace (Knossos,
Crete, Greece)
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Descriptive Note
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Text: She represents a goddess or priestess.
Figure wears a tight Minoan bodice that reveals bare
breasts and a tall tiara with animal (owl or cat)
perched on top; snakes are wrapped around her waist
and arms; mending is apparent on both upper arms,
neck and headdress. There are painted linear decorations
on the apron, skirt, and hem.
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Current Location
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Repository Name/Geographic Location:
Heraklion Museum (Heraklion, Crete, Greece)
Repository Number:
no. 65
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Revised 28 August 2006