Female figurine
Archaeological museum of Chora
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Female figurine
1360 CE – 1240 BCE
Archaeological museum of Chora
Vagenas grave circle, Ano Englianos, Chora
Width: 5.1 cm x Height: 11.5 cm
Terracotta female figurine. The arms are folded on the belly. The breasts and eyes are plastically rendered. A plastic bulge at the belly may indicate a pregnant woman. Brown paint on the head and part of the body. Decoration of wavy lines, perhaps implying a long dress. From Vagenas grave circle at Ano Englianos, Chora. Figurines are frequently found in mycenaean burials. Among other hypotheses, it has been proposed that they had a ritual function or that they were an uniconic presence of the divine, as part of honouring the dead.