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early Egyptian relief; Why were these hoards left derelict ? Evidences of catastrophe
in L. M. I a; A partial desertion of site contemporary with Overseas settlements ;
Tradition of Sicilian Expedition archaeologically confirmed ; But break in continuity
at Knossos only partial ; Bronze deposits in private houses—N.W. House ; Hoards
in S. House and neighbouring basement—bronze saws ; Hoard in basement cell by
' Stepped Portico '; Metal service illustrated on clay tablet; Early Minoan proto-
types of later bronze vessels ; Types of vessel in ' Tomb of Tripod Hearth ' (L. M.
II): The Palatial Hoard in 'N.W. Treasure House'; The large basins—ceramic
copies of foliate decoration; Basin with 'Sacral Ivy' pattern; Basin with tufted
lilies and beading—compared with jewellery of Priest-King Relief; The bronze ewer
paralleled by specimen from Fifth Shaft Grave, Mycenae ; Comparisons with ewer of
Senmut's tomb—L. M. la vase types there depicted ; Minoan Figurine of galloping
bull in tomb of User-amon compared with bronze example from Crete ; Galloping
bulls represent sacral type; Standing bull; M. M. Ill prototypes of tributary gifts
from Keftiu ; Bronze vase with marine reliefs and Minoan Genii from Cyprus ; Were
there already Minoan plantations on the Coast of Cyprus orCilicia? L. M. I b bull's
head 'rhytons' imitated in Pontus.
§ 61. West Porch and Entrance System, Earlier and Later: The
'Corridor of the Procession'.......660
Two lines of Causeway to West Porch—single and double ; Contradictory aspects of
approach ; Explained by traces of original entrance running East; Slabs of double
Causeway continuing under later facade wall; Traces of original through passage
West to East; ' Proto-palatial' Magazines marked with cross pate; Later Porch
oriented for entrance to South; West facade of Palace insufficiently drawn back,
leaving awkward angle; Epoch of these radical changes end of M. M. I a, c. 2000
b. c.; Earlier plan of new entrance system on a lesser scale' than later; Gypsum
stumps of dado of earlier Corridor; Both this and earlier doorway narrower ; Re-
mains of original aypsum paving beneath later; M. M. Ill b pottery beneath restored
West Porch ; Blocks from earlier entrance in later pavement—bases of earlier door
jamb and facetted block ; Fragments of rosette reliefs ; Early use of saw in cutting
hard materials; Transverse interior causeway of Porch ; The restored West Porch
and Entrance—its grander scale ; Painted plaster decoration of Porch ; Imitation
marble squares ; Galloping bull—part of acrobatic scene ; Stately double portal;
Interior arrangements of West Porch ; Discovery of Porter's Lodge '; Central room
for State Receptions—place for Throne ; Earlier entrance passage beneath later ;
Its fresco remains, belonging to same class as ' Ladies in Blue'; The 'Corridor of
the Procession '—wider than preceding ; Its frescoes covering wall to pavement ;
White stucco coating of central gypsum slabs, red on schist wings; Processional
frescoes of walls ; West end of Corridor broken away ; Traces of its Eastward con-
tinuation ; State approach to South Propylaeum and to ' South-North Corridor'
leading to Central Court; Pavement ledge of Eastern section in position; Cir-
cuitous character of State Approach.
§ 62. The ■ South Propylaeum ', Earlier and Later, and ' Cup-
bearer Fresco '..........686
Winding approach to S. Propylaeum—its entrance system ; Sub-oval column-bases;
Earlier and later Propylaea; Spurs of cross-walling; Central steps and tarazza
pavement—probable clerestory ; Green slate pavement of wings; The inner sec-
tion—second pair of column-bases; Broader plan of earlier Propylaeum; Com-
parisons with Troy, Tiryns, &c.; Anatolian derivation, but ' Mycenaean ' type im-
ported from Crete; Remains of sculptured rosette band from earlier portal—M. M.
