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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POTTERY

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

from Thebes, Boeotian, 11. 487, 490, 749

— Egyptian, iv. 275, 276

from Tylissos, 11. 426, iv. 286

from Vapheio, 11. 489, m. 177, iv. 274,
364, 419, 420

from Volo, IV. 274

from Zakro, 11. 497, iv. 272
Minoan, L.M. lc:

term here applied to decadent outgrowth
of L.M. 14 of Mainland and Aegean
range, partly synchronous with L.M.
II and the later Palace Style at
Knossos, iv. 288, 289, 292-5, 358, 371
early examples of style seen on vases from
Shaft Grave I, Mycenae, in which the
Double Axe is transformed into an
open bivalve shell ('mussel'), a double
stalk (taken from the 'sacral ivy'),
being substituted for the shaft, IV. 292,
293 (F'g- 227 a< b, c); similar on
latest sherds from 'Aegisthos' tomb,
Mycenae, iv. 293

later version of bivalve type at Volo, iv. 293

late versions of palm-tree motive,Thebes,
Korakou, near Corinth, Yolo, Maroni,
Cyprus, &c, iv. 293, 294, and cf. 11.496
(Fig. 301 a-k), 497 (Fig. 303, Zakro)

argonauts and brittle stars (reduced to
wheels) of L.M. lc type on bowl from
Shaft Grave I, Mycenae, iv. 294

late version of pendant crocus and bead
festoons on Ialysos 'amphora', iv. 238
Shapes:

askos, iv. 293

bowls, iv. 294

ewer, iv. 292

goblets, pedestalled, 11. 473 n. 2, 499, iv.
362,368,369
Minoan, L.M. II (includes 'Palace Style'):
evolution of palatial class (originally con-
fined to Knossos) towards the close of
L.M. lb (which it partially overlaps),
IV. 322; style already formed in early
part of 15th cent., ib.
term 'Palace Style' first suggested (in
1901) by great painted jars and 'ara-
phoras' found on W. borders of Palace,
iv. 298 and n. 2
large L.M. lb 'amphora' from S.W. Angle

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

presenting octopus amidst sea-tang,
anticipation of characteristic 'Palace
Style' series, iv. 280, 281

Metal-work, imitations of, iv. 299-302,
362-7

-------'amphora' (Palace Style) from Royal

Tomb, Isopata, with repeated foliation
on shoulders resembling chased border
foliation of bronze bowl from 'Palatial
Treasure' (M.M. III6-L.M. la), iv.
298-300 (Fig. 233), and cf. 11. 637-9

-------early transitional tradition here ex-
emplified : evidence of overlapping of
L.M. I class, iv. 301, 302

-------stirrup vase from Zafer Papoura

Shaft Grave showing similar redupli-
cated foliation of metal-work origin,
iv. 301 (Fig. 234 a, b)

-------metallic origin of this further in-
dicated by small upper prominence
like 8-shaped shield imitated from
metal rivets of similar form, as the
gold-plated rivets on upper margin of
silver rhyton from Shaft Grave IV,
Mycenae, IV. 301 (Fig. 234 b), 302, and
cf. in. 89-92 (Fig. 50 c); similar 8-
shaped excrescence on stirrup vase of
latest L.M. II phase from the 'High
Priest's House', Knossos, iv. 301 (Fig.
235), 302, and cf. iv. 213, 214

-------two-handled pedestalled goblets from

S.W. Palace Angle, iv. 362 (Fig. 302
a-c); from drain below Great East Hall,
ib. (Fig. 302 d); from Temple Tomb,
Knossos, iv. 366 (Fig. 306) (recalling
silver goblet from Royal Tomb, Iso-
pata, iv. 364 (Fig. 305 a) and bronze
goblet from Tomb of Tripod Hearth)

stone-work graining of L.M. II con-
ventional painted plaster type (iv.
895, Fig. 872), as ceramic pattern: on
painted terra-cotta bath, in. 385 (Fig.
256) ;on'Palace Style'amphora, in.387
(Fig. 258); on lower zones of another,
iv. 309 (Fig. 244 a); on beaked jug, ib.
(Fig. 2446); on model tower shrine
from Gournia (here in architectonic
connexion), 11. 134 and n. 1, 139 (Fig.
70 bis)