"The Minoan Moulds of Palaikastro (Greek: Μήτρες του Παλαιοκάστρου Σητείας, romanized: Mitres tou Palaiokastrou Sitias) are double sided schist casting moulds from the time of the Minoan culture for casting cultural figurines and symbols. These include female figurines with raised arms, double axes (Λάβρυες, Labryes) and opium poppy flowers or capsules, two double axes with indented edges, "sanctification horns" and a geared disc with a cross and astral symbols, which could have been used for astronomical predictions of solar and lunar eclipses. They have been found near Palaikastro in the eastern part of Crete."
-taken from wikipedia
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| Casting mould with gears and female figure. Current location: Heraklion Archaeological Museum. |
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| Casting mold with a couple of double axes. |
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| Plaster cast of Plate A, Front. |
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| Plaster cast of Plate A, Rear. |
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| Plaster cast of Plate B, Front. |
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| Plaster cast of Plate B, Rear. |
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| Original of object. |
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| Arthur Evans drawing. |
Source/Quote:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_Moulds_of_Palaikastro
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