Talos Artifacts Phaistos disc Bronze Sculpture Museum Reproduction - Palace of Knossos - Minoans
$159.00
Description
The Phaistos Disc is a disk of fired clay from the Minoan palace of Phaistos on the Greek island of Crete, possibly dating to the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age (2nd millennium BC)..Its purpose and meaning, and even its original geographical place of manufacture, remain disputed, making it one of the most famous mysteries of archaeology. This unique object is now on display at the archaeological museum of Heraklion..The Minoan Civilization thrived in the Bronze age (in roughly 3,000 BC) within the Aegean. The center of this civilization was Crete and the Palace of Knossos.Material: Pure Bronze with Green patina.Height on stand: 17.5 cm(6.9 inches) - Diameter of disc:15 cm(5.9 inches) - Weight: 1 Kg
