Seats of Power? Making the most of miniatures – the role of terracotta throne models in disseminating Mycenaean religious ideology (original) (raw)

Mycenaean terracotta models of thrones and enthroned figurines have been a focus of scholarly attention for their sociocultural significance. This paper contextualizes these miniatures within the framework of Mycenaean palatial religious ideology, assessing patterns of distribution and interactions with other ritual objects. It suggests that these terracotta thrones played a role in expressing and disseminating religious ideologies, influencing ritual behavior in both settlement and funerary contexts across the southern and central Greek mainland.