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THE PALACE OF MINOS. ETC.

formity—though on a larger scale—with that seen in the Courts of the
Early Palaces of Crete. Thus in Fig. 222 a,1 showing part of the surface of
the great breakwater, the paving slabs form a rough mosaic recalling on a
larger scale the early pavements of Knossos, Fig. 222 b. In the case of these
quays and moles the interstices between the blocks were packed with sand
or small angular fragments of stone. In the Minoan pavements, on the
other hand, it is clear that the interstices originally contained a cement
filling, best seen in the finest representation of this class of work—the
' mosaiko ' pavements described above.2 It is certain that the action of the

Fig. 222 a. Paving of Great Breakwater.

EDGE Or CAUSEWAY

Fig. 222 b. Paving at S.E. Corner of W. Court

Knossos.

waves would have removed this from the Pharian quays, but there is
considerable probability that this feature, which gave a finish to the surface,
also originally existed in their case too.3

It is a noteworthy point in regard to these comparisons that they refer
to the Middle rather than the Late Minoan stage of the Cretan Palaces.
The characteristic examples of pavements with large irregular blocks, to

1 Fig. 222 a is from Jondet, op. a'f., p. 26,
Fig. 6. (Cf. too p. 21, Fig. 4; south wall of
harbour.) M. Jondet notices a certain radial
arrangement of the slabs, also occasionally
visible in the Minoan pavements.

2 See p. 210, and p. 214, Fig. 158.

3 It has already been suggested above (p. 293,
note 1) that the deep pentagonal grooves of
the landing quay formed the base of a frame-
work enclosing a cement facing.