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Minoan Snake Goddess 1600 B.C.
This figurine represents the agricultural fertility Goddess or her Priestess. The original was found in a storage room in the Palace of Knossos, on the island of Crete.
Price: £120.00 / $220.80
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Minoan Snake Goddess holding Snakes
This representation of the Minoan Snake Goddesses is seen holding snakes in her hands. She was a votive offering and not a cult figure, and probably represents a Priestess who may have been a princess of the palace.
Price: £118.00 / $217.12
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Bronze Cretan Bull
In the 2nd century BC, the art of bull leaping or dancing was developed in Minoan Crete and was performed by both men and women. The athlete would run toward a charging bull, grab its horns, and when tossed into the air, would execute various aerial movements, land on the bull's back, and dismount with a flip. Bull leaping was not fatal for the bull, but it could conceivably have been so for the athletes!
Price: £85.00 / $156.40
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Kymbe Vessel with Dolphins and Deers
This clay vessel originates from Akrotiri on the volcanic island of Thera (Santorini), and is decorated with leaping Dolphins on one side and deers on the other. It original usage is currently unknown. It is currently housed in the National Museum of Athens, in Greece. This item dates from circa 1500 B.C.
Price: £135.00 / $248.40
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Terracotta Oil Lamp
The detailed craftsmanship on this terracotta piece is superb and each lamp has its own distinctive characteristics.
We suggest the lamp is used for decorative purposes only.
Price: £32.00 / $58.88
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Spiral Amethyst Necklace
Lily, amethyst and lapis beads.
Spirals were one of the sacred symbols that were in use in Minoan times and are generally found along with religious icons such as the Snake Goddess.
The spiral is also symbolically representative of the labyrinth, for which King Minos is famous.
Price: £70.00 / $128.80
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Minoan Amethyst Necklace
Lily, amethyst and lapis beads.
Minoan jewellery usually consists of particular designs, such as natural and plant forms, nautical motifs and religious scenes and symbols.
Price: £70.00 / $128.80
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Minoan Double Axe earrings
The double-axe, known as Labrys, was the supreme symbol of Minoan religion, and possibly signified the mother-goddess, as it never appears in the hands of a god, but only as a sacred tool in her cult.
The Labrys was originally the sacrifical axe, and in time, it assumed a sacred importance of its own - it was inhabited by the divine spirit (the Minoan Snake Goddess).
Price: £45.00 / $82.80
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Minoan Double-Axe Pendant
This simple pendant is supplied on a resizeable black leather cord.
This pendant beautifully complements the Double-Axe Earrings (see above), and can be supplied as a boxed set for £70 (a saving of £10). To order, click on "Buy Now" on the Double-Axe Set box.
Price: £45.00 / $82.80
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Double Axe Set
This set includes the Double-Axe Pendant and Earrings, supplied as a boxed set.
Price: £80.00 / $147.20
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