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Source Description
This statuette closely resembles the ceramic and faience examples found in the sanctuary known as the “Pillar Shrine” in the Minoan palace of Knossos on the island of Crete. Many of these objects are identified as priestesses or goddesses and are associated with fertility, painting the picture of a matriarchal Cretan society. However, current research suggests that most of the gold and ivory statuettes were made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. At that time, the idea of a Mother Goddess (now discredited by scholars) was popular in archaeological circles.
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Document identity
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25734
label
Goddess or Priestess
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8
Source metadata
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25734
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object
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normalized
title
Goddess or Priestess
description
This statuette closely resembles the ceramic and faience examples found in the sanctuary known as the “Pillar Shrine” in the Minoan palace of Knossos on the island of Crete. Many of these objects are identified as priestesses or goddesses and are associated with fertility, painting the picture of a matriarchal Cretan society. However, current research suggests that most of the gold and ivory statuettes were made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. At that time, the idea of a Mother Goddess (now discredited by scholars) was popular in archaeological circles.
provenance
Feuardent Frères, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
16th century BCE or early 20th century (Late Minoan or modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
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en
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Ivory & Bone
figurines
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8
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8
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import
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H: 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm)
Source extras
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Minoan
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ivory and gold
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1972
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GRC
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215
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