jan 1, 1600 BC -
Description:
- Snake Goddess- Material→Majolica
- Date→1600 BCE
- Location→Knossos
- Significance→Shows the importance of religion in Knossos as well as the importance of women in society. It could be both a fertility symbol, an indication of matrilineal hierarchy or potentially (and this is more likely) related to a goddess of the beasts - snakes were a religious icon
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1600 BC
Now
~ 3627 years ago