Sunk,
The stone contours and Greco Cretan diction, is clearly a medical sooth. A prelude (or in some contexts, follow on) to placing of the hand. Wish there was color pix.
A fine bit of work, obviously not of Minoan origin.
Neat post, thanks.
Rab
Thanks Rab, but that is a color pic.
It isn’t Greek, it is Minoan hieroglyphics:
http://minoan.deaditerranean.com/2011/08/02/new-vrysinas-hieroglyphic-seal/
Andras Zeke [23 August 2011 at 10:21] says: Thank you for showing the image here. What little I can understand from it (it would really be good to see all the 4 sides, not just 2), is the following: (1) it seems to be a boustrophedon and (2) the upper seal-facet displays what I label a “primary title”. This two-membered sign-group (”trowel”-”arrowhead”) is extremely common on all seals, but I cannot read it yet — no one can — at the current stage of matters.
http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.texnes&id=298348
http://www.arxaiologia.gr/site/content.php?artid=9447