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CONTENTS
VOL. II, PART II
PAGE
§ 50. ' House of the Chancel Screen ' and ' Royal Villa ' . .391
M. M. Ilia features of South-East House; Neighbouring 'House of Chancel
Screen ' ; Entrance and Plan ; ' Megaron ' with ' Chancel Screen ' and dais for 'Seat
of Honour'; Parallel with 'Royal Villa'; Earliest Pottery on floors M. M. Ill ^ ;
The ' Royal Villa '—its dramatic discovery ; Plan of House ; Double flights of Stairs ;
Fine Painted Jar in ' Palace Style ' on landing; Lower Entrance System ; Small
private Court for householder ; The ' Megaron '—Platform and niche within Balus-
trade ; ' Seat of Honour'; Interspace designed as light-well; Analogies with Christian
Basilica; Pillar Crypt—Grooves and Vats for liquid offerings ; Timber beams restored
from indications preserved; One-columned Sanctuary above, connected by special
staircase ; Upper flights of main stairs ; Principal Entrance probably from Upper
Terrace; Upper 'Megaron' with Balustrade and Double Window (restored); Upper
'Megaron' within hail of Lower; Careful Choice of Site; Villa well adapted to be
Summer Pleasance of Priest-Kings.
§ 51. The North-East House and the Import of its Contents—
M. M. Ill ^ AND L. M. la: ' PlTHOID JAR' TYPE AND MlNOAN
'Amphoras'...........414
Private Houses on North border of Palace ; the ' North Pillar-Crypt '—part of con-
siderable building ; 'North-West House'—its Bronze Hoard; Discovery of North-
East House '—dated by contents M. M. Ill b-L. M. I; Its ground-plan ; Upper and
lower entrances ; Series of Magazines with ' Medallion ' and conventional roped
pithoi—both M. M. Ill b ; Inscribed sealing presenting Lion's head ' rhyton ' like
that from Fourth Shaft Grave, Mycenae; Seal-impressions with conventional facade
of building—typical of M. M. Ill; Was the building used for Palace Stores ? Except
pithoi, great bulk of pottery L. M. I a ; ' Pithoid amphora' type ; Preserves tradition
of pithoi of earlier Magazines; Bronze ' pithoid amphora' borne by Minoan in Sen-
mut Tomb ; Parallel class of ■ pithoid jars' with two, instead of three, rows of handles ;
Originates in a primitive ' two-storied ' class ; Handles derived from ' pithoid jars '
survive on L. M. I ^'amphoras'—these disappear before L. M. II; Specimen of
' pithoid amphora', L. M. I b, from Tylissos, with ' marine' and festoon ornaments ;
Beaded festoons and floral pendants derived from jewels of fresco figures.
(Note on the Origin of the Class of Tkuo-storied' Pots . . . . . ^ 428)
§ 52. The 'House of the Frescoes'.......431
Town area North-West of Palace—earlier and later group of houses ; Exploration of
' House of the Frescoes'; Within zone of Greek and Roman Occupation ; En-
trance system of House and general plan; Stack of painted stucco fragments ;
Underlying stratum of 'Repositories' date; Room of painted Vases —Double-Axe
decoration ; Pottery M. M. Ill b and L. M. I a ; Votive Stone ' Ladle' and inscribed
VOL. II, PART II
PAGE
§ 50. ' House of the Chancel Screen ' and ' Royal Villa ' . .391
M. M. Ilia features of South-East House; Neighbouring 'House of Chancel
Screen ' ; Entrance and Plan ; ' Megaron ' with ' Chancel Screen ' and dais for 'Seat
of Honour'; Parallel with 'Royal Villa'; Earliest Pottery on floors M. M. Ill ^ ;
The ' Royal Villa '—its dramatic discovery ; Plan of House ; Double flights of Stairs ;
Fine Painted Jar in ' Palace Style ' on landing; Lower Entrance System ; Small
private Court for householder ; The ' Megaron '—Platform and niche within Balus-
trade ; ' Seat of Honour'; Interspace designed as light-well; Analogies with Christian
Basilica; Pillar Crypt—Grooves and Vats for liquid offerings ; Timber beams restored
from indications preserved; One-columned Sanctuary above, connected by special
staircase ; Upper flights of main stairs ; Principal Entrance probably from Upper
Terrace; Upper 'Megaron' with Balustrade and Double Window (restored); Upper
'Megaron' within hail of Lower; Careful Choice of Site; Villa well adapted to be
Summer Pleasance of Priest-Kings.
§ 51. The North-East House and the Import of its Contents—
M. M. Ill ^ AND L. M. la: ' PlTHOID JAR' TYPE AND MlNOAN
'Amphoras'...........414
Private Houses on North border of Palace ; the ' North Pillar-Crypt '—part of con-
siderable building ; 'North-West House'—its Bronze Hoard; Discovery of North-
East House '—dated by contents M. M. Ill b-L. M. I; Its ground-plan ; Upper and
lower entrances ; Series of Magazines with ' Medallion ' and conventional roped
pithoi—both M. M. Ill b ; Inscribed sealing presenting Lion's head ' rhyton ' like
that from Fourth Shaft Grave, Mycenae; Seal-impressions with conventional facade
of building—typical of M. M. Ill; Was the building used for Palace Stores ? Except
pithoi, great bulk of pottery L. M. I a ; ' Pithoid amphora' type ; Preserves tradition
of pithoi of earlier Magazines; Bronze ' pithoid amphora' borne by Minoan in Sen-
mut Tomb ; Parallel class of ■ pithoid jars' with two, instead of three, rows of handles ;
Originates in a primitive ' two-storied ' class ; Handles derived from ' pithoid jars '
survive on L. M. I ^'amphoras'—these disappear before L. M. II; Specimen of
' pithoid amphora', L. M. I b, from Tylissos, with ' marine' and festoon ornaments ;
Beaded festoons and floral pendants derived from jewels of fresco figures.
(Note on the Origin of the Class of Tkuo-storied' Pots . . . . . ^ 428)
§ 52. The 'House of the Frescoes'.......431
Town area North-West of Palace—earlier and later group of houses ; Exploration of
' House of the Frescoes'; Within zone of Greek and Roman Occupation ; En-
trance system of House and general plan; Stack of painted stucco fragments ;
Underlying stratum of 'Repositories' date; Room of painted Vases —Double-Axe
decoration ; Pottery M. M. Ill b and L. M. I a ; Votive Stone ' Ladle' and inscribed