Plaster Cast Reproduction of The Phaistos Disc
1913.02.0003
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Plaster Cast Reproduction of The Phaistos Disc (1913.02.0003) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Emile Gillieron & Fils, Athens. |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Middle Minoan III, 18th century BC |
| Culture | Greek - Minoan |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 16.8 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 15.7 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 2.3 cm |
| Weight | 380 g |
| Measuring Remarks | Including handle. |
| Materials | Plaster |
| Manufacturing Processes | Cast, |
| Munsell Color Information | waived |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Massey, Keith, and Massey-Gillespie, Kevin, "The Phaistos Disc Cracked?!" http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/phaistos/ -----. "Byblos and Crete: Exploring Orthographic Connections,"paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, 1997. "Ancient Scripts: The Phaistos Disc," http://alumni.eecs.berkeley.edu/~lorentz/Ancient_Scripts/phaistos.html |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Classical Museum Purchase |
| Reproduction | yes |
| Reproduction Information | Replica of inscribed clay disc originally found at Hagia Triada, 1908. |