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Clay sealing

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Clay
Minor chipping.
Length: 2 cm. approx. Width: 1.6 cm approx.
Knossos
East Temple Repository
Late Bronze Age. Neopalatial period, Late Minoan ΙB period.:
1500-1450 BC:
Gallery:
VIII
Case:
80
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). Minoan religion. Palace cult
Palace of Knossos. The Temple Repositories
Description
Clay pyramidal token (nodulus) with seal impression of a male figure with a sceptre and a lion. Noduli served as bureaucratic proofs of transaction. Since they were not attached to goods, they probably functioned independently, as a sort of certified sealed receipt. The sealing motifs produced by the signet rings or seals of the parties to the transactions display a fascinating variety.
Bibliography:
Gill, M.A.V., W. M?ller, and I. Pini. CMS II.8. Iraklion Arch?ologisches Museum. Die Siegelabdr?cke von Knossos. Unter Einbeziehung von Funden aus anderen Museen. Vol. 1-2. Mainz, 2002, 366-367.
Author:
G. F.


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