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Minoan Snake Goddess

Minoan figurine from about 1600 BC. The Minoan was a Bronze Age civilization which existed on the island of Crete from around 2700 BC to the first millenium BC. Minoan society is thought to have been matriarchal; their religion exalted female deities such as this "Snake Goddess".

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Minoan Snake Goddess

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Minoan figurine from about 1600 BC. The Minoan was a Bronze Age civilization which existed on the island of Crete from around 2700 BC to the first millenium BC. Minoan society is thought to have been matriarchal; their religion exalted female deities such as this "Snake Goddess".

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Album / Science Source / New York Public Library

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Image size:

3284 x 4665 px | 43.8 MB

Print size:

27.8 x 39.5 cm | 10.9 x 15.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AEGEAN CIVILIZATION • ANCIENT CRETE • ANCIENT GREECE • ART • BRONZE AGE • CERAMIC • DEITIES • DEITY • EARTHENWARE • FAIENCE • FEMALE • FIGURE • FIGURINE • GOD • GODDESS • GODDESSES • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • MINOA • MINOAN CIVILIZATION • MINOAN • MYTH • MYTHOLOGICAL • MYTHOLOGY • OBJECT • OBJECTS • PERIOD: BRONZE AGE • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • SCULPTURE • SNAKE GODDESS • STATUARY • STATUE • STATUES • UMBRELLA • WOMAN • WOMEN