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TRANSITIONAL M. M. Ill—L. M. I ART
Higher
artistic
products
ofborder-
land—
' Tran-
sitional
M.M.
III-
L.M. I.'
are shown in Fig. 202.1 But among hundreds of M. M. Ill b fragments no
single sherd there occurred of even the earliest L. M. I fabric.
It is only in isolated cases like the above that the ceramic fabrics can
be the cause of any misunderstanding. So far as Knossos is concerned
the earliest stratified remains of the L. M. I class, indeed, are so clearly
separated in style and fabric from those of the Palace cists and store-rooms,
submerged as a result of the great overthrow, that a not inconsiderable
interval of time must have elapsed between the two series of deposits. For
the actual process of transition we especially have to turn to certain East
Cretan sites. At Palaikastro and Zakro, and in the case of the burial urns
of Sphungaras and Pachyammos we see it carried out without a break.2
When, however, we have to deal with artistic products other than
pottery, in cases where direct archaeological evidence fails us, the attempt
definitely to assign an object to M. M. Ill b or L. M. I a is often not an easy
matter. The boundary itself is after all of an artificial nature, and, in judging
questions of style, subjective considerations are liable to enter in. The best
grounds for comparison on one side are supplied by the contents of the
Temple Repositories at Knossos, and by the related elements among the
earlier relics of the Shaft Graves at Mycenae. In the other direction we
have the evidence, both in Crete and Mainland Greece, of tombs with distinct
L. M. I contents such as the beehive tombs at Kakovatos and Vapheio.
But final judgement as to the exact place of some of the finest products
of Minoan Art that lie within this border-land must often be reserved, and
to avoid unnecessary discussion, such works are often referred to here as
' Transitional M. M. III-L. M. I'.
1 Under this slab were found about 480
sherds, all, so far as could be judged, of
typical M. M. Ill b fabric, together with seven
fragments of the late ' rippled ware '.
1926.
2 See P. of M., i, p. 608 seqq.
Test of
TRANSITIONAL M. M. Ill—L. M. I ART
Higher
artistic
products
ofborder-
land—
' Tran-
sitional
M.M.
III-
L.M. I.'
are shown in Fig. 202.1 But among hundreds of M. M. Ill b fragments no
single sherd there occurred of even the earliest L. M. I fabric.
It is only in isolated cases like the above that the ceramic fabrics can
be the cause of any misunderstanding. So far as Knossos is concerned
the earliest stratified remains of the L. M. I class, indeed, are so clearly
separated in style and fabric from those of the Palace cists and store-rooms,
submerged as a result of the great overthrow, that a not inconsiderable
interval of time must have elapsed between the two series of deposits. For
the actual process of transition we especially have to turn to certain East
Cretan sites. At Palaikastro and Zakro, and in the case of the burial urns
of Sphungaras and Pachyammos we see it carried out without a break.2
When, however, we have to deal with artistic products other than
pottery, in cases where direct archaeological evidence fails us, the attempt
definitely to assign an object to M. M. Ill b or L. M. I a is often not an easy
matter. The boundary itself is after all of an artificial nature, and, in judging
questions of style, subjective considerations are liable to enter in. The best
grounds for comparison on one side are supplied by the contents of the
Temple Repositories at Knossos, and by the related elements among the
earlier relics of the Shaft Graves at Mycenae. In the other direction we
have the evidence, both in Crete and Mainland Greece, of tombs with distinct
L. M. I contents such as the beehive tombs at Kakovatos and Vapheio.
But final judgement as to the exact place of some of the finest products
of Minoan Art that lie within this border-land must often be reserved, and
to avoid unnecessary discussion, such works are often referred to here as
' Transitional M. M. III-L. M. I'.
1 Under this slab were found about 480
sherds, all, so far as could be judged, of
typical M. M. Ill b fabric, together with seven
fragments of the late ' rippled ware '.
1926.
2 See P. of M., i, p. 608 seqq.
Test of