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§83. 'Hall of the Double Axes' as reconstituted . ... 318
Down Grand Stairs to lower Halls; Control of doors—marks of their swing and
bolts; Massive wooden lintels; Great heaps of calcined material; Remains of car-
bonized columns; Downward taper of Shafts—comparison with primitive stone
pillars of Malta and Balearic Islands; Knossian examples of such now to hand ;
Impressions of flutings on clay plaster; The ' Hall of the Double Axes'—floor above
reconstituted; Gypsum elements of lower Hall thus preserved; Wooden framework
filled in with cement; Painted spiral frieze above dado slabs ; Western Section of
Hall—An ' Audience Chamber'; Central Section or 'Inner Hall'; Eastern or 'Ex-
terior' Section—its Well; Symmetrically opposed doorways of Eastern Section;
Back passage to 'Queen's Megaron'; Connexions with stepway from S.E. of Central
Court; Roofed Annexe to N.E. of this Section; E. Wall and S. Corner—View of
Eastern and Southern Porticoes as restored ; Discovery of descending steps by S.E.
doorway—Access to Corridor of 'Labyrinth Fresco'; 'Tarazza' flooring of Light-
courts ; Results of tests beneath pavements; Early ceramic and fresco remains ;
Gypsum paving of Hall M. M. Ill a ; Area of Hall; High walls of Light-courts;
Traces of remains of wooden Canopy and Throne in ' Audience Chamber'; Inner
Section of Hall; Door-jambs serving as piers between Sections ; Plasticity of System ;
Two-leaved doorways; Window-like openings above doorways ; Red-coloured panes
—? parchment; Inner Hall capable of isolation ; Spiral frieze compared with that of
' Shield Fresco'; Presumption that real shields were hung along fresco band ; Actual
shields replaced, in replica, on wall; Restored view of Inner Hall—the Chieftain at
ease ; Religious side of scene ; Indications of Double Axe Cult; ' Rhyton ' for
libation ; Clay ' fire-box' from Well; Baetylic cult of Double Axes.
§84. The 'Queen's Megaron' as reconstituted ..... 349
How far were sexes segregated in Palace ? Epic tradition; Isolated Halls at Tiryns,
and Mycenae; More open system at Knossos—movable hearths; Yet certain
elements in common with Mainland plan; Notched plume decoration of Knossian
hearths on that of Mycenae; Analogy supplied by relation of two Halls at Tiryns;
The ' Dog's-leg Corridor'; Double Compartments of ' Queen's Megaron '; Private
staircase and upper ' Thalamos'; Pillared Stylobates of ' Queen's Megaron'; Bi-
columnar Portico and Eastern Light-area; Evidences of wind erosion; Data for
earlier history of ' Megaron'; Successive pavements and levels ; ' Mosaiko' pavement
below Gypsum slabbing; ' Kalderim ' pavement below this ; ' Mosaiko' system
M. M. II b—its original extension ; Other evidences of M. M. II b date of ' Mosaiko '
pavements; ' Nature-printed' fresco with sponges associated with ' Mosaiko' system ;
Ceramic parallels to process ; Printed sponges a stage towards later ' Marine style';
Red gypsum border of' Marine' panel; Gypsum pavement answers to later struc-
tures ; Underlying stratum M. M. Ilia in East section of' Megaron'; In inner section
L. M. I a sherds predominate; Pillared stylobate connected with M. M. Ill paving;
Wooden benches along stylobates; Double Axe socket found by Central Stylobate ;
Fresco of Dancing Lady; Painted stucco relief with papyrus pattern—recalls ceiling
decoration of Orchomenos ; Parallels from Tirynthian friezes ; Fits in with L. M. 1
redecoration ; South Light-area—M. M. II walls; Incidence of light; Eastern Light-
area—successive walls; Reoccupation wall; Remains of' Dolphin Fresco'; Over-
lapping of decorative systems; Painted stucco on Light-well wall; Section of ' Dol-
phin Fresco' reconstituted ; Painted clay tub; Bath-room of ' Queen's Megaron'—
remains of spiral frieze; Painted clay bath—L. M. II reed decoration; M. M. Ill
bath compared ; Water transport by hand labour; Back passage with spiral band ;
Toilette Room and Latrine; Plaster dais; Great stone water-shafts in wall—possible
cistern; Exceptional conveniences of 'Queen's Megaron'—ideal interior view;
Holes in pavement slab for game—Parallels from Mallia and Gournia ; Miniature
P'resco showing boys playing pavement game.
