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 4,2): Camp-stool Fresco, long-robed priests and beneficent genii [...] (London, 1935)

Cupped
ritual
block of
igneous
stone of
prehis-
toric

Egyptian
type.

978 THE ROCK-CUT CHAMBER—ITSELF A SHRINE

often display to pilgrims the actual coffins of the venerated dead, covered
with rich nics and adorned with the turbans and sashes of the deceased.

- SunL A^^^?^I^ Chamber seen FROm Entrance showing part

1AVEMEN1 AND SOUTHERN FACE OF CENTRAL MONOLITHIC PlLLAR.

brou^^-fls d;e r°^Ut Chamber t0 the UPP- Sanctuary is well
can ^S'SS Temple T°mb Sh°Wn in W *» W
honour of thfe who Iv?1*^ °f ** do^ monument set up in
'temple'in the^ ns a f ^ ^ end °n the Sicilian, shore-the

open space above and the 'tomb' hidden in the rock below.

religious interest has surviverl :n V "'* th'S Vault and of the greatest
This is the offertory utensil c' . .Various fortun« of the Temple Tomb,
■gneous rock which thouo-h it hS??. °f * CUpped block cut olIt of an
4e rock chamber has been how 1 1 a S°'lle Wa>' out^e the entrance of

"°" rePlac?d within the vault