Phi Figurines
Psi, phi and tau were types of Greek terracotta figurine, terracotta figurines made in Mycenaean Greece during the Late Helladic period. They were typically about high and are found in tombs, shrines and settlement areas. They fall into three distinct typologies, each named for the letter of the Greek alphabet that it resembles. The earliest such figures date to the Late Helladic II period (), and they continued to be made until the end of the Late Helladic III (). The figurines depict female forms, often wearing a polos headdress that may indicate a goddess or a worshipper. Some, known as the () type, include a model of an infant. The function and original meaning of these figures is unclear, and may not have been the same to all Mycenaeans or at all stages in the object's use-life: some are found in clearly sacred or ritual contexts, such as sanctuaries or as offerings in tombs, while others are found in domestic contexts, household rubbish, or used for utilitarian functions ...
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Mycenaean Figurine Type Psi, AM Of Delphi, 201283
Mycenaean may refer to: * Something from or belonging to the ancient town of Mycenae in the Peloponnese in Greece * Mycenaean Greece, the Greek-speaking regions of the Aegean Sea as of the Late Bronze Age * Mycenaean language, an ancient form of Greek * Helladic period, the material-cultural period in the eastern Mediterranean in the Bronze Age associated with the Mycenaean Greeks {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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