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LONG-ROBED PERSONAGES ON SEALS
Illustra-
tions
already
supplied
by ' Camp
Stool
Fresco'.
admitted that these gaberdine-like robes, such as on the Tiryns rina and
some allied seal types completely muffle the figure of the Goddess, were the
result of some strong Oriental religious influence.
Variant illustrations of these long vestments have been' given in con-
nexion with the ' Camp-Stool Frescoes '. They are distinguished from those
above described by the winding drapery of the skirts, the waist-band some-
what obliquely set, and the short sleeves. In one case we see a boyish
figure with two fringed appendages to the sleeves thrown over the shoulders
(Fig. 335),1 while the well-known Parisienne wears what seems to be
a version of the ' sacral knot' in the same position (see above, PL XXXI e
and Fig. 319, p. 385).
Intaglios
with
long-
robed
per-
sonages.
From
Knossos
and
Vaphcio
Tomb.
Seal Types with Long-robed Personages : Priest-kings and Princes.
But, as already pointed out,2 the costume of these ' Camp-Stool' figures
shows a close relationship with that of which our knowledge has been
supplied by a series of intaglio designs of exceptional interest, evidently
depicting high Minoan dignitaries of the male sex.
Greatly as these designs contrast with the personage wearing the lily
crown, and recognized above as an actual Priest-king, it is difficult not to
assign a similar high rank to the long-robed figures of this group, though in
several cases the more military side of their functions, princely rather than
sacerdotal, is brought out by the arms that they bear. Amongst these,
as we shall see, the recurring single axe-blade of a special type, points
to the same strong influence from the Syrian side that is evidenced by
their dress.
Negative evidence can rarely be regarded as conclusive, but it is
nevertheless a highly suggestive circumstance that, of the seven specimens
of this type known, three are from the actual site of Knossos and one
from its neighbourhood, while the remaining three are from the Vapnei
Tomb near Sparta.
By a remarkable chance the largest specimen of this class (Fig- ° I
was obtained by me from a native proprietor at the time of my
exploration of the site of Knossos in 1894, and there are reasons
supposing that it had been brought to light in the West Quarter o
Palace.
1 Cf. PI. XXXI d.
See p. 397 seqq., above.
LONG-ROBED PERSONAGES ON SEALS
Illustra-
tions
already
supplied
by ' Camp
Stool
Fresco'.
admitted that these gaberdine-like robes, such as on the Tiryns rina and
some allied seal types completely muffle the figure of the Goddess, were the
result of some strong Oriental religious influence.
Variant illustrations of these long vestments have been' given in con-
nexion with the ' Camp-Stool Frescoes '. They are distinguished from those
above described by the winding drapery of the skirts, the waist-band some-
what obliquely set, and the short sleeves. In one case we see a boyish
figure with two fringed appendages to the sleeves thrown over the shoulders
(Fig. 335),1 while the well-known Parisienne wears what seems to be
a version of the ' sacral knot' in the same position (see above, PL XXXI e
and Fig. 319, p. 385).
Intaglios
with
long-
robed
per-
sonages.
From
Knossos
and
Vaphcio
Tomb.
Seal Types with Long-robed Personages : Priest-kings and Princes.
But, as already pointed out,2 the costume of these ' Camp-Stool' figures
shows a close relationship with that of which our knowledge has been
supplied by a series of intaglio designs of exceptional interest, evidently
depicting high Minoan dignitaries of the male sex.
Greatly as these designs contrast with the personage wearing the lily
crown, and recognized above as an actual Priest-king, it is difficult not to
assign a similar high rank to the long-robed figures of this group, though in
several cases the more military side of their functions, princely rather than
sacerdotal, is brought out by the arms that they bear. Amongst these,
as we shall see, the recurring single axe-blade of a special type, points
to the same strong influence from the Syrian side that is evidenced by
their dress.
Negative evidence can rarely be regarded as conclusive, but it is
nevertheless a highly suggestive circumstance that, of the seven specimens
of this type known, three are from the actual site of Knossos and one
from its neighbourhood, while the remaining three are from the Vapnei
Tomb near Sparta.
By a remarkable chance the largest specimen of this class (Fig- ° I
was obtained by me from a native proprietor at the time of my
exploration of the site of Knossos in 1894, and there are reasons
supposing that it had been brought to light in the West Quarter o
Palace.
1 Cf. PI. XXXI d.
See p. 397 seqq., above.