She is dressed in the garb of her deity, a Cretan Earth Mother. She is a personifaction of Earth from which all life springs and returns. The snakes represent symbols of death and rebirth. Crouching on her crown is a lion cub, usually associated with royal houses, and in her crown are poppy pods indicating the use of opium in her worship.
She is currently located at the Heraklion Museum on the island of Crete and dates from approximately 1600 BC.
Height: 30 cms / 12 ins
Weight: 0.75 kg / 10 oz. |
