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Silver pin

Χ-Α540
Metal (Silver)
Intact
Length: 15 cm.
Knossos
Mavrospilio, Tomb IX
Middle Bronze Age. Neopalatial period, Middle Minoan ΙII period.:
1700-1600 BC:
Gallery:
V
Case:
53
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). The New Palaces. The zenith of Minoan civilisation
Linear A and cult
Description
Silver pin with hooked end, incised with an inscription in Linear A, a script that is still undeciphered today. The calligraphic style in which the signs are incised on the metal is in striking contrast to the usual linear style of the clay Linear A tablets.
Bibliography:
Alexiou, S. and W.C. Brice. "A Silver Pin from Mavro Spelio with an Inscription in Linear A: Her. Mus. 540." Kadmos 11(2) (1972): 113–124. Flouda, G. "Η επινόηση της γραφής και της σφράγισης." In S. Mandalaki and G. Rethemiotakis, Μινωικός Κόσμος. Ταξίδι στις απαρχές της Ευρώπης. Heraklion, 2015, 63-93.
Author:
G. F.


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