Evans, Arthur J.: The Palace of Minos: a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustred by the discoveries at Knossos (Band 2,2): Town houses in Knossos of the new era and restored West Palace Section (London, 1928)

§ 63. The Procession Fresco, with Comparative Materials; Egyp-
tian Representations of the Mixoax Envoys from 'Keftiu'; 'The
Captain of the Blacks '.

The ' Procession Fresco' —in double rows; Wide extension of processional
scheme in Palace; Successive groups in Corridor—tentative restorations ;
Youths in priestly robes—Hagia Triada Sarcophagus suggests musicians ;
Variegated stone vase; Parallel for Goddess holding Double Axe in each
hand; Youths like ' Cup-bearer' ; Silver anklets—a Syrian fashion ; Minoan
sandals—ivory foot; Wavy bands—traditional rock borders ; Embroidered
patterns—compared xuith those of ' Ladies in Blue' ; Influence of inlays on
patterns of embroidery ; Identity of pattern on Minoan dress and Egyptian
ceiling; The nehuork patterns ; Place of' Procession Fresco' early in 'New
Era'; Was it an original element of restored building ? Hint of an inter-
mediate dado system in Corridor ; Minoan ' tributaries' from Keftiu and the
' Isles of the Sea' on wall-paintings of tombs of high officials, of Queen
Hatshcpsut's and Thothmes Ill's time; Tombs of Senmut, User-amon, and
Pucmra; Tomb of Rckhmara—Minoan types of vessels, curls and horn;
Elephants' tusks borne by Minoan ' tributaries'; Ox-head laden with tusks on
miniature fresco ; African elephant known to Miuoans; 'Poncho' on figure
of H. Triada Cup ; Herds of Asiatic elephants in North Syria ; Minoan
kilt with tassels and pendants; Spiraliform motives; Twelfth Dynasty
waz pattern; Minoan tribute-bearers of Tomb of Me?i-khcper'ra-senb ;
Traditional types of vases ; Lacuna in Egyptian evidence ; Relation of ' Pro-
cession Fresco' to Kadmcion frieze; Parallel from Mycenae; Painted stucco
design found near Procession Corridor; Relief on Knossian ' rhytou';
M. M. Ill terra-cotta relief from ' House of the Sacrificed Oxen '; Early use
of 'kilt' at Knossos—ceremonial garb and official uniform; Fresco frag-
ments with ' Captain of the Blacks' ; Negro auxiliaries, symptom of African
connexions; Egyptian parallel; Were Black regiments employed on the
Mainland side ?

With the partial exception of an important fragment described below,
the 'Cup-bearer Fresco' is the only figure in the 'processional' series
of which the head has been preserved. The great mass of the evidence,
however, was brought to light in the Entrance Corridor of the West Porch
named after these remains (see above, p. 682 seqq.).