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Minoan gold Votive Labrys [double-axe]-Late Minoan IA Period ca.1550–1500 BC-inscribed w/ 4 signs in undeciphered Linear A - Museum of Fine Arts
Labrys

Labrys

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Labrys (Greek: λάβρυς, lábrus) is, according to Plutarch (Quaestiones Graecae 2.302a), the Lydian word for the double-bitted axecalled in Greek a πέλεκυς (pélekus).

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An axe with a double head that was a religious symbol in ancient Crete.

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