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Title
Goddess of Myrtos, libation vase form altar, Crete
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Annotation
Goddess of Myrtos. Libation vase (rhyton) in the shape of a woman, found in the Early Minoan II settlement on the hill of Fournou Koryfi at Myrtos. It originally stood on the altar.
Detailed Info
| Object type |
small terracotta
rhyton subjects of cult |
| Material |
terracotta
|
| Size | 0 |
| Author of the object |
no
|
| Condition | good |
| Original | yes |
| Historical period |
Early Bronze Age
Early Minoan |
| Date bottom | -2600 exact date: no |
| Date top | -2300 |
| Location of the object |
Krete
(
Kriti
Crete
)
Agios Nikolaos Myrtos |
| Museum |
Ag. Nikolaos, Archaeological museum
|
| Keyword |
goddess
female |
| Description | Goddess of Myrtos. Libation vase (rhyton) in the shape of a woman, found in the Early Minoan II settlement on the hill of Fournou Koryfi at Myrtos. It originally stood on the altar withing the earliest extant domestic shrine from Minoan Crete. It has a bell-shaped body, without legs, and a very small head with rough rendering of facial details, supported on a very tall neck. The woman holds a beak-mouthed jug in the crook of her arm. The details of the garment and the pubic triangle are painted. |
| Storage directory | AgNikolaos |
| Photographer | Zdenek Kratochvil |
| Updated at | 02-03-2010 12:22 |
| Created at | 02-03-2010 12:22 |
| Signature | 0501222 |
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