http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1030872/resize%3Aformat%3DfullVotive double axabout 1550–1500 B.C.GoldGold double axe composed of thin sheet gold mounted on a hollow gold shaft and outlined by bands of five incised lines. On left blade, inscription of four signs in undeciphered Linear A; posssible an invocation to the goddess Demeter. Two pierced holes on right blade. The axe was deposited in a sacred cave as a votive offering.Ritual objectshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/150472/rdf