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MINOAN COLLECTION | Golden silk draped garment

OBJECT DETAILS

Creator: Spyridon Tsagarakis

Category: Garment/Dress

Material: Silk

Reason for Creation: Contemporary Minoans Exhibition | Branding Heritage | Crete, 2018

Year of Creation: 2018

Inspired by: Minoan Civilization

Object of Inspiration: The small snake goddess figurine

Venue: Heraklion Archaeological Museum | Contemporary Minoans Exhibition | Branding Heritage | Crete, 2018

Way of Acquisition: Donation to the organisation by the creator in 2018

Collection Number: ΒΗ/CM/13

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SOURCE OF INSPIRATION

The faience figurine of the small “Snake Goddess” holding two snakes in her raised hands is one of the most important objects of worship found in the Temple Repositories of Knossos. The goddess is clothed in an elaborate garment, divided into seven overlapping horizontal layers and covered with a short apron and a tight-fitting vest that leaves her breasts uncovered. Late Bronze Age, 1600 BC Heraklion Archaeological Museum

MINOAN COLLECTION | Golden silk draped garment

SOURCE OF INSPIRATION

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