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Female chthonic divinity

Terracotta votive plaque representing a female figure flanked by snakes.

The polychrome technique employed here is rare in Athens at that time.

From a sanctuary at the north west slope of the Agora.

7th century BC.

T175.

(Chthonic- deities or spirits of the underworld)

 

Ancient Agora Museum, Athens

 

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Uploaded on November 9, 2012
Taken on October 22, 2012