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94 THE PALACE STYLE
itself ; 1 and with their narrow waists, rich girdled loin-
cloths, gartered gaiters or buskins, and long flowing
hair with the curls upon the forehead, represent, as
faithfully as one nation can be expected to represent
another, the men of Crete as we see them in Minoan
art.2 The vases, too, that they carry, as has already
been mentioned, are of the shape and style of the great
Palace period, and the ox-heads and ingots that form
the rest of their tribute can be brought into relation with
the monetary system of the Minoan Empire.' Although,
however, we can agree with Mr. H. R. Hall in regard to
these resemblances, there is no need to follow him, as Mr.
Evans does, in the date of 1600 to 1550 that he assigns
to the frescoes in question.' For such an early date
Mr. Hall is, we believe, alone with Dr. Budge, as against
an unusually strong combination of Breasted, Petrie, and
the whole Berlin school, who all place the reign of
Thothmes III. within a year or two of from 1500 to 1450,
and make Amenhotep II. come to the throne at the
latter date, and Amenhotep III. in 1414 or 1411.5 The
family history of the three first Thothmeses and the
Queen Hatshepsut, the daughter of the first, and the
wife of at least one of the others, is a matter of dispute,
and we need not decide between the conflicting views
of M. Naville c and Professor Breasted.7 It is unlikely,
however, that her death on any theory is to be placed
more than thirty years earlier than the accession of
Amenhotep II., and there is no reason for thinking that
her great architect Sen-Mut died before her.8 Rekhmara,
1 Hall, op. cit. pp. 174-5.
2 Hall, O.C.G. frontispiece; B.S.A. viii. fig. 2, p. 171, x. figs.
1 and 2, pp. 154, 156 ; see also Dawkins in ibid., p. 212.
3 See p. 15 ; fig. 1 of B.S.A. viii. p. 171, is probably a strainer.
See Dawkins in ibid. ix. p. 310.
* E.C. p. 10 ; Cor. Num. p. 353 ; see B.S.A. viii. p. 164.
6 Breasted, Hist. 1906, p. 599; Petrie, Hist. vol. ii. 1904, p. 29.
* Hat. 1906. 7 Hist. 1906, pp. 266-83.
* Naville, Hat. pp. 57, 63, 70, 71 ; Breasted, op. cit.
itself ; 1 and with their narrow waists, rich girdled loin-
cloths, gartered gaiters or buskins, and long flowing
hair with the curls upon the forehead, represent, as
faithfully as one nation can be expected to represent
another, the men of Crete as we see them in Minoan
art.2 The vases, too, that they carry, as has already
been mentioned, are of the shape and style of the great
Palace period, and the ox-heads and ingots that form
the rest of their tribute can be brought into relation with
the monetary system of the Minoan Empire.' Although,
however, we can agree with Mr. H. R. Hall in regard to
these resemblances, there is no need to follow him, as Mr.
Evans does, in the date of 1600 to 1550 that he assigns
to the frescoes in question.' For such an early date
Mr. Hall is, we believe, alone with Dr. Budge, as against
an unusually strong combination of Breasted, Petrie, and
the whole Berlin school, who all place the reign of
Thothmes III. within a year or two of from 1500 to 1450,
and make Amenhotep II. come to the throne at the
latter date, and Amenhotep III. in 1414 or 1411.5 The
family history of the three first Thothmeses and the
Queen Hatshepsut, the daughter of the first, and the
wife of at least one of the others, is a matter of dispute,
and we need not decide between the conflicting views
of M. Naville c and Professor Breasted.7 It is unlikely,
however, that her death on any theory is to be placed
more than thirty years earlier than the accession of
Amenhotep II., and there is no reason for thinking that
her great architect Sen-Mut died before her.8 Rekhmara,
1 Hall, op. cit. pp. 174-5.
2 Hall, O.C.G. frontispiece; B.S.A. viii. fig. 2, p. 171, x. figs.
1 and 2, pp. 154, 156 ; see also Dawkins in ibid., p. 212.
3 See p. 15 ; fig. 1 of B.S.A. viii. p. 171, is probably a strainer.
See Dawkins in ibid. ix. p. 310.
* E.C. p. 10 ; Cor. Num. p. 353 ; see B.S.A. viii. p. 164.
6 Breasted, Hist. 1906, p. 599; Petrie, Hist. vol. ii. 1904, p. 29.
* Hat. 1906. 7 Hist. 1906, pp. 266-83.
* Naville, Hat. pp. 57, 63, 70, 71 ; Breasted, op. cit.