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 2,2): Town houses in Knossos of the new era and restored West Palace Section (London, 1928)

498 L. M. 16 VASES IN TOMB OF THOTHMES HI'S TIME

have here an important series of chronological indications pointing to
a date round about i 500 B. c. for the evolution of this L. M. I b stage.

Fig. 304. Contents of Egyptian Grave of Thothmf.s Ill's Time at Sakkara,
containing L. M. I Vessels, a, Mummy and Associated Vessels, as found ; c and
d, Typical Pots of Earlier Part of the Eighteenth Dynasty; b, e, Syrian Pots; /,
L. M. I b, Alabastrox with Palm-tree and Rosette Motives ; g, Shallow L. M. I b Cup
with Was-Lu.y Ornament. From Photographs by Mr. C. M. Firth.

Late
Mainland

tions"6"" c^ass equivalent to the Cretan L. M. II, widely distributed on the Mainland

Of the derivative forms here given, all of which belong to a Colonial