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ART0D1GGFQ64VQD·Artifact · object

The Phaistos Disc

Document356 pagesPublic domainC. 1750 BC, start of Middle Minoan IIIA, by the pottery of the find deposit
PagesTextPage 1 of 356
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Arthur Evans, 1750. Public domain

Copies 7

PhotoArthur Evans (Scripta Minoa I) · digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de · 1909 · public-domainPrimary source: Scripta Minoa: The Written Documents of Minoan Crete, Volume I1 step from the original
PhotoArthur Evans · archive.org · 1909 · Public domainPrimary source: Scripta Minoa: The Written Documents of Minoan Crete, Volume I1 step from the original
PictureArthur Evans · archive.org · Public domain1 step from the original
TranscriptionUnicode Consortium · unicode.org · Unicode terms of use2 steps from the original
PhotographUnknown author · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 3.01 step from the original
PhotographC messier, crop and composite image by Bammesk · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original
PhotographGleb Simonov · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain1 step from the original

Where it was made

HaniaRodos1Phaistos200 kmKalamataRodosMuğla1200 km
Phaistos · Minoan palace site

Sources 2

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The Phaistos Disc [Artifact ART0D1GGFQ64VQD]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D1GGFQ64VQD
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