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 1): The Neolithic and Early and Middle Minoan Ages (London, 1921)

M. M. Ill: THE PALACE POTTERY STORES 583

spout on the left and is interesting as presenting in white on the purplish
brown ground four axe-like spokes radiating from a central ring with sprays

Fig. 427 a. Painted M. M. Ill Store-Jar, Fig. 427 /;. Miniature Blade of Steering Oar,

Knossos (^c ). XIIth Dynasty.

between them like triple blades of grass, which also appear beneath the Quad-
handles. A kindred axe motive has already been noted on M. M. II poly- Motive
chrome pottery,1 and it has been shown to be a Minoan adaptation of on Jar'

1 Compare fine polychrome cup, p. 241, p. 262, Fig. 194, b, where the Egyptian jewel
Fig. 181, above, and for the quadruple form, type is also given.