The Gradešnica plaque: photograph of the obverse

A shallow grey clay tray, about 12.5 by 10.5 by 2 cm with two suspension holes, found in 1969 in a dwelling at Gradešnica, north-west Bulgaria. The inside carries signs in four vertical registers divided by five lines; the outside a schematic human figure surrounded by nine signs. More than 40 signs have been reported, but published drawings disagree. Dated to the early Chalcolithic; readings as a calendar or as writing are not accepted.

Regional History Museum Vratsa via Europeana (author not named). CC BY 3.0

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Gradešnica plaque: photograph of the obverse [Copy CPY0DEDV1KPKMY8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0DEDV1KPKMY8

@misc{mysteriesdept_art0dedtk8a4818,
  title     = {The Gradešnica plaque: photograph of the obverse},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Artifact, catalog key CPY0DEDV1KPKMY8},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0DEDV1KPKMY8}
}