The larger "Snake Goddess", a faience figurine. The snake is winding around the outstreched arms of the goddess and is stretched towards the high tiara on her head. The goddess is wearing a long dress with an apron, and her breasts are bare. Found on the treasuries of the central shrine of the Palace of Knossos. About 1600 B.C.
Original at the Iraklion Museum
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