Bands of writing on a mignon votive vessel

Miniature vessels were not toys. They are well-made, highly polished object and certainly destined for ritual use.
A significant portion of the miniature vessels bear inscriptions, but their precise definition is not easily determinable due to the irregular and crowded manner in which they were incised.
Horizontal and vertical bands of writing have been incised on miniature ritual vessels found in Old Europe. The inscriptions are from 7,000 to 6,500 years old.
A long inscription has been incised on a minute votive receptacle 7,000 years old, found in the village of Vincha (former Yugoslavia).
It could be a dedication formula or a description of a myth.
The Old European Script was not used for commercial transactions or for recording administrative documents, but for "communicating with the gods" or for recording, preserving and transmitting the spiritual knowledge of the Old Europe.

References:

Gimbutas M., The Civilization of the Goddess, HarperCollins Publishers, 1991
Haarmann H., Early Civilization and Literacy in Europe. An Inquiry Into Cultural Continuity in the Mediterranean World, Berlino, New York, 1995.
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
Vincha Culture ca 4000 BC, Western Publishers, Calgary, 1981