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Female Worshiper, c. 1600-1500 BC. Creator: Unknown.

Female Worshiper, c. 1600-1500 BC. This extremely rare Minoan bronze statuette represents a girl worshiping a deity. It was probably left as a dedication to a divinity. She wears a flounced skirt over a sleeved robe open at the front. The figure shows a remarkable degree of detail, including looped earrings, bracelets, and a necklace. Her shaved hairstyle, not found on any other Minoan bronze statuette, matches that of painted figures in roughly contemporary frescoes uncovered on the island of Thera, north of Crete. Its excellent condition, rarity, fine detail, and balanced proportions set it apart from other statuettes of its type to have survived.
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Title:
Female Worshiper, c. 1600-1500 BC. Creator: Unknown.
Caption:
Female Worshiper, c. 1600-1500 BC. This extremely rare Minoan bronze statuette represents a girl worshiping a deity. It was probably left as a dedication to a divinity. She wears a flounced skirt over a sleeved robe open at the front. The figure shows a remarkable degree of detail, including looped earrings, bracelets, and a necklace. Her shaved hairstyle, not found on any other Minoan bronze statuette, matches that of painted figures in roughly contemporary frescoes uncovered on the island of Thera, north of Crete. Its excellent condition, rarity, fine detail, and balanced proportions set it apart from other statuettes of its type to have survived.
Technique/material:
BRONZE
Credit:
Album / Heritage Art/Heritage Images
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Image size:
1978 x 3000 px | 17.0 MB
Print size:
16.7 x 25.4 cm | 6.6 x 10.0 in (300 dpi)
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