CIMRM Supplement - God with snake coils, possibly Aion, Heraklion, Crete.

There is a curious statue in the museum in Heraklion, Crete. It has been suggested that this may in fact be Aion. The museum sign reads:

Bibliography

  • Eleni Vassilika, "A New Egyptian God in Roman Crete," In Cretaromana e protobizantina: Atti del congresso internazionale organizzato dalla Scuola Archeologica Italiana di Atene (Iraklion, 23–30 settembre 2000),ed. Antonino Di Vita, Monica Livadioti, and Ilaria Simiakaki, vol. 3.2, Padua (2004), pp.1083–1087.


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