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(a)(b)Figure 6.20 Mycenaean images of women with plants. A. Fresco of goddess or priestess holding
clusters of wheat, from Mycenae. B. Ivory pyxis lid from Syria showing a goddess wearing a
Mycenaean- style skirt holding clusters of grain.
From the Louvre Museum, Paris: http:// history2701.wikia.com/ wiki/ File:7017_ xl.jpg.