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 4,1): Emergence of outer western enceinte, with new illustrations, artistic and religious, of the Middle Minoan Phase (London, 1935)

OCTOPUS ON L. M. \l> AMPHORA: KNOSSOS

Fig. 215. Amphora showing Octopus and Marine Growths on
Rocks, from S.W. Corner of Palace, Knossos.

which may be traced to models—of which Fig. 212 is a specimen—belong-
ing to what can only be called the ' Marine School' of Knossos. Closely
related to the design on this Knossian fragment may be noted the trefoil
development of the rock and seaweed band which (together with a quatre-
foil scheme which accompanies it on the ' Marseilles Ewer'), has left
many surviving traces in the later decorative patterns of the Palace
Style.1 This in fact became the ' Three C's' motive—at times reduced to
' Two C's '—described below.2

' See below, p. 314 and Fig. 250. - Pp. 314, 315 and see Table, Fig. 250.