Boston Museum of Fine Art. Gold double axe from the Arkalochori Cave on Crete, from the Late Minoan IA Period, dating to c.1550-1500 BC. The axe is made from a thin sheet of gold and a hollow gold shaft. Four characters in an un-deciphered script (Linear A) were incised on one blade of the axe. These might represent an offering to Demeter and is was deposited in a sacred cave as a votive offering.