Ill a date ; Knossian decorative reliefs copied at Mycenae; Iron-stone pavement
and marbled dado of earlier Propylaeum ; Large built Cist beneath its floor-level;
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early Egyptian relief; Why were these hoards left derelict ? Evidences of catastrophe
in L. M. I a; A partial desertion of site contemporary with Overseas settlements ;
Tradition of Sicilian Expedition archaeologically confirmed ; But break in continuity
at Knossos only partial ; Bronze deposits in private houses—N.W. House ; Hoards
in S. House and neighbouring basement—bronze saws ; Hoard in basement cell by
' Stepped Portico '; Metal service illustrated on clay tablet; Early Minoan proto-
types of later bronze vessels ; Types of vessel in ' Tomb of Tripod Hearth ' (L. M.
II): The Palatial Hoard in 'N.W. Treasure House'; The large basins—ceramic
copies of foliate decoration; Basin with 'Sacral Ivy' pattern; Basin with tufted
lilies and beading—compared with jewellery of Priest-King Relief; The bronze ewer
paralleled by specimen from Fifth Shaft Grave, Mycenae ; Comparisons with ewer of
Senmut's tomb—L. M. la vase types there depicted ; Minoan Figurine of galloping
bull in tomb of User-amon compared with bronze example from Crete ; Galloping
bulls represent sacral type; Standing bull; M. M. Ill prototypes of tributary gifts
from Keftiu ; Bronze vase with marine reliefs and Minoan Genii from Cyprus ; Were
there already Minoan plantations on the Coast of Cyprus orCilicia? L. M. I b bull's
head 'rhytons' imitated in Pontus.
§ 61. West Porch and Entrance System, Earlier and Later: The
'Corridor of the Procession'.......660
Two lines of Causeway to West Porch—single and double ; Contradictory aspects of
approach ; Explained by traces of original entrance running East; Slabs of double
Causeway continuing under later facade wall; Traces of original through passage
West to East; ' Proto-palatial' Magazines marked with cross pate; Later Porch
oriented for entrance to South; West facade of Palace insufficiently drawn back,
leaving awkward angle; Epoch of these radical changes end of M. M. I a, c. 2000
b. c.; Earlier plan of new entrance system on a lesser scale' than later; Gypsum
stumps of dado of earlier Corridor; Both this and earlier doorway narrower ; Re-
mains of original aypsum paving beneath later; M. M. Ill b pottery beneath restored
West Porch ; Blocks from earlier entrance in later pavement—bases of earlier door
jamb and facetted block ; Fragments of rosette reliefs ; Early use of saw in cutting
hard materials; Transverse interior causeway of Porch ; The restored West Porch
and Entrance—its grander scale ; Painted plaster decoration of Porch ; Imitation
marble squares ; Galloping bull—part of acrobatic scene ; Stately double portal;
Interior arrangements of West Porch ; Discovery of Porter's Lodge '; Central room
for State Receptions—place for Throne ; Earlier entrance passage beneath later ;
Its fresco remains, belonging to same class as ' Ladies in Blue'; The 'Corridor of
the Procession '—wider than preceding ; Its frescoes covering wall to pavement ;
White stucco coating of central gypsum slabs, red on schist wings; Processional
frescoes of walls ; West end of Corridor broken away ; Traces of its Eastward con-
tinuation ; State approach to South Propylaeum and to ' South-North Corridor'
leading to Central Court; Pavement ledge of Eastern section in position; Cir-
cuitous character of State Approach.
§ 62. The ■ South Propylaeum ', Earlier and Later, and ' Cup-
bearer Fresco '..........686
Winding approach to S. Propylaeum—its entrance system ; Sub-oval column-bases;
Earlier and later Propylaea; Spurs of cross-walling; Central steps and tarazza
pavement—probable clerestory ; Green slate pavement of wings; The inner sec-
tion—second pair of column-bases; Broader plan of earlier Propylaeum; Com-
parisons with Troy, Tiryns, &c.; Anatolian derivation, but ' Mycenaean ' type im-
ported from Crete; Remains of sculptured rosette band from earlier portal—M. M.
Ill a date ; Knossian decorative reliefs copied at Mycenae; Iron-stone pavement
and marbled dado of earlier Propylaeum ; Large built Cist beneath its floor-level;