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Minoan Snake Goddess
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Herakleion Museum,
Crete, Greece. 1600
B.C.
This figurine
represents an
agricultural
fertility Goddess or
her Priestess. The
original was found in
a storage room in the
Palace of Knossos,
Crete. She is a
votive offering and
not a cult figure and
therefore, probably
represents a
Priestess who is
perhaps a princess of
the palace. Although
she is dressed in the
garb of her deity, a
Cretan Earth Mother,
she is a
personification of
Earth from which all
life springs and
returns. She carries
the snakes, symbols
of death and rebirth.
Crouching on her
crown is a lion cub,
usually associated
with royal houses. In
her crown are poppy
pods, indicating the
use of opium in her
worship.
SIZE: 12"H (30cm)
ITEM TYPE: Statue
ITEM MATERIAL:
Casting stone
ITEM FINISH: Antique
stone finish with
color detail
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Product Details:
NAME: Minoan Snake Goddess
TYPE: Reproduction
MANUFACTURER: Shop
SKU: D-82
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