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No. 2: GOATS 123
istic diversity of the glyptic of Crete at this time.
For the end of the Old Palatial Period, few representations of goats have survived which
are datable either by attribution to a style-group or on the strength of stratigraphy. Primary evi-
dence for the chronology comes from three designs: nos. 43, 47 and 48. The first of these came
to light in a MM III context in Profitis Ilias and the other two from the MM IIIB Temple Re-
pository. In no. 43 a schematically rendered goat is depicted running. No. 47 shows a stand-
ing goat and in no. 48 two goats and a dog appear in an outline composition. Nos. 47 and 48
are significant as they are well preserved and particularly developed in style. The goat in no. 47
is plastically modelled and shows