The Gradešnica plaque

Found in a sanctuary (perhaps), the Gradešnica plaque recalls a ritual, shallow vase 12.5 cm long. Discovered in Vraca (north-west Bulgaria), it dates back to the end of the eighth millennium and is bearing inscriptions on both sides.
On the outside, it reveals an anthropomorphic stylised figure in a ritual posture with arms raised, surrounded by a great quantity of triangular and V-shaped motifs.
The picture shows the inside of the Gradešnica plaque, bearing a long inscription divided into four horizontal segments; above each line there are three or four very different signs: the root-signs of the proto-European script crossed with religious symbols.

References:

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Merlini M., Was Writing Born in Europe? Searching for a Sacred Script, Rome ( in preparation )
Winn, Shan M.M., Pre-writing in Southeastern Europe: The Sign System of the Vinca Culture ca 4000 BC, Western Publishers, Calgary, 1981.