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Knossos - Pillar Crypt

The double axe symbol carved on the pillars, (Pillar Crypt) Knossos
The double axe symbol carved on the pillars, (Pillar Crypt) Knossos
The double axe insignia is present here as in Malia. The channels in the floor may have been employed in the ritual offering of liquids. The Pillar Crypts of the palaces are believed to have been secret rooms intimately connected to the cult practices of the Minoans.

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The double axe symbol carved on the pillars, (Pillar Crypt) Knossos
The double axe symbol carved on the pillars, (Pillar Crypt) Knossos
 
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