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Around them were a number of terracotta figurines—a goddess with upraised arms, a pair of priestesses cupping their breasts and a pair of male votaries. In front of the bench was a raised area, paved with water-worn pebbles, a tripod altar and a collection of LMIIIb vessels.
The figurine was found in the Shrine of the Double Axes in the southeast quarter of the palace of Knossos, which is dated to Late Minoan IIIA2-B and is considered the precursor of the bench shrines that predominated in Minoan Crete after the end of the palatial period.
It is known as the "Shrine of the Double Axes". On a bench at the back, different ritual objects were found amongst which were a stone double axe and votive clay idols - among them the terracotta figurine of a goddess with upraised arms.
the "Shrine of the Double Axes" by Evans, in the south-east quarter of the Palace (FIG. 3Ó.2).3 It contained pot-tery, a steatite double axe, a plaster tripod offering ta-ble, two pairs of horns of consecration, one male and three female figurines and a terracotta figure of a god-dess who is represented with upraised arms (FIG. 36.3).
21 juin 2015 · The room before you was made into a shrine at the end of the Postpalatial period (1375-1200 B.C.). It is known as the "Shrine of the Double Axes" (Figure 1). On a bench at the back, different ritual objects were found amongst which were a stone double axe and votive clay idols (Figure 2).
Double axes often appear in representational scenes, usually set in the top of stone bases or between "horns of consecration". Their precise significance is disputed. In the Near East, axes of this sort are often wielded by male divinities and appear to be symbols of the thunderbolt.
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