Clay handmade figurines were the commonest type of votive offering in Minoan cult places. They were particularly ubiquitous in peak sanctuaries, open-air places of worship on the summit of hills or mountains. The illustrated examples come probably from such a sanctuary. During the Protopalatial or Old Palace period (2000-1700 BC), worship in peak sanctuaries had a strong folk character. The devotees offered to the deity clay models of animals (possibly as substitutes for blood sacrifices) and of humans in attitudes of adoration. Sometimes they dedicated models of individual body parts, which presumably begged a cure. Several figurines bore painted or plastic decoration. The examples illustrated here preserve traces of black pigment, as well as relief renderings of the hairstyle and the loincloth on male figures, and of the hat and the skirt on the female one. The male figures are usually represented in the typical pose of worshippers with hands in front of the chest. On the contrary, the naked breasts, outstretched arms and ritual pose of female figurines refer to the well-known Minoan ‘snake goddesses’ and may be indicative of priestesses or fertility deities.