PORPHYRY
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POTTERY
Porphyry (cont.)
— prehistoric vases of, from Naqada and Hiera-
konpolis, II. 30
Port, see Harbour, and Harbour Town under
Knossos
Porti, ossuary at, rhyton with bull-sports from,
III. 205
-------resin from, II. 174 n. 3
-------E.M. II stone vessel from, 1. 93
Portraits, on M.M. II sealings, 1. 271, 272, 276,
11. 268, IV. 400, 474: physiognomy genera-
lized
Portugal, trapezoid flints from, 11. 49 n. 7
Poseidon, hair-offerings to, iv. 477
Poterium spinosum, used as stopper for water
pots, 11. 113 n. 1
Pottery: Minoan (with Neolithic) Chrono-
logically Classified and Selectively
Catalogued by A. E.
Neolithic:
successive 'Lower', 'Middle' and 'Upper'
(with Sub-Neolithic) phases, 1.15 seqq
incised decoration characteristic of'Middle'
phase, 1. 36, 41; inlaid with white
chalky material and ferruginous red,
ibid.
rippled ware I. 37 (Fig. 5)
brilliant polish of 'Middle' Neolithic
sherds, 11. 9
bridge-spout appears in 'Upper' Neolithic,
I; 37. 39. F«g- °. a
growing use of potter's oven in 'Upper'
Neolithic (including Sub-Neolithic),
1. 56, 11. 9, 10
beginnings of lustreless glaze slip painted
decoration in 'Upper' Neolithic, I. 38
clay figurines, birds and animals, 1. 45,
46
abundance of clay squatting or sitting
female 'idols', I. 46-52 (Figs. 12, 13)
parallelism of these clay figurines with
Cycladic marble types, 1. 47 seqq.
their parallelism with those of Oriental
Mother Goddess, 1. 49-52.
range of stone maces from Neolithic Strata,
1. 54, and cf. 53 (Fig. 15 a)
chrysocolla stud from, found with polished
and incised ware of 'Middle' phase, I.
54-5
Pottery, Neolithic {cont.)
miniature vessels of, 11. 12 (andcf. Fig. 5,^)
Transitional Upper Neolithic (including in-
cipient stage of Early Minoan), I. 33
Wares: Neolithic
black and brown burnished, 1. 63, 11.
9 n. 1
incised and punctuated, I. 36, 41, 42,
176,11. 10,13,15
-------with white and red inlays, 11. 10,
iv. 90
rippled, 1. 36-8, 11. 9 n. 1
washed, 11. 9, 10
survival of tradition of punctuated and
inlaid Neolithic patterns, I. 176, 177,
iv. 82, 87-9
Shapes:
basin, bowls, ear-handled, 11. 12
— carinated, 11. 10
— pedestalled, I. 58
chalices (Late and Sub-Neolithic), with
cordon or band round middle, 11. 12
(Figs. 3 m, and 4); compared with
proto-dynastic Egyptian copper type,
11. 12 n. 4 (inset)
cups, 11. 10
ladles, 11. 9
pans, upright-walled, 11. 9
spindle-whorls, 11. 13
trays, I. 37
ear-handled, 11. 12
beak-spouted, 11. 9 n. 1
bridge-spouted, 11. 10
Localities:
from Knossos, 1. 36-41, 623, H. 9-12
— from Neolithic houses, 11. 17
— from beneath Central Court, 11. 8
— from beneath remains of original
facade (a few M.M. I), 11. 613
from Magaza, E. Crete, 1. 34
from Mochlos, 1. 57
from Mainland, 11. 4
from South Russia, II. 4
from Thessaly, 11. 4
of Eastern Balkans, 11. 4
Minoan, E.M. I (see too transitional stage
of 'Upper' Neolithic): handmade,
generally with reddish core, 1. 56
pottery from early votive deposit, Mochlos,
I- 58. 57
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POTTERY
Porphyry (cont.)
— prehistoric vases of, from Naqada and Hiera-
konpolis, II. 30
Port, see Harbour, and Harbour Town under
Knossos
Porti, ossuary at, rhyton with bull-sports from,
III. 205
-------resin from, II. 174 n. 3
-------E.M. II stone vessel from, 1. 93
Portraits, on M.M. II sealings, 1. 271, 272, 276,
11. 268, IV. 400, 474: physiognomy genera-
lized
Portugal, trapezoid flints from, 11. 49 n. 7
Poseidon, hair-offerings to, iv. 477
Poterium spinosum, used as stopper for water
pots, 11. 113 n. 1
Pottery: Minoan (with Neolithic) Chrono-
logically Classified and Selectively
Catalogued by A. E.
Neolithic:
successive 'Lower', 'Middle' and 'Upper'
(with Sub-Neolithic) phases, 1.15 seqq
incised decoration characteristic of'Middle'
phase, 1. 36, 41; inlaid with white
chalky material and ferruginous red,
ibid.
rippled ware I. 37 (Fig. 5)
brilliant polish of 'Middle' Neolithic
sherds, 11. 9
bridge-spout appears in 'Upper' Neolithic,
I; 37. 39. F«g- °. a
growing use of potter's oven in 'Upper'
Neolithic (including Sub-Neolithic),
1. 56, 11. 9, 10
beginnings of lustreless glaze slip painted
decoration in 'Upper' Neolithic, I. 38
clay figurines, birds and animals, 1. 45,
46
abundance of clay squatting or sitting
female 'idols', I. 46-52 (Figs. 12, 13)
parallelism of these clay figurines with
Cycladic marble types, 1. 47 seqq.
their parallelism with those of Oriental
Mother Goddess, 1. 49-52.
range of stone maces from Neolithic Strata,
1. 54, and cf. 53 (Fig. 15 a)
chrysocolla stud from, found with polished
and incised ware of 'Middle' phase, I.
54-5
Pottery, Neolithic {cont.)
miniature vessels of, 11. 12 (andcf. Fig. 5,^)
Transitional Upper Neolithic (including in-
cipient stage of Early Minoan), I. 33
Wares: Neolithic
black and brown burnished, 1. 63, 11.
9 n. 1
incised and punctuated, I. 36, 41, 42,
176,11. 10,13,15
-------with white and red inlays, 11. 10,
iv. 90
rippled, 1. 36-8, 11. 9 n. 1
washed, 11. 9, 10
survival of tradition of punctuated and
inlaid Neolithic patterns, I. 176, 177,
iv. 82, 87-9
Shapes:
basin, bowls, ear-handled, 11. 12
— carinated, 11. 10
— pedestalled, I. 58
chalices (Late and Sub-Neolithic), with
cordon or band round middle, 11. 12
(Figs. 3 m, and 4); compared with
proto-dynastic Egyptian copper type,
11. 12 n. 4 (inset)
cups, 11. 10
ladles, 11. 9
pans, upright-walled, 11. 9
spindle-whorls, 11. 13
trays, I. 37
ear-handled, 11. 12
beak-spouted, 11. 9 n. 1
bridge-spouted, 11. 10
Localities:
from Knossos, 1. 36-41, 623, H. 9-12
— from Neolithic houses, 11. 17
— from beneath Central Court, 11. 8
— from beneath remains of original
facade (a few M.M. I), 11. 613
from Magaza, E. Crete, 1. 34
from Mochlos, 1. 57
from Mainland, 11. 4
from South Russia, II. 4
from Thessaly, 11. 4
of Eastern Balkans, 11. 4
Minoan, E.M. I (see too transitional stage
of 'Upper' Neolithic): handmade,
generally with reddish core, 1. 56
pottery from early votive deposit, Mochlos,
I- 58. 57