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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

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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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