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 3): The great transitional age in the northern and eastern sections of the Palace (London, 1930)

38o NORTH-WEST CORNER OF 'QUEEN'S MEGARON'

placed a painted ' amphora', bearing on either side an octopus amidst
sponges and seaweeds growing from rocks, illustrative of an early stage of

Fig. 252. North-west Corner of ' Queen's Megaron ' showing Doorway leading to ' Dog's-
leg Corridor ' with Restored Decoration and Part of Balustrade of Bath-room.

Baius- the later ' Palace Style'. An oblong opening in the neighbouring corner
Bath- shows where a slab of the gypsum pavement—here dating from L. M. I a—
room. jlas been removal once more revealing part of the surface of the fine

1 Beneath it was, as usual, a deposit about 14 cm. thick mostly containing L. M. I a pottery.