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 (Index) (London, 1936)

FLYING GALLOP [51]

Flying gallop in Minoan art, 1. 558, 711, 713-20
Fodder sign, in Linear Script A, iv. 689

-------in Linear Script A, coupled with horned

helmet sign, iv. 689

-------in Linear Script B, iv. 801, 802, 806

-------in Linear Script B, associated with horse

sign, iv. 801, 802

-------in Linear Script B, associated with cuirass

sign, iv. 802, 806
-------in Linear Script B, phonetic and ideo-
graphic use of, IV. 802
Foliate ornament, see Leaves
Font, alabaster, from basement of Central
Court, iv. 936

— purple gypsum, in basement of Central

Court, iv. 936
-------from passage to ante-room of Room of

the Throne, iv. 935, 936
Food, Minoan, barley-corns as, iv. 622

-------beans as, iv. 595, 621

-------Dolium as, iv. 110

-------fish as, I. 555, 677

-------octopus as, iv. 651

-------peas as, iv. 621

-------effect of 'hard tack' on teeth of skeleton

from Temple Tomb, iv. 1010 n. 1
Foot, of ivory figurine from Knossos, 11. 728

— of terra-cotta figurine, c. 16 inches high,

from M.M. Ha stratum near Roman

amphitheatre, in. 452, 453
Fork sign, as mason's mark at Knossos, 11. 290
Forsdyke, Mr. E. J., 11. 192, iv. 144 n. 6
-------discoveries at Mavro Spelio, 11. 555 n. 1,

in. 470, iv. 246
-------on household snake at Kalinovo, iv.

154 n. 2

-------on pottery from Kahun, 11. 211

-----------from near Pyramids, 11. 210

-------on sculpture from Atreus Tomb at

Mycenae, in. 193 n. 3
Fortifications at Knossos, of M.M. I date, 1. 134

seqq., 11. 372

-------early Keep, 1. 134-8

-------on Town Mosaic, 1. 302, 307, 11. 372

-------discovery of new Western Enceinte Wall

of fortificatory character, iv. 77, 78

— at Chalandriane, I. 156, ill. 6

— on road over Lasithi range, 11. 78 n. 3

— of harbour at Pharos, 1. 295

— at St. Andreas, I. 156

FRESCOES

Fortifications (cont.)

— and see Siege-Scenes

Foster parents of divine children, in Greek

religion, in. 466
Fountain on fresco from House of the Frescoes,

11. 460, 461, in. 254
Fraktin, Hittite relief from, iv. 410 n. 1
Franchet, Monsieur, on technique of mottled

ware, I. 79 n. 4
Fraxinella ('Burning bush'), confusion of with

dittany, 11. 70 n. 4
Frazer, Sir James, on Burmese beliefs concern-
ing butterflies, m. 151 n. 4

-------on hair-offerings, iv. 476 n. 5, 478 n. 1

Frescoes (described and classified: A. E.: see
too Reliefs of painted Stucco):
pure lime material of, Mr. Noel Heaton's

analysis, I. 532
pigments used in, I. 533, 534
low relief in, 11. 783, in. 517
proportions of, 11. 460
reproductions of, iv. 922, 924
rock borders of, 11. 706, 730

— scenery favourite subject of, n. 452
stratigraphic evidence, I. 536-8
unique features of, but true fresco process, 1.

532
damaged by earthquake of 1926, II. 317
dating of, 1. 536-8, in. 32
influence of, on inlaying, III. 117, 118

— on pottery, M.M. Ill, 1. 554, 603-9
-------L.M. I, 11. 428, 468-512

— on seals, 1. 675-8, 687-92, in. 146, 156,
186, 220, 313, 314, iv. 512, 518, 615, 949

stylized vegetation on, n. 452, 456, IV. 343,
541, 1004

— textile types on, II. 114
Egyptian wall-paintings, association of with

Cretan Frescoes, 1. 541, 11. 166, iv. 399,
880

-------in cemetery at Beni Hassan, 11. 40, in

-------in tomb of Kenamon at Thebes, 11. 448

-----------of Rekhmara, 11. 166, 226, 534, 728,

iv. 329, 653

-----------of Senmut at Thebes, 11. 166, 425,

627, 648, 727, iv. 262, 266, 464, 749 n. 3,
880

-----------of User-amon, iv. 44, 648

-------from Tell-el-Amarna wall and pave-
ment, in. 168, iv. 748