NUMERALS [109]
Numerals (cont.)
— on faience disks from Knossos, IV. 941
— on Vase Tablets, iv. 732
— on Minoan weights, iv. 653
Nuraghi of Sardinia, 11. 181
OLIVE-TREES
o
Oases, Libyan, natron found in, 11. 54
-------God of, 11. 191
Oats, possible Minoan brewing of, iv. 629
— on L.M. lb ceramic ornament, iv. 629
— on rhyton from Eski Samsoun, iv. 767
Obelisk, see Baetyl
Obsidian from Aeolian Islands, II. 56
— from Melos, 1. 14, 20, 21, 55, 66, 11. 56 n. 6,
671
— clear, from Isle of Yali, 11. 14
— used in Egypt, I. 55
-------in Italy, I. 55
— alabastra of, from chamber tombs at Byblos,
II. 655, 825
— arrow-heads, from 4th Shaft Grave, Mycenae,
iv. 838
— cores and flakes of, from Knossos, 1.170,172
— barber's flakes and knives, from Knossos, 1.
54, 68, 170, 172, 11. 13, 14, iv. 655
— points, from Magasa, 1. 34
— rhyton, from Tylissos, 11. 56 n. 6
Octopus, popular article of diet in Minoan Crete,
iv. 631
— as ornamental motive:
M.M. II, 1. 247 n. 2, 272,11. 453, 507 n. 2
M.M. III. 1. 609, iv. 224, 445, nn. 5 and 6,
446,491,502,541,930
L.M. la, iv. 457
L.M. lb, iv. 276, 277, 281, 651
L.M. II, 1. 122, 373, 505, 619, iv. 305-4,
353» 36°. 369. 372> 65°. 65:
L.M. Ill, 11. 336, 343, in. 22, iv. 310-14,
352. 369. 37°. 372, 734. 735
Sub-Minoan, 11. 343
Odysseus, painting of in Hades by Polygnotos,
HI. 156
Odyssey, see Homer
Oedipus, story of on bead-seals from Thisbe, in.
416, iv. 514, 550, 816, 817
Oenochoe, see Ewer
Oesterley, Dr., on Biblical examples of sacred
dances and ecstatic possession, in. 69 n. 6
Officer, fragment of miniature fresco of, from
N.W. insula at Knossos, m. 83
— on steatite cup from Hagia Triada, 11. 47,
779. 79°. 792, "I- 83, iv. 400
Official title on M.M. II seal, 1.8, 278
Ogival canopy motive, metallic origin of, iv. 320
-----------L.M. lb, 11. 489-93, 510, in. 177, iv.
281, 285, 419
-----------L.M. II, iv. 318-22
-----------on Mainland, n. 492, III. 177, iv. 321,
419
-----------relation of to sacral ivy motive, 11. 491
-----------combined with triple C's, iv. 321
-----------combined with double axes and papy-
rus, iv. 319
Oil, Minoan trade in, I. 232, 283, 291, 462, 11.
88, 247
— storage of at Knossos, 1. 425, 453, 458, 459,
462, iv. 622, 630-2, 647, 648
— flask, see Alabastron
— jar, see Pithos
Ointment jar, see Alabastron
Olbe in Cilicia, Priest-kings of, I. 6, 11. 656
Old Paphos, see Enkomi
Old Pylos, see Kakovatos
'Old Race' in Egypt, I. 17
Olive-land, Ta Tehenu, 11. 54
Olives, introduction of into Crete, 11. 23, 54, iv.
716
— carbonized, from Knossos, 11. 123 n. 2, 135
— and see Oil
Olive sprays, in gold, on jewels from Mochlos,
1.97
-------on frescoes, 11. 474, 475
-----------from Knossos, 1. 426, 537, 538, in.
167-72
-----------from Tell-el-Amarna, ni. 168
-------on pottery, M.M. 116, 1. 263, in. 168
-----------L.M. la, 11. 422, 474, 475, 619, iv. 265
Olive-spray sign, hieroglyphic script A, 1. 281,
iv. 680, 717
-------Linear Script B, iv. 716, 717
-------combined with overseer sign, iv. 716
Olive-trees, on frescoes from Knossos, n. 620,
in. 32, 67, 167-72, 190, iv. 16
— on gold cups from Vapheio, in. 177, iv. 16
— in sculpture from facade of Atreus Tomb
at Mycenae, in. 196, iv. 16
— on signets of hieroglyphic class, IV. 346, 717,
718
Numerals (cont.)
