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Mycenaean figurine on tripod

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is exhibited a clay figurine of the Mycenaean period, depicting a figure seated on what seems to be a tripodic chair. It was discovered in the region of the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. It is a particularly rare object, as the majority of Mycenaean figurines belong to the types Φ (phi) and Ψ (psi).
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seated on a tripod. The theory has not been proved, as it is still believed that the cult of Apollo had not been yet established in the Mycenaean period with the same ritual as later. The figurine is decorated with linear motifs in red paint.
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Perdrizet, P., 1908, Fouilles de Delphes: Monuments figures: petits bronzes, terres cuites, antiquites diverses, Paris
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The figurine has aroused the interest of scholars, as it has been considered to constitute a precursor of
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Mycenaean anthropomorphic figurines usually come in three types:
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Kolonia, R., 2006,The archaeological Museum of Delphi, Athens
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Psi, Phi, Tau
Delphi
Delphi Archaeological Museum
Pythia
Categories
Mycenaean art
Collection of the Delphi Archaeological Museum
Sculptures in Delphi
Archaeological discoveries in Central Greece

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