Macedonian Priestesses

woman wearing tall polos headdress, bronze relief

Metal relief plaque showing a priestess with polos headdress
and the cymbals of the Mother of the Gods.
From Abritus, modern Razgrad, Macedonia

metal plaque of another priestess

Similar plaque of priestess with cymbals. Her fan-shaped headdress
may be made up of combs (see below). Razgrad.

woman wearing three tall combs

Here the headdress is clearly made of combs inserted in the hair.
Note the fish in her lap. Razgrad.

another with three combs

Another orante woman wearing three combs from Razgrad.