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)

POTTERY

Pottery, Minoan, L.M. lb (cont.)

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POTTERY

adder's side, iv. 185 (Fig. 144), con-
firmed in both cases by continuous
markings on handles terminating in
snake's head, 184, Fig. 145 a, b); on
rim of alabastron, Sedment, IV. 270
(Fig. 200); on rim and neck of jug,
Knossos, iv. 289 (Fig. 224)

ankh, Egyptian 'life' sign, adopted, on
Phaestos goblet, iv. 184 (Fig. 145 b)\
see, too, 1.432 (Fig. 310^) (Gournia jug)

Double Axe: Knossos, S.W. Angle, iv.
260, 261 (Fig. 301 d); on basket-like
vase, Pseira, iv. 290 (Fig. 226); fre-
quency of motive in L.M. lb, ib.;
repeated round pedestalled vases, at
Knossos, &c, ib.

Ivy, sacral, original papyrus 'flower'
showing within leaf, S.W. Palace
Angle, Knossos, iv. 360 (Fig. 301 c, e);
do., Aegina, 11. 492 (Fig. 297 b); Kako-
vatos, 11.485 (Fig.29iA) (cf. L.M.Ia);
outline of 'flower' surviving as 'horse-
shoe' fragment, 'Aegisthos' Tomb,
Mycenae, 11, 477, 478 (Fig. 295;;
Gezer, in. 313 (Fig. 203); plain leaf,
double stalked, Knossos, 11. 285 (Fig.
291 e), iv. 361 (Fig. 301 d), Mycenae
Shaft Grave 1,11. 488; Kakovatos, 11.
484 (Fig. 291 c); Kahun, ib.,f, and iv.
272, 273; Volo, iv 272 (Fig. 203 b)

two-stalked sacral ivy-leaf (plain) motive
taken over on painted bull's-head
rhyton of Royal Hittite Class from
Amisos (Eski Samsoun), iv. 765, 766
(Fig. 747 a), and cf. 11. 658, 659, and
Fig 422; similar fragment from
Chirishli Tepe, iv. 766 (Fig. 747 b)

curves in reversed bands on 'amphoras'
from Egyptian Thebes and Mycenae:
imitating metal-work, iv. 275, 276;
similar ornament on goblet (loving
cup) of Camp-stool Fresco (probably
silver), compared, IV. 389 (Fig. 324),

39°
Ogival Canopy—outgrowth of Sacral
Ivy motive—clear evidence of origin
in Theban 'amphora', 11. 491 (Fig.
296 b), 492 (Fig. 297)

1 On IV. p. 200, erroneously

Pottery, Minoan, L.M. lb, Ogival Canopy

(cont.)

-------comparative examples from Knos-
sos, Aegina, Thebes, Vapheio, and
Kakovatos, n. 492 (Fig. 297), and see
490 (Fig. 296 a), 491 (Fig. 296 b)

lily combined with papyrus rod (waz),
as sacred symbol on bridge-spouted
vessel fromTomb near Temple Tomb,1
Knossos, IV. 290 (Fig. 225); on am-
phora, Mycenae, of presumed Knos-
sian fabric, IV. 281, 282 (Fig. 216); from
Palaikastro, 11. 283 (Fig. 217)

Three-palms motive (of M.M. II tradi-
tion), 11. 493-9; and see Comparative
Table, 496 (Fig. 301)

— on Pseira rhyton of 'tertiary' elongated
oval shape, 11. 497 (Fig. 302). Cf.
Thebes, Boeotia, iv. 326 (Fig. 266)

shield motive (reflecting palatial friezes),
from Phylakopi, Melos, Gezer, Pales-
tine, in. 312 (Fig. 200) (similar,
Knossos), in. 312 (Fig. 201)

beaded chain with pendants in shape of
saffron flowers and festoons—motive
excerpted from toilette scenes of M.M.
Ill frescoes ('Ladies in Blue', &c),
combined with 'marine' style bands on
'pithoid amphora' from Tylissos, II.
426, 427 (Fig. 248), iv. 285-8; similar
motive on fragments from Knossos,
iv. 287, 288; on amphora from Thebes
(Boeotia), associated with sacral ivy
(L.M. Ic example on late 'amphora',
Ialysos) (the beaded festoon also
appears between pillars of shrines),
iv. 288 (Fig. 223)

Marine motives (dolphins, octopus,
argonauts, whorl-shells, brittle stars,
sea-tang, corallines, and rocks)—ante-
cedent models in seal impressions,
small reliefs, fresco designs, &c. from
M.M. II onwards, 11. 500-5

— principal immediate source probably
reliefs on bronze vessels, e.g. handles of
Kurion amphora (L.M. la), n. 504,
505 (Fig. 309) (cf. iv. 456); Knossian
and 'Marseilles' ewers imitating metal
rivets, iv. 508

'from Temple Tomb'.