Description:
ca. late 19th century clay replica of a ceramic original dating to the Early Minoan Period or the Middle Minoan Period, ca. 3000-2000 BCE. This replica is made after KN Ga 676, a Linear B tablet fragment excavated at Knossos on Crete. This tablet fragment displays ideograms representing a condiment or spice and coriander. The original ceramic tablet after which this replica is made is located at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England.
Provenience: Greece, Crete, Knossos (original)

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; reproductions

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