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side. Although most 10c Discs have a single stringhole bored through the edge, CMS III 426 is
bored through the face and CMS V 27 is unbored. The workmanship of 10c Discs varies from
fair to very good.
Decoration and dating
Several heterogeneous motifs decorate 10c Discs including a man, leaves, tubular drill orna-
ment and cross-hatching.87 One ivory Disc, CMS IV 120, is attributed to the EM III-MM IA (-? )
Border/Leaf Complex. Several 10c Discs come from stratified contexts:
CMS III 172 EM II-MM IA Lenda, Tholos I
184 EM II-MM IA Lenda, Tholos I
426 MM II Phaestos, vano LV
CMS 112 42 MM II-III Mavro Spelio, Gr. VIIA
51 MM II-IIIA Profitis Ilias, Gr. VI
Miscellaneous Discs are in evidence in both the Prepalatial and Old Palatial Periods.
Class 11: DISCOIDS
For the sake of completeness, I have assembled all known Aegean Discoids, although a few
are later in date than MM IIIB.88
11a) soft stone
AGD II 13; CM 118, 125, 126, 131, 135; CMS I 431, 435; III 304; 112 1, 5, 37, 41, 45, 47, 48, 58, 62, 63,
68, 69, 81, 213, 247, 253, 254, 317, 322-324, 329, 331; IV 81, 82, 143, 144, 148, 151, 152, 157; VII 25,
27, 149; VIII 22; IX 28; CS 90, 94; HM 2097; Kopenhagen NM 3277; Priv. Coll., Oxford, Traunstein
total: 51
CMS 112 63
CMS 112 247
CMS VII 25
CMS VII 149 CMS IX 28
CS 90
11a Discoids are in shiny or dull soft stone. They are biconvex, but not always perfectly
so. The average dimensions are 1.5 x 0.7 cms., although 11a Discoids may vary in diameter from
1.0 to 1.9 cms. The overall quality of workmanship is generally good and in certain cases, is
very good.
Decoration and dating
Tubular drill ornament and tectonic ornament decorate 11a Discoids relatively often and
together these two motifs account for about two-thirds of the total examples. The other motifs
represented include men, goats, lions, C-hooks, cut stars and V-cuts. Among the datable mo-
tifs are tubular drill ornament (MM IB-HI)90 and cut stars (MM II-III).91 Sixteen of the twenty-
two seals which show tectonic ornament belong to the MM II-III Common Group92 and the
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side. Although most 10c Discs have a single stringhole bored through the edge, CMS III 426 is
bored through the face and CMS V 27 is unbored. The workmanship of 10c Discs varies from
fair to very good.
Decoration and dating
Several heterogeneous motifs decorate 10c Discs including a man, leaves, tubular drill orna-
ment and cross-hatching.87 One ivory Disc, CMS IV 120, is attributed to the EM III-MM IA (-? )
Border/Leaf Complex. Several 10c Discs come from stratified contexts:
CMS III 172 EM II-MM IA Lenda, Tholos I
184 EM II-MM IA Lenda, Tholos I
426 MM II Phaestos, vano LV
CMS 112 42 MM II-III Mavro Spelio, Gr. VIIA
51 MM II-IIIA Profitis Ilias, Gr. VI
Miscellaneous Discs are in evidence in both the Prepalatial and Old Palatial Periods.
Class 11: DISCOIDS
For the sake of completeness, I have assembled all known Aegean Discoids, although a few
are later in date than MM IIIB.88
11a) soft stone
AGD II 13; CM 118, 125, 126, 131, 135; CMS I 431, 435; III 304; 112 1, 5, 37, 41, 45, 47, 48, 58, 62, 63,
68, 69, 81, 213, 247, 253, 254, 317, 322-324, 329, 331; IV 81, 82, 143, 144, 148, 151, 152, 157; VII 25,
27, 149; VIII 22; IX 28; CS 90, 94; HM 2097; Kopenhagen NM 3277; Priv. Coll., Oxford, Traunstein
total: 51
CMS 112 63
CMS 112 247
CMS VII 25
CMS VII 149 CMS IX 28
CS 90
11a Discoids are in shiny or dull soft stone. They are biconvex, but not always perfectly
so. The average dimensions are 1.5 x 0.7 cms., although 11a Discoids may vary in diameter from
1.0 to 1.9 cms. The overall quality of workmanship is generally good and in certain cases, is
very good.
Decoration and dating
Tubular drill ornament and tectonic ornament decorate 11a Discoids relatively often and
together these two motifs account for about two-thirds of the total examples. The other motifs
represented include men, goats, lions, C-hooks, cut stars and V-cuts. Among the datable mo-
tifs are tubular drill ornament (MM IB-HI)90 and cut stars (MM II-III).91 Sixteen of the twenty-
two seals which show tectonic ornament belong to the MM II-III Common Group92 and the