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Mycenaean female idol, painted with red-brown pigment, of the so-called Psi type, from the position of the arms, which resembles the shape of the Greek letter. Found in religious buildings, necropolises and settlements. Rather than deities, these statuettes may have represented entities tasked with protecting the family, and are thus an expression of domestic cults linked to ancestors and the hearth.

Details

  • Title: Mycenaean idol
  • Date Created: 1375-1350 BC
  • Location Created: Taranto, Scoglio del Tonno, 1889
  • Physical Dimensions: 8.5 cm (height); 4.2 cm (width)
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Room: Room II, showcase 8B, 4.2

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