— on faience disks from Knossos, IV. 941
— on Vase Tablets, iv. 732
— on Minoan weights, iv. 653
Nuraghi of Sardinia, 11. 181
OLIVE-TREES
o
Oases, Libyan, natron found in, 11. 54
-------God of, 11. 191
Oats, possible Minoan brewing of, iv. 629
— on L.M. lb ceramic ornament, iv. 629
— on rhyton from Eski Samsoun, iv. 767
Obelisk, see Baetyl
Obsidian from Aeolian Islands, II. 56
— from Melos, 1. 14, 20, 21, 55, 66, 11. 56 n. 6,
671
— clear, from Isle of Yali, 11. 14
— used in Egypt, I. 55
-------in Italy, I. 55
— alabastra of, from chamber tombs at Byblos,
II. 655, 825
— arrow-heads, from 4th Shaft Grave, Mycenae,
iv. 838
— cores and flakes of, from Knossos, 1.170,172
— barber's flakes and knives, from Knossos, 1.
54, 68, 170, 172, 11. 13, 14, iv. 655
— points, from Magasa, 1. 34
— rhyton, from Tylissos, 11. 56 n. 6
Octopus, popular article of diet in Minoan Crete,
iv. 631
— as ornamental motive:
M.M. II, 1. 247 n. 2, 272,11. 453, 507 n. 2
M.M. III. 1. 609, iv. 224, 445, nn. 5 and 6,
446,491,502,541,930
L.M. la, iv. 457
L.M. lb, iv. 276, 277, 281, 651
L.M. II, 1. 122, 373, 505, 619, iv. 305-4,
353» 36°. 369. 372> 65°. 65:
L.M. Ill, 11. 336, 343, in. 22, iv. 310-14,
352. 369. 37°. 372, 734. 735
Sub-Minoan, 11. 343
Odysseus, painting of in Hades by Polygnotos,
HI. 156
Odyssey, see Homer
Oedipus, story of on bead-seals from Thisbe, in.
416, iv. 514, 550, 816, 817
Oenochoe, see Ewer
Oesterley, Dr., on Biblical examples of sacred
dances and ecstatic possession, in. 69 n. 6
Officer, fragment of miniature fresco of, from
N.W. insula at Knossos, m. 83
— on steatite cup from Hagia Triada, 11. 47,
779. 79°. 792, "I- 83, iv. 400
Official title on M.M. II seal, 1.8, 278
Ogival canopy motive, metallic origin of, iv. 320
-----------L.M. lb, 11. 489-93, 510, in. 177, iv.
281, 285, 419
-----------L.M. II, iv. 318-22
-----------on Mainland, n. 492, III. 177, iv. 321,
419
-----------relation of to sacral ivy motive, 11. 491
-----------combined with triple C's, iv. 321
-----------combined with double axes and papy-
rus, iv. 319
Oil, Minoan trade in, I. 232, 283, 291, 462, 11.
88, 247
— storage of at Knossos, 1. 425, 453, 458, 459,
462, iv. 622, 630-2, 647, 648
— flask, see Alabastron
— jar, see Pithos
Ointment jar, see Alabastron
Olbe in Cilicia, Priest-kings of, I. 6, 11. 656
Old Paphos, see Enkomi
Old Pylos, see Kakovatos
'Old Race' in Egypt, I. 17
Olive-land, Ta Tehenu, 11. 54
Olives, introduction of into Crete, 11. 23, 54, iv.
716
— carbonized, from Knossos, 11. 123 n. 2, 135
— and see Oil
Olive sprays, in gold, on jewels from Mochlos,
1.97
-------on frescoes, 11. 474, 475
-----------from Knossos, 1. 426, 537, 538, in.
167-72
-----------from Tell-el-Amarna, ni. 168
-------on pottery, M.M. 116, 1. 263, in. 168
-----------L.M. la, 11. 422, 474, 475, 619, iv. 265
Olive-spray sign, hieroglyphic script A, 1. 281,
iv. 680, 717
-------Linear Script B, iv. 716, 717
-------combined with overseer sign, iv. 716
Olive-trees, on frescoes from Knossos, n. 620,
in. 32, 67, 167-72, 190, iv. 16
— on gold cups from Vapheio, in. 177, iv. 16
— in sculpture from facade of Atreus Tomb
at Mycenae, in. 196, iv. 16
— on signets of hieroglyphic class, IV. 346, 717,
718