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§83. 'Hall of the Double Axes' as reconstituted . ... 318
Down Grand Stairs to lower Halls; Control of doors—marks of their swing and
bolts; Massive wooden lintels; Great heaps of calcined material; Remains of car-
bonized columns; Downward taper of Shafts—comparison with primitive stone
pillars of Malta and Balearic Islands; Knossian examples of such now to hand ;
Impressions of flutings on clay plaster; The ' Hall of the Double Axes'—floor above
reconstituted; Gypsum elements of lower Hall thus preserved; Wooden framework
filled in with cement; Painted spiral frieze above dado slabs ; Western Section of
Hall—An ' Audience Chamber'; Central Section or 'Inner Hall'; Eastern or 'Ex-
terior' Section—its Well; Symmetrically opposed doorways of Eastern Section;
Back passage to 'Queen's Megaron'; Connexions with stepway from S.E. of Central
Court; Roofed Annexe to N.E. of this Section; E. Wall and S. Corner—View of
Eastern and Southern Porticoes as restored ; Discovery of descending steps by S.E.
doorway—Access to Corridor of 'Labyrinth Fresco'; 'Tarazza' flooring of Light-
courts ; Results of tests beneath pavements; Early ceramic and fresco remains ;
Gypsum paving of Hall M. M. Ill a ; Area of Hall; High walls of Light-courts;
Traces of remains of wooden Canopy and Throne in ' Audience Chamber'; Inner
Section of Hall; Door-jambs serving as piers between Sections ; Plasticity of System ;
Two-leaved doorways; Window-like openings above doorways ; Red-coloured panes
—? parchment; Inner Hall capable of isolation ; Spiral frieze compared with that of
' Shield Fresco'; Presumption that real shields were hung along fresco band ; Actual
shields replaced, in replica, on wall; Restored view of Inner Hall—the Chieftain at
ease ; Religious side of scene ; Indications of Double Axe Cult; ' Rhyton ' for
libation ; Clay ' fire-box' from Well; Baetylic cult of Double Axes.
§84. The 'Queen's Megaron' as reconstituted ..... 349
How far were sexes segregated in Palace ? Epic tradition; Isolated Halls at Tiryns,
and Mycenae; More open system at Knossos—movable hearths; Yet certain
elements in common with Mainland plan; Notched plume decoration of Knossian
hearths on that of Mycenae; Analogy supplied by relation of two Halls at Tiryns;
The ' Dog's-leg Corridor'; Double Compartments of ' Queen's Megaron '; Private
staircase and upper ' Thalamos'; Pillared Stylobates of ' Queen's Megaron'; Bi-
columnar Portico and Eastern Light-area; Evidences of wind erosion; Data for
earlier history of ' Megaron'; Successive pavements and levels ; ' Mosaiko' pavement
below Gypsum slabbing; ' Kalderim ' pavement below this ; ' Mosaiko' system
M. M. II b—its original extension ; Other evidences of M. M. II b date of ' Mosaiko '
pavements; ' Nature-printed' fresco with sponges associated with ' Mosaiko' system ;
Ceramic parallels to process ; Printed sponges a stage towards later ' Marine style';
Red gypsum border of' Marine' panel; Gypsum pavement answers to later struc-
tures ; Underlying stratum M. M. Ilia in East section of' Megaron'; In inner section
L. M. I a sherds predominate; Pillared stylobate connected with M. M. Ill paving;
Wooden benches along stylobates; Double Axe socket found by Central Stylobate ;
Fresco of Dancing Lady; Painted stucco relief with papyrus pattern—recalls ceiling
decoration of Orchomenos ; Parallels from Tirynthian friezes ; Fits in with L. M. 1
redecoration ; South Light-area—M. M. II walls; Incidence of light; Eastern Light-
area—successive walls; Reoccupation wall; Remains of' Dolphin Fresco'; Over-
lapping of decorative systems; Painted stucco on Light-well wall; Section of ' Dol-
phin Fresco' reconstituted ; Painted clay tub; Bath-room of ' Queen's Megaron'—
remains of spiral frieze; Painted clay bath—L. M. II reed decoration; M. M. Ill
bath compared ; Water transport by hand labour; Back passage with spiral band ;
Toilette Room and Latrine; Plaster dais; Great stone water-shafts in wall—possible
cistern; Exceptional conveniences of 'Queen's Megaron'—ideal interior view;
Holes in pavement slab for game—Parallels from Mallia and Gournia ; Miniature
P'resco showing boys playing pavement game.