A mysterious "snake goddess" found in Athens is painted on a plaque with a molded face.
Miniature terracotta shields were given as votive offerings at sanctuaries. These shields were found, along with the snake goddess, in fill gravel at the Athenian agora.
The snake goddess deposit included broken pottery as well as terracotta pieces.
The location of the deposit in the Athenian agora. The materials were used in a road-building project in 7th-century B.C. Athens.
Small human figurines made of terracotta found in the agora deposit.
The deposit was first discovered in 1932 during excavations of the agora.
A look at the snake goddess plaque on display.
Terracotta figures found at the site include a painted bird, chariot riders, horse teams with drivers and individual horses that would have been part of chariot teams.
Cut clay disks found amid the roadfill rubble.
A votive horse found in the agora deposit.
