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Jeton touristique - Crête - Musée archéologique d'Héraklion - Disque de Phaistos ND

 
- 17.94 g 34 mm
Description
Location
Greece
Type
Medals › Souvenir medallions
Weight
17.94 g
Diameter
34 mm
Thickness
3.3 mm
Shape
Round (irregular)
Orientation
Variable alignment ↺
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#325692
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Clay representation of the Phaistos disc, 16cm in diameter and with its hieroglyphic characters still undeciphered.

Edge

Smooth and curved

Comment

The Phaistos or Phaestos disc is a baked clay disc discovered in 1908 by Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier at the archaeological site of the Minoan palace of Phaistos, Crete. It could date from the middle or end of the Minoan Bronze Age (2nd millennium). Approximately sixteen centimetres in diameter, it is covered on both sides with hieroglyphs printed with punches. A total of 241 signs, 45 of them different, cover the disc, forming a spiral from the outside to the center of the object. Its use, meaning and even its place of manufacture are the subject of bitter debate. To date, no other similar object has been found. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disque_de_Phaistos