Arkalochori Axe | |
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Material | Bronze |
Created | c. 1650 BC |
Discovered | 1934 Arkalochori, Crete, Greece |
Discovered by | Spyridon Marinatos |
Present location | Heraklion, Crete, Greece |
The Arkalochori Axe is a 2nd millennium BC Minoan bronze votive double axe (labrys) excavated by Spyridon Marinatos in 1934 in the Arkalochori cave in Crete, [1] which is believed to have been used for religious rituals. [2] It is inscribed with fifteen symbols.
It has been suggested that these symbols might be Linear A, although some scholars disagree. [3]
The Arkalochori axe and the Phaistos Disc are exhibited at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum (Galleries V and VII, respectively). They share some symbols.
Of the fifteen signs, two appear to be unique. The following suggestions for comparison with Linear A and Phaistos Disc glyphs are attributed to Torsten Timm (2004). [4] Reading top to bottom, right to left, the symbols are:
Note that reading top to bottom, right to left after turning the inscription counterclockwise gives a different sequence and numbering of the glyphs.
Arkalochori Axe | |
---|---|
Material | Bronze |
Created | c. 1650 BC |
Discovered | 1934 Arkalochori, Crete, Greece |
Discovered by | Spyridon Marinatos |
Present location | Heraklion, Crete, Greece |
The Arkalochori Axe is a 2nd millennium BC Minoan bronze votive double axe (labrys) excavated by Spyridon Marinatos in 1934 in the Arkalochori cave in Crete, [1] which is believed to have been used for religious rituals. [2] It is inscribed with fifteen symbols.
It has been suggested that these symbols might be Linear A, although some scholars disagree. [3]
The Arkalochori axe and the Phaistos Disc are exhibited at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum (Galleries V and VII, respectively). They share some symbols.
Of the fifteen signs, two appear to be unique. The following suggestions for comparison with Linear A and Phaistos Disc glyphs are attributed to Torsten Timm (2004). [4] Reading top to bottom, right to left, the symbols are:
Note that reading top to bottom, right to left after turning the inscription counterclockwise gives a different sequence and numbering of the glyphs.