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)

SEAL-STONES

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SEAL-STONES

Seal-stones, M.M. Ill, Zakro Hoard (cont.)

others with boars' tusks and bestial
heads attached to horns, 1. 702 (Fig. 525
b, c, d)

winged goat-men and goat-women, crane
with woman's breasts, and bird-woman,
&c, 1. 707 (Fig. 531)

bird-winged types of, in their general con-
nexion, 1. 706-8; wings distinct from the
scarab form, ib.\ creations of Fancy not
Religion, ib.\ Winged goat, however,
found in religious connexion, 1. 708
(Fig. 532); appearance of hawk-headed
Griffins with birds' wings in 12th Dyn.

Egypt. '• 7°9> 710 (F'g- 533. Table);
relation to Minoan Griffin types, I. 711
(Fig. 533), 711-13; pard with 'Cherub'
above, 1. 711 (Fig. 533 d)

bat-winged types, combined with diabolic
head, I. 702 (Fig. 525 g); combined with
hind-quarters of animal—Minoan 'Puck',
1. 705 (Fig. 529 a)

horned, diabolic head of above, compared
with 'horned imp' on chalcedony 'sig-
net' seal, Mochlos, I. 7031 (Fig. 526);
winged Melian 'Goblins' compared, 1.
704 (Fig. 527)

butterfly-winged types, combined with de-
rivative of sacred waz or papyrus sym-
bol, 1. 705 (Fig. 528 c); with boar's head,
&c, 1. 705 (Fig. 529 b)

facing Sphinx with wings of eyed butterfly,
1. 705 (Fig. 529 c); compared with triple
group showing human eyes on wings:
lentoid sealing from Little Palace,
Knossos, 1. 705 (Fig. 529 d), 706

evidences of renewed influence of Oriental
antithetic schemes: two lions sym-
metrically posed on either side of portal
with altar-base within, I. 307, 308 (Fig.
227 c), iv. 611 (Fig. 599 a), biz; two
confronted lions standing on either side
of incurved altar block, iv. 611 (Fig.
599 b); sealing from Hagia Triada (some-
what later) compared, iv. 611 (Fig. 599 c)
anticipation of Lions' Gate type, iv. 611

Minoan version of adorant Cynocephalus
seated before Goddess (short-skirted
type), 11. 764 (Fig.492 a); compared with
1 In text for 'M.M. II

Seal-stones, M.M. Ill, Zakro Hoard {cont.)

similar adorant figure on Hagia Triada
sealing, 11. 764 (Fig. 492 b); and later
scene on L.M. la signet-ring, with
ostrich plumes of Maat above, 11. 764
(Fig. 492 c)

influence of sacred papyrus rod or Waz
symbol of Egypt, as associated with
double scrolls on 12th Dyn. scarabs, on
Zakro seal types, 1. 705 (Fig. 528 a, b, c
and Fig. 529 d)

imitation of Canopied waz types: 'cordi-
form' patterns and scrolls, i. 700 (Fig.
523 a, b); comparison with sealing pat-
tern from Temple Repository, 1. 700

(Fig- 524)

find on site of Harbour Town of Knossos
(Anemomylia) of three-sided nodules
(threaded along axis) answering to those
of Zakro and with identical types of seal
impressions (including many composite
figures), 11. 254, 255 (Fig. 149); clay with
copper particles answering to that of
Vasiliki, E. Crete, dominating the North
Coast, but different from that of Zakro
on the South Coast, 11. 254, 255

evidences of Knossian customs system and
its extension, 11. 254, 255; rapid variation
of types (productive of fantastic crea-
tions)—an official protection against
forgery, I. 701-3

reappearance on early Zakro sealings and
those of Knossos Harbour Town of
quadruple pattern of interlocked curves
(see above, M.M. II, 'signet' type), 1.
700 (Fig. 523 c), iv. 254 (Fig. 149 a);
type (as shown, 11. 199-200, Fig. no a)
modification of 'Egypto-Minoan' scarab
pattern and essentially sphragistic, but
taken over in sculpture (like the analo-
gous triple curves) of Vlth Stela of
Mycenae Shaft Graves, n. 200, 201
(Figs. iioa^>, hob a)
M.M. Hlb Deposit of clay seal impressions in
West Temple Repository. Circular im-
pression with composite design pileus,
and pair of antlers, barred crest, and
crab ? compared with Zakro composi-
tions, I. 699, 700 (Fig. 522 a)
read 'M.M. II or III'.