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—taken over from goldsmith's work ; Comparison with silver ' rhyton ' from My-
cenae ; Parallel fragment of steatite ' rhyton ' from Knossos; Bull's head ' rhytons '
on inscribed tablet—associated with ' Vapheio ' Cups ; Both vessels among gifts from
Keftiu to Egyptian Viziers; ' Rhytons ' in form of animals' heads in Rekhmara
Tomb; Minoan artificer with bull's head ' rhyton' in train of Syrian Prince ; New
evidence from Tomb of User-amon ; Sacrificial import of bull's head ' rhytons'—
chthonian allusion ; Bull's head ' rhyton' of painted clay and other ritual vessels
from neighbouring deposit; Leaden figurine of Snake Goddess from Pillar Crypt ;
Special significance of Pillar Crypts in relation to Earthquakes ; ' Little Palace'
largely a sanctuary ; Have we here ' Expiatory Chapels ' ? Paved back-yard between
'Little Palace' and Unexplored Mansion—possible bridge between; History of
' Little Palace' repeats later course of greater Building; Partial overthrow at end of
L. M. II; Partial reoccupation of Building.
§ 55. Extension of the Town of Knossos : Monumental Remains
and Early Cemetery beyond the Kairatos .... 545
' Unexplored Mansion ', West of ' Little Palace' ; Knossian Quariier St. Germain on
Hellenika slope—M. M. la Well; Extension of Remains over later (Greco-Roman)
Acropolis ; Hill of Gypsades a Residential Quarter—Houses A and B ; Pillar Crypt
in House B with offertory cups ; Houses set closely together; Well below Gypsades
with M. M. Ill a and L. M. 1 a pottery ; Extension, North, of Minoan Town beneath
the Greco-Roman ; Cemetery of Zafer Papoura, shows no break at end of Palace
Period—gradual decadence of L. M. Ill; Was there a later Palace? Cemetery of
Isopata and ' Royal Tomb '—rather connected with Harbour Town ; Houses along
left river-bank ; Roman bridge and probable Minoan route ; Slight Minoan traces at
Matium, by Karteros mouth; Important Quarter of Knossos on right bank of
Kairatos ; Terraced roadway; Colossal walls of structure running into steep ; Traces
of Minoan houses; 'Tomb of the Cow', Middle Minoan chamber tombs along
terraces of rocky steep by Mavro Spelio ; Earliest Contents M. M. II b but con-
tinuously used to L. M. \\\b; Stone vessels and M. M. Ill b ' rhyton '; L. M. Ill b
interments with balance and weights ; Figurine of Mother Goddess holding out
infant son ; Inscribed gold signet-ring of M. M. Ill date ; Chamber Tombs prototypes
of Mycenaean—derived from Middle Empire Egyptian source.
§ 56. The 'Broad Knossos' of Homeric Tradition: Golden Age of
Minoan Crete............ 559
Great extension of Minoan Town of Knossos; Inner ' Residential' area ; Poorer
outer zone ; Threefold composition of Knossos ; Houses of ' Residential' Quarter,
free-standing ; Block system of Provincial Towns ; Estimates of house dimensions—
Were they legally graded ? Estimate of number of ' residential houses' and of
burgher population ; Poorer Quarters compared with Provincial agglomerations in
blocks ; Great preponderance of poor interments in Zafer Papoura Cemetery ; Esti-
mated population of Minoan Knossos—Unique centre of human habitation ; Primi-
tive Mainland centres, like Dimini, compared; Variety and originality of Knossian
houses—cultured taste of occupants; Diminished use of timber construction—
symptom of deforestation ; Epic tradition of ' broad Knossos ' verified ; Great
crowds on grand stands of frescoes ; Already populous site in remote Neolithic
times ; General contemporary outburst of building activity at beginning of New Era—
Mansions of Tylissos and Niru Khani—similar phenomena at Zakro and Palaikastro ;
Mycenaean ' megaron ' plan of four columns round central square ; Great diffusion
of wealth—Bronze hoards of H. Triada, Tylissos, Pseira, and Knossos; Uniformity
of architectural and cultural types ; Indications of Central Control; The Golden
Age of Minoan Crete—Compared with Pax Romana.
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—taken over from goldsmith's work ; Comparison with silver ' rhyton ' from My-
cenae ; Parallel fragment of steatite ' rhyton ' from Knossos; Bull's head ' rhytons '
on inscribed tablet—associated with ' Vapheio ' Cups ; Both vessels among gifts from
Keftiu to Egyptian Viziers; ' Rhytons ' in form of animals' heads in Rekhmara
Tomb; Minoan artificer with bull's head ' rhyton' in train of Syrian Prince ; New
evidence from Tomb of User-amon ; Sacrificial import of bull's head ' rhytons'—
chthonian allusion ; Bull's head ' rhyton' of painted clay and other ritual vessels
from neighbouring deposit; Leaden figurine of Snake Goddess from Pillar Crypt ;
Special significance of Pillar Crypts in relation to Earthquakes ; ' Little Palace'
largely a sanctuary ; Have we here ' Expiatory Chapels ' ? Paved back-yard between
'Little Palace' and Unexplored Mansion—possible bridge between; History of
' Little Palace' repeats later course of greater Building; Partial overthrow at end of
L. M. II; Partial reoccupation of Building.
§ 55. Extension of the Town of Knossos : Monumental Remains
and Early Cemetery beyond the Kairatos .... 545
' Unexplored Mansion ', West of ' Little Palace' ; Knossian Quariier St. Germain on
Hellenika slope—M. M. la Well; Extension of Remains over later (Greco-Roman)
Acropolis ; Hill of Gypsades a Residential Quarter—Houses A and B ; Pillar Crypt
in House B with offertory cups ; Houses set closely together; Well below Gypsades
with M. M. Ill a and L. M. 1 a pottery ; Extension, North, of Minoan Town beneath
the Greco-Roman ; Cemetery of Zafer Papoura, shows no break at end of Palace
Period—gradual decadence of L. M. Ill; Was there a later Palace? Cemetery of
Isopata and ' Royal Tomb '—rather connected with Harbour Town ; Houses along
left river-bank ; Roman bridge and probable Minoan route ; Slight Minoan traces at
Matium, by Karteros mouth; Important Quarter of Knossos on right bank of
Kairatos ; Terraced roadway; Colossal walls of structure running into steep ; Traces
of Minoan houses; 'Tomb of the Cow', Middle Minoan chamber tombs along
terraces of rocky steep by Mavro Spelio ; Earliest Contents M. M. II b but con-
tinuously used to L. M. \\\b; Stone vessels and M. M. Ill b ' rhyton '; L. M. Ill b
interments with balance and weights ; Figurine of Mother Goddess holding out
infant son ; Inscribed gold signet-ring of M. M. Ill date ; Chamber Tombs prototypes
of Mycenaean—derived from Middle Empire Egyptian source.
§ 56. The 'Broad Knossos' of Homeric Tradition: Golden Age of
Minoan Crete............ 559
Great extension of Minoan Town of Knossos; Inner ' Residential' area ; Poorer
outer zone ; Threefold composition of Knossos ; Houses of ' Residential' Quarter,
free-standing ; Block system of Provincial Towns ; Estimates of house dimensions—
Were they legally graded ? Estimate of number of ' residential houses' and of
burgher population ; Poorer Quarters compared with Provincial agglomerations in
blocks ; Great preponderance of poor interments in Zafer Papoura Cemetery ; Esti-
mated population of Minoan Knossos—Unique centre of human habitation ; Primi-
tive Mainland centres, like Dimini, compared; Variety and originality of Knossian
houses—cultured taste of occupants; Diminished use of timber construction—
symptom of deforestation ; Epic tradition of ' broad Knossos ' verified ; Great
crowds on grand stands of frescoes ; Already populous site in remote Neolithic
times ; General contemporary outburst of building activity at beginning of New Era—
Mansions of Tylissos and Niru Khani—similar phenomena at Zakro and Palaikastro ;
Mycenaean ' megaron ' plan of four columns round central square ; Great diffusion
of wealth—Bronze hoards of H. Triada, Tylissos, Pseira, and Knossos; Uniformity
of architectural and cultural types ; Indications of Central Control; The Golden
Age of Minoan Crete—Compared with Pax Romana.