LAPIS LACEDAEMONIUS
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LEON
Lapis lacedaemonius (Spartan basalt) (cont.)
-------seals of, m. 270, 316, iv. 443, 467, 560,
589
-------vase of from Harbour Town, 11. 238
Lapis lazuli, rarity of under 1st Babylonian
Empire, iv. 424
— bead, shield shaped, from Knossos, in. 315
— cylinder seal from near Athens, iv. 409
-----------(gold-mounted) showing Sargonid
tradition, from Knossos, iv. 423
— fragments of from niche in Room of the
Throne, iv. 934
— necklace from Royal Tomb at Isopata, 11. 75
— ring stone from S. House, n. 373
— tessera from S. House, 11. 374
Lapps, sacred troll-drums of, in. 315
Lares, Roman capellae of, 11. 131 n. 1
Larissa, bull sports on coins of, in. 229
Larnax, see Sarcophagus, under Burials, Minoan
Lasea, 11. 85
Lasithi Mountains (Western Dikte), 11. 4, 61
-------Minoan road over, n. 63, 68, 78, 99
-------engraved dagger blade from, 1. 195 n. 1,
719-20, III. Ill, iv. 848
-------Chalcedony bead-seal from, 1. 685, iv.
571
Lasithiotis, Georgios, 11. no n. 1, 446 n. 1
Lassoing, portrayed on bead-seal from Crete,
in. no
Latakieh, bronze figurine from, m. 478 n. 6
Latium, hut urns from, 11. 130, 131
Latrines at Knossos, 1. 228, 229, 333, 334, 336,
11. 385, in. 387, 388
Laudanum, extraction of from Cretan gum-
cistus, 11. 466
Lavinium, sanctuary of Penates at, 11. 131 n. 1
Lead, axes, votive, from Mochlos, 1. 101
— figurine of Snake Goddess, from Little Palace
at Knossos, 11. 323, 540
-------of pugilist from tholos at Kampos, m.
461 n.7
— sling bullets from Knossos, 11. 344
— used as lining to floor cists at Knossos, 1.451,
45°, 457. Iv- 630
— weights, disk shaped, from Knossos, iv. 653
-------from Mavro Spelio, 11. 556
-------bronze-cased, iv. 655
Leaf, Dr. Walter, on Homeric description of
Hector's spear, iv. 843 n. 2
-------on silver mines of Troad, 11. 169 n. 2
Leaf ornament on altar from Hagiar Kim,
Malta, 11. 188
-------on Minoan ivory combs, iv. 1005, 1006
-------on kilts of Minoan tributaries depicted on
tomb of Rekhmara, 11. 744
-------in Minoan metal work, 11. 622, 637, 640,
IV. 75, 300, 328
-------as inlays on bull's head rhytons, IV. 315
-------on lamp from Heraeon Tomb, II. 41
n. 4
-------on pottery, M.M. II, 1. 256, 260, 261, 263,
268-70, 11. 213, 642, iv. 126
-----------L.M. I*, iv. 284
-----------L.M. II, n. 640, iv. 284, 300, 328
-----------L.M. Ill, iv. 300
— and see Ivy, sacral
Leaf sign, in Linear Script A, iv. 683, 685
-------in Linear Script B, 11. 284 and Fig. 290,
iv. 713; influenced by sacral form, 11. 483,
484
Leaping dances, in N. Crete, m. 77
Leather, African flasks of, iv. 91 n. 2
— material of Minoan helmets, iv. 867
— work, imitated in pottery, IV. 647
-------imitated in stone, 1. 412, 419, 11. 348, IV.
229, 233, 637
-------and see Plait-work
Lebanon, bronze figurine of Resheph from, ill.
4Z«
Lebenaj 11. 39 n. 5, 85
— shrine of Asklepios at, 11. 39, 84
— roads at, 11. 84
Ledge-handles, see Handles
Lefebvre de Noailles, Commandant, on bead-
seals from Thisbe treasure, iv. 817 n. 2
Leg amulets, 1. 18, 19, 125
— sign, hieroglyphic, I. 278
-------Linear Script A, 11. 249
Legrain, Prof. L., on Babylonian cylinder from
Candia, 11. 266 nn. 2, 3, 4
Legs, clay votive, from Juktas, I. 158
— painted reliefs of from E. Hall at Knossos,
in. 507, 508
Leiden Museum, bronze statuette found near
Phaestos in, in. 461
Lenda, see Lebena
Lens, Minoan use of, in. in
— crystal, from Mavro Spelio, m. in n. 2
Lentoid, see Seals
Leon, Cape, n. 84
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LEON
Lapis lacedaemonius (Spartan basalt) (cont.)
-------seals of, m. 270, 316, iv. 443, 467, 560,
589
-------vase of from Harbour Town, 11. 238
Lapis lazuli, rarity of under 1st Babylonian
Empire, iv. 424
— bead, shield shaped, from Knossos, in. 315
— cylinder seal from near Athens, iv. 409
-----------(gold-mounted) showing Sargonid
tradition, from Knossos, iv. 423
— fragments of from niche in Room of the
Throne, iv. 934
— necklace from Royal Tomb at Isopata, 11. 75
— ring stone from S. House, n. 373
— tessera from S. House, 11. 374
Lapps, sacred troll-drums of, in. 315
Lares, Roman capellae of, 11. 131 n. 1
Larissa, bull sports on coins of, in. 229
Larnax, see Sarcophagus, under Burials, Minoan
Lasea, 11. 85
Lasithi Mountains (Western Dikte), 11. 4, 61
-------Minoan road over, n. 63, 68, 78, 99
-------engraved dagger blade from, 1. 195 n. 1,
719-20, III. Ill, iv. 848
-------Chalcedony bead-seal from, 1. 685, iv.
571
Lasithiotis, Georgios, 11. no n. 1, 446 n. 1
Lassoing, portrayed on bead-seal from Crete,
in. no
Latakieh, bronze figurine from, m. 478 n. 6
Latium, hut urns from, 11. 130, 131
Latrines at Knossos, 1. 228, 229, 333, 334, 336,
11. 385, in. 387, 388
Laudanum, extraction of from Cretan gum-
cistus, 11. 466
Lavinium, sanctuary of Penates at, 11. 131 n. 1
Lead, axes, votive, from Mochlos, 1. 101
— figurine of Snake Goddess, from Little Palace
at Knossos, 11. 323, 540
-------of pugilist from tholos at Kampos, m.
461 n.7
— sling bullets from Knossos, 11. 344
— used as lining to floor cists at Knossos, 1.451,
45°, 457. Iv- 630
— weights, disk shaped, from Knossos, iv. 653
-------from Mavro Spelio, 11. 556
-------bronze-cased, iv. 655
Leaf, Dr. Walter, on Homeric description of
Hector's spear, iv. 843 n. 2
-------on silver mines of Troad, 11. 169 n. 2
Leaf ornament on altar from Hagiar Kim,
Malta, 11. 188
-------on Minoan ivory combs, iv. 1005, 1006
-------on kilts of Minoan tributaries depicted on
tomb of Rekhmara, 11. 744
-------in Minoan metal work, 11. 622, 637, 640,
IV. 75, 300, 328
-------as inlays on bull's head rhytons, IV. 315
-------on lamp from Heraeon Tomb, II. 41
n. 4
-------on pottery, M.M. II, 1. 256, 260, 261, 263,
268-70, 11. 213, 642, iv. 126
-----------L.M. I*, iv. 284
-----------L.M. II, n. 640, iv. 284, 300, 328
-----------L.M. Ill, iv. 300
— and see Ivy, sacral
Leaf sign, in Linear Script A, iv. 683, 685
-------in Linear Script B, 11. 284 and Fig. 290,
iv. 713; influenced by sacral form, 11. 483,
484
Leaping dances, in N. Crete, m. 77
Leather, African flasks of, iv. 91 n. 2
— material of Minoan helmets, iv. 867
— work, imitated in pottery, IV. 647
-------imitated in stone, 1. 412, 419, 11. 348, IV.
229, 233, 637
-------and see Plait-work
Lebanon, bronze figurine of Resheph from, ill.
4Z«
Lebenaj 11. 39 n. 5, 85
— shrine of Asklepios at, 11. 39, 84
— roads at, 11. 84
Ledge-handles, see Handles
Lefebvre de Noailles, Commandant, on bead-
seals from Thisbe treasure, iv. 817 n. 2
Leg amulets, 1. 18, 19, 125
— sign, hieroglyphic, I. 278
-------Linear Script A, 11. 249
Legrain, Prof. L., on Babylonian cylinder from
Candia, 11. 266 nn. 2, 3, 4
Legs, clay votive, from Juktas, I. 158
— painted reliefs of from E. Hall at Knossos,
in. 507, 508
Leiden Museum, bronze statuette found near
Phaestos in, in. 461
Lenda, see Lebena
Lens, Minoan use of, in. in
— crystal, from Mavro Spelio, m. in n. 2
Lentoid, see Seals
Leon, Cape, n. 84