{"id":16453,"date":"2026-02-28T17:05:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T17:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=16453"},"modified":"2026-03-02T17:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:57:14","slug":"phaistos-disc-23-cm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/product\/phaistos-disc-23-cm\/","title":{"rendered":"Phaistos Disc 23 cm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"753\">This sculptural replica represents the famous <em data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"282\">Phaistos Disc<\/em>, one of the most intriguing artifacts of the Minoan civilization. The original was discovered in 1908 at the Minoan palace complex of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Phaistos<\/span><\/span> on the island of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Crete<\/span><\/span>. Dating to approximately 1700\u20131600 BCE, during the Middle to Late Bronze Age, the disc is widely associated with the height of Minoan cultural development. Today, the original artifact is preserved in the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Heraklion Archaeological Museum<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"1332\">The disc is distinguished by its spiral arrangement of stamped symbols\u2014human figures, animals, tools, and abstract signs\u2014impressed into clay before firing. Unlike other Minoan scripts such as Linear A, the symbols on the Phaistos Disc remain undeciphered, making it one of archaeology\u2019s enduring mysteries. Scholars debate whether it represents a hymn, prayer, calendar, or administrative record. Created in a sophisticated palatial society that thrived on maritime trade across the Aegean, the disc reflects the artistic innovation and symbolic complexity of Bronze Age Crete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:cce7b1df-8e1e-40d4-991b-b9c9d3cd5112-5\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-12\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7852d34c-71fb-43c6-8534-e7c4512bfc7b\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1463\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Replica of the Phaistos Disc from Minoan Crete, c. 1700\u20131600 BCE, featuring its mysterious spiral script.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[17,18,445,39,351],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-16453","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-sculptures","product_cat-bronze-sculptures","product_cat-collection-iii","product_cat-statues","product_cat-ornaments","pa_color-gold-2","pa_color-dark-green"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/16453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=16453"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=16453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}