Poppy goddess
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Poppy goddess
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The name poppy goddess is often used for a famous example of a distinctive type of large female terracotta figurine in Minoan art, presumably representing a goddess, but not thought to be cult images, rather votive offerings. It was discovered in a sanctuary of the Post-palace period at Gazi, Crete, and is now in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum. The name comes from the shape of the terminals of opium poppy seedheads rising from the diadem on the head. Other figures have different ornaments t
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Type of large female terracotta figurine in Minoan art
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppy_goddess
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2024-04-08T02:29:31Z
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