Evans, Arthur: The ‘Tomb of the Double Axes’ and associated group, and the pillar rooms and ritual vessels of the ‘Little Palace’ at Knossos’ (London, 1914)

8o THE PILLAR ROOMS AND RITUAL VESSELS

found in the deposit. But the ears, the sockets for the attachment of which,
round in shape (see fig. 88, M), are larger in proportion, were evidently of

Fig. 87, a, b. Bull's-head ' rhyton ' of inlaid steatite, Little Palace, Knossos.

heavier material, though it is impossible to say whether they were of precious
metal—which would account for their disappearance—or of steatite like those
from the 'Tomb of the Double Axes'. In this case, the hole for the projection,
by which the ears were attached went right through the side wall of the ' rhyton ',
so that it may have been secured by an internal rivet.

The characteristic features of this type of vessel consist of a fairly large