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CATALOGUE
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assigned to style-groups including the MM II (-?) Hieroglyphic Deposit Group , MM II-III Class-
ical and Common Tectonic Groups. A further clue for the dating is provided by three ex-
amples from stratified contexts:
CMS 112 18 MM II-III Kamilari, vano 0
35 MM IIB Mavro Spelio, Gr. XVIIP
HM 2337 MM II ?esoules Kephales, Gr.
Lenticular Discoids are morphologically transitional between Discoids, essentially a Middle
Bronze Age shape and Lentoids, principally a Late Bronze Age shape. Thus, it is logical that Len-
ticular Discoids may tend to be later in date than Discoids. How linear the development is from
Discoid to Lentoid cannot be determined, lie Discoids may range in date from MM IIB to LM I,
but none shows a motif which can be securely dated to the Neopalatial Period. Given the high
quality of the workmanship, the distinctions between this form, the other Discoids and the Len-
toid are clearly not accidental.
lid) Plump Discoids
CS 145; CMS 112 212; XII 116; XIII 62, 97; CS 152
CMS 112 212
CMS XII 116
CMS XIII 62
CMS XIII 97
CS 152
Discoids with highly convex faces average in diameter and thickness 1.39 and 0.7 cms. re-
spectively and are relatively uniform in size.107 CMS XII 116 is in a translucent quartz, XIII 62
and 97 have been catalogued as marble, CS 152 is in brecchia and CM 145 and CMS 112 212 are
in soft stone. Plump Discoids are generally of very good workmanship.
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Decoration and dating
A whirl, tectonic ornament and "talismanic" motifs decorate lid Discoids.1"" CS 152 is of
the MM II-III Common Tectonic Group. CM 145; CMS XII 116 and XIII 62 date perhaps to
MM III: Although they show motifs of an essentially Neopalatial style-group, the Discoid shape
is best documented in the Old Palatial Period.
P
lie) Bordered Discoids, soft materials
CMS X 40; CS 95
O
CMS X 40
CS 95
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assigned to style-groups including the MM II (-?) Hieroglyphic Deposit Group , MM II-III Class-
ical and Common Tectonic Groups. A further clue for the dating is provided by three ex-
amples from stratified contexts:
CMS 112 18 MM II-III Kamilari, vano 0
35 MM IIB Mavro Spelio, Gr. XVIIP
HM 2337 MM II ?esoules Kephales, Gr.
Lenticular Discoids are morphologically transitional between Discoids, essentially a Middle
Bronze Age shape and Lentoids, principally a Late Bronze Age shape. Thus, it is logical that Len-
ticular Discoids may tend to be later in date than Discoids. How linear the development is from
Discoid to Lentoid cannot be determined, lie Discoids may range in date from MM IIB to LM I,
but none shows a motif which can be securely dated to the Neopalatial Period. Given the high
quality of the workmanship, the distinctions between this form, the other Discoids and the Len-
toid are clearly not accidental.
lid) Plump Discoids
CS 145; CMS 112 212; XII 116; XIII 62, 97; CS 152
CMS 112 212
CMS XII 116
CMS XIII 62
CMS XIII 97
CS 152
Discoids with highly convex faces average in diameter and thickness 1.39 and 0.7 cms. re-
spectively and are relatively uniform in size.107 CMS XII 116 is in a translucent quartz, XIII 62
and 97 have been catalogued as marble, CS 152 is in brecchia and CM 145 and CMS 112 212 are
in soft stone. Plump Discoids are generally of very good workmanship.
108
Decoration and dating
A whirl, tectonic ornament and "talismanic" motifs decorate lid Discoids.1"" CS 152 is of
the MM II-III Common Tectonic Group. CM 145; CMS XII 116 and XIII 62 date perhaps to
MM III: Although they show motifs of an essentially Neopalatial style-group, the Discoid shape
is best documented in the Old Palatial Period.
P
lie) Bordered Discoids, soft materials
CMS X 40; CS 95
O
CMS X 40
CS 95