The Arkalochori Axe is a 2nd millennium BC Minoan bronze votive double axe head or labrys excavated by Spyridon Marinatos in 1934 in the Arkalochori cave in Crete, which is believed to have been used for religious rituals. There are many other examples of labrys surviving from the Minoan Civilization, including considerable numbers found in the same cave, but this one is unusual because of its large size and because it is inscribed with fifteen symbols.
The Arkalochori Axe is a 2nd millennium BC Minoan bronze votive double axe head or labrys excavated by Spyridon Marinatos in 1934 in the Arkalochori cave in Crete, which is believed to have been used for religious rituals. There are many other examples of labrys surviving from the Minoan Civilization, including considerable numbers found in the same cave, but this one is unusual because of its large size and because it is inscribed with fifteen symbols.
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