Set of two Spoons - Phaistos Disc, Meander Motif - Olive Branch, Ionic Order - Miniatures - pure Bronze Sculpture
Set of two Spoons - Phaistos Disc, Meander Motif - Olive Branch, Ionic Order - Miniatures - pure Bronze Sculpture
Condition: New, Made in Greece.
Material: Pure Bronze
Height: 10,5 cm - 4,1 inches
Width: 2,5 cm - 1 inches
Weight: 20 g
The Phaistos Disc is a disk of fired clay from the Minoan palace of Phaistos on the island of Crete, possibly dating to the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age (second millennium B.C.). The disk is about 15 cm (5.9 in) in diameter and covered on both sides with a spiral of stamped symbols. Its purpose and its original place of manufacture remain disputed. It is now on display at the archaeological museum of Heraklion.
Meander was the most important symbol in Ancient Greece, symbolizing infinity or the eternal flow of things. It is considered that there is a connection with the Cretan labyrinth – the meander is the figure of a labyrinth in linear form
The olive branch is a symbol of peace or victory allegedly deriving from the customs of ancient Greece, particularly regarding supplication to both the gods and persons in power and is found in most cultures of the Mediterranean basin.
The Ionic order is one of the three canonic orders of classical architecture, the other two being the Doric and the Corinthian. There are two lesser orders: the Tuscan, and the rich variant of Corinthian called the composite order. Of the three classical canonic orders, the Ionic order has the narrowest columns
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