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Linear B tablet

Π-Ν1411 + Π-Ν1413
Clay
Mended, with many cracks
Length: 20.3 cm. Height: 3.7 cm.
Knossos
Arsenal
Late Bronze Age. Final Palatial period, Late Minoan IΙΙA2 period.:
1375-1300 BC:
Gallery:
IX
Case:
95
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Final Palatial period (1450-1300 BC). The Knossos monopalatial system
Economy and administration. Linear B script. Lists of military equipment
Description
Palm-leaf tablet recording a fully assembled “purple” chariot. An important detail is that the chariot had bronze reins and leather blinkers for the horses.
Bibliography:
Chadwick, J., Godart, L., Killen, J.T., Olivier, J.P., Sacconi, A., Sakellarakis, I.A. Corpus of Mycenaean Inscriptions from Knossos, Volume II (1064-4495). Cambridge University Press- Edizioni dell’Ateneo, 1990, 207 (tablet Sd 4409).
Author:
G. F.


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