MINOAN COLLECTION | Embroidery on linen fabric
ITEM DETAILS
Creator: Maria Galanaki
Title: The Disc of Phaistos
Category: Decoration
Material-Technique: Linen fabric on wood with handmade embroidery
Year Created: 1990
Culture of Inspiration: Minoan
Object of Inspiration: The Disc of Phaistos
Method of Acquisition: Donation to the organization by the creator Maria Galanaki
Collection Number: BH/CM/38
SOURCE OF CREATOR INSPIRATION
The disk of Phaistos is made of baked clay with 45 symbols imprinted on its two sides with stamps, when the clay was still fresh, and that is why it is considered the oldest example of typography. It is one of the best-known mysteries of archeology as it has not been deciphered until today.
Νeo-palatial period
Exhibit of Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Crete, Greece
