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The figure is wearing a cylindrical skirt and is bringing her arms to her chest. Figurines of this type are known from Minoan shrines and are probably representing the Adorants.
From Herakleion district, Crete. Late Minoan II-IIIA1 Period (1450-1375 BCE). Made from clay. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).
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