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- The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze Age
- The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze Age
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Introduction
- Part I Aegean Neolithic Art
- Part II The Art of the Aegean Early Bronze Age
- Part III Aegean Art in the Cretan First Palace Period
- Chapter 12 Artworks in Context
- Chapter 13 Minoan Architecture in the First Palace Period
- Chapter 14 Minoan Glyptic in the First Palace Period
- Chapter 15 Other Minoan Relief Arts
- Chapter 16 Artworks in the Round
- Chapter 17 Minoan Pottery
- Chapter 18 Mainland Greece and the Islands in the First Palace Period
- Part IV Aegean Art in the Second Palace Period
- Part V Aegean Art in the Cretan Second Palace Period
- Part VI Aegean Art in the Final Palatial Period of Knossos
- Part VII Aegean Art of the Mainland Mycenaean Palatial Period
- Part VIII Aegean Art at the End of the Bronze Age
- Afterword Aegean Art Through Forgers’ Eyes
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Chapter 16 - Artworks in the Round
from Part III - Aegean Art in the Cretan First Palace Period
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 May 2022
- The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze Age
- The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze Age
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Introduction
- Part I Aegean Neolithic Art
- Part II The Art of the Aegean Early Bronze Age
- Part III Aegean Art in the Cretan First Palace Period
- Chapter 12 Artworks in Context
- Chapter 13 Minoan Architecture in the First Palace Period
- Chapter 14 Minoan Glyptic in the First Palace Period
- Chapter 15 Other Minoan Relief Arts
- Chapter 16 Artworks in the Round
- Chapter 17 Minoan Pottery
- Chapter 18 Mainland Greece and the Islands in the First Palace Period
- Part IV Aegean Art in the Second Palace Period
- Part V Aegean Art in the Cretan Second Palace Period
- Part VI Aegean Art in the Final Palatial Period of Knossos
- Part VII Aegean Art of the Mainland Mycenaean Palatial Period
- Part VIII Aegean Art at the End of the Bronze Age
- Afterword Aegean Art Through Forgers’ Eyes
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
Considerable quantities of human and animal figurines have been found on the peak sanctuaries of Crete. They are sometimes accompanied by clay models of anatomical parts, arms, and legs – healing offerings that occur in cult places of many periods. The peak sanctuary of Petsophas, next to Palaikastro, is one of the best known for this period (Rutkowski 1991). Cult caves, like those of Arkalochori, or Psychro on the Lasithi plateau (Watrous 1996), have produced similar finds. Figurines and zoomorphic vessels also come from urban sanctuaries and burials (Jones 1999).
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- The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze AgeA History, pp. 109 - 112Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022