page_title: Minoan Moulds of Palaikastro
hierarchical_section_title: Minoan Moulds of Palaikastro
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Schieferform zum Gießen von Kultfiguren und Symbolen, gefunden nahe dem Weiler Agia Triada an der Straße von Palekastro nach Sitia (1370–1200 v.&#160;Chr.), Archäologisches Museum von Iraklio, Kreta, Griechenland
context_page_description: The Minoan Moulds of Palaikastro 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 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Casting mould with gears and female figure
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