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 [176]

Seal-stones, L.M. Ib, Lentoids, Ritual Subjects

(cont.)

basin in front: between lions seated on
architectural bases, Mycenae, IV. 461
(Fig. 386); Genius on either side of male
divinity, crystal, said to be from Orvieto,
IV. 465 (Fig. 389), 466; rock crystal from
Phigalia, iv. 466 (Fig. 390); Lapis Lace-
daemonius, Genius leading bull (first pub-
lished in MWchhofer's AnfdngederKunst),
iv. 442 (Fig. 368 a; Suppl. PI. LV a)

banded agate, Crete: Minoan Genius lead-
ing cow, iv. 443 (Fig. 368 b; Suppl. PI.
LV6)

mottled agate, Crete: man leading bovine
animal in similar manner to Genii, IV.
565, 566 (Fig. 536)
Lion types, onyx, Vapheio Tomb: seated
lion, head turned back (as in case of
speared lion, iv. 547 (Fig. 508)), iv. 547
(Fig. 509, and cf. Fig. 508)

wounded lion type (without arrow),
Mycenae, spirited design, iv. 545 (Fig.
5°3 b)

chalcedony, clouded red: lion bearing
down fallow deer, beautiful design with
great finesse of execution, iv. 532 (Fig.
481) and Suppl. PI. LV c. (The rather
square forepart of the lion is taken over
on the Vapheio sardonyx below)

sardonyx, Vapheio Tomb, lion trying to
extract arrow from flank, above, rocks,
iv. 544, 545 (Fig. 500)

maned lion with similarly rendered fore-
quarters, suckling cub, iv. 559 (Fig. 522 b)

haematite, Crete: maned lion and cub,
goat's head and shield, iv. 559 (Fig. 522 a)

green jasper, Crete: lion supporting bull in
his mouth (cf. Vapheio), iv. 583 (Fig. 572)

jasper, Athens: lion seizing bull by neck,
iv. 583 (Fig. 571)

sardonyx, Vapheio Tomb: lion seizing
bull, in. 123, 124 (Fig. 74) (a master-
piece of gem-engraver's Art)
Bovine Types. Red jasper, Rethymnos, Crete:
bull with head thrown back (paralleled
by Vapheio type), iv. Suppl. PI. LV k.

banded agate, Crete: recumbent ox with
another partly outlined behind its head
turned back, graduated base, iv. 566

SEAL-STONES

Seal-stones, L.M. lb, Lentoids, Bovine Types

(cont.)

(Fig. 539); haematite, Candia district, one
struck by shaft, iv. 566 (Fig. 540), earlier
anticipations of scheme in Crete, iv. 567
(Figs. 541 a, b); duplicated in Vapheio
series, ib.

Lapis Lacedaemonius, Central Crete: cow
licking hind foot, iv. 560 (Fig. 525); dark
cornelian, similar type, iv. 560 (Fig. 524);
similar type (cornelian) from Vapheio
Tomb, ib.; earlier example on lentoid,
IV. 560 (Fig. 523); parallels on coin of
Eretria, iv. 560 (Fig. 526), 561 (Fig. 528)

Griffins in parallel scheme to Lions' Gate
type, tethered in opposed position to
column (with section of entablature),
their fore-feet set on altar with incurved
base, that supports the column, Mycenae,
ill. 511 (Fig. 361), 514; compared with
M.M. IIlb relief of East Hall, Knossos,
ib., and with lion-types in Zakro and
Hagia Triada sealings, in. 515, iv. 611

(Fig- 599 a> b)

Crossed and opposed animals suggested by Baby-
lonian Cylinder types (See in. 515, 516)
cornelian lentoid, lions with crossed
bodies, fighting for slaughtered stag, iv.
586, 587 (Fig. 580 and Suppl. PI. LV h,
sard lentoid); leaping bulls with crossed
bodies, iv. 586 (Fig. 578; Suppl. PI.
LV g); sardonyx, Crete, standing bulls
with crossed bodies, iv. 565 (Fig. 537)
opposed animals (of similar origin), cor-
nelian, two lions, antithetically set, seiz-
ing fallow deer by neck, iv. 586, 587
(Fig. 580; Suppl. PI. LV A)—finest late
Minoan style

Outgrowth oj''antithetic' scheme, opposed bodies
of animals with single head. Sard, My-
cenae, lion-type, fore-feet on altar, iv. 586
(Fig. 577); jasper, Mycenae, Kriosphinx
with fore-feet on altar, iv. 586 (Fig
576); sard, lion seizing horned sheep,
head concealed, so that there appears to
be a one-headed figure, as above, IV.
585, 586 (Fig. 57s; Suppl. PI. LV/)
animals in reversed positions occupying
upper and lower section of field (com-
pare Vapheio type: two reversed bulls,