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a. J. Evans
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figures of a Snake Goddess and
an attendant or Votary, with part
of another.
The figure of the Goddess,' as
reconstituted, is 34'2 centimetres
(13! inches) in height (Figs. 54 and
55). She wears a high tiara of a
purplish-brown colour with a white
border, a necklace, and a dress to
be more fully described below, con-
sisting of a richly embroidered
jacket with a laced bodice, and a
skirt with a kind of short double
apron. Her hair, seen in a fringe
above her forehead, falls behind
her neck and on to her shoulders ;
her eyes are black, as also her eye-
brows, which are given in relief,
and her ears are of abnormal size,
possibly with a religious intention.
Her breasts, which are almost en-
tirely bare, are of matronly propor-
tions. The ground colour of the
whole, including the flesh tint, is
generally a milk)* white, the various
details being laid on in purple, pur-
plish-brown, or black.
About the Goddess are coiled
three snakes with greenish bodies
spotted with purple-brown. The
head of one of these she holds out in
her right hand, its body follows the
arm upwards, then descends behind
the shoulders, and ascends again
to the left arm, which held the tail.1
55.—Faience Figure of Snake GODDESS : 1 The 1. fore-arm with the tail is restored
Back View (about 5 scale). in the figure.
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£12
figures of a Snake Goddess and
an attendant or Votary, with part
of another.
The figure of the Goddess,' as
reconstituted, is 34'2 centimetres
(13! inches) in height (Figs. 54 and
55). She wears a high tiara of a
purplish-brown colour with a white
border, a necklace, and a dress to
be more fully described below, con-
sisting of a richly embroidered
jacket with a laced bodice, and a
skirt with a kind of short double
apron. Her hair, seen in a fringe
above her forehead, falls behind
her neck and on to her shoulders ;
her eyes are black, as also her eye-
brows, which are given in relief,
and her ears are of abnormal size,
possibly with a religious intention.
Her breasts, which are almost en-
tirely bare, are of matronly propor-
tions. The ground colour of the
whole, including the flesh tint, is
generally a milk)* white, the various
details being laid on in purple, pur-
plish-brown, or black.
About the Goddess are coiled
three snakes with greenish bodies
spotted with purple-brown. The
head of one of these she holds out in
her right hand, its body follows the
arm upwards, then descends behind
the shoulders, and ascends again
to the left arm, which held the tail.1
55.—Faience Figure of Snake GODDESS : 1 The 1. fore-arm with the tail is restored
Back View (about 5 scale). in the figure.