Plaster head of a goddess – Aspects of Beauty

From the Cult Centre in the Acropolis of Mycenae. 13th c. BC.
(ΕΑΜ/ΝΑΜ Π 4575)

Locks of hair fall on the forehead. The cheeks, the chin and the forehead of the goddess are decorated with red dotted rosettes, a motif with symbolic and religious meaning. Her white skin reflects the Mycenaean beauty standards for women.