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)

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as we are able to reconstruct it on the basis of the existing remains and
with the guidance supplied by the Miniature Fresco.1 It seems probable
that the parts of the structure coloured a yellowish brown and here copied

BLUE

YELLOWISH BROWN
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Fig. 527. Restored Elevation of Columnar Shrine on Central Court.

were of woodwork. The upright posts are represented as if they were in
sections, mortised into the ends of transverse beams painted black. But
the repetition of this latter feature may be simply of a decorative nature.

1 That the stylobate in this case was also moreover, as was observed by Mr. Noel Heaton,

painted white may be gathered from the fact goes down behind the cement step that covers

that remains of a white stucco facing are pre- the junction of the stylobate with the pavement

served on the limestone slabs that supported of the Court,
the right wing of the Shrine. This facing,