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Mysteries of the snake goddess : art, desire and the forging of history / Kenneth Lapatin

An investigation into the origins of the Snake Goddess statuette and the construction of Minoan civilisation. This work examines how early twentieth-century archaeologists and restorers shaped contemporary understanding of Bronze Age Crete.

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