Teracotta goddess statue, found in Gortys, Crete, dated to 1300-1200 BC. Now in Heraklion.
I can't remember ever seeing this before, which is strange, since it seems like an important piece of evidence in the ongoing dispute over the reality of snake-handling Minoan goddesses/priestesses. But I think I may have
posted a photo of the display case where this sits in the Heraklion Museum, back in 2016; I think this was cut off on the right side. Fascinating, the things we just miss seeing.
This is why Siskel and Ebert hated that widescreen movies were cut down for TV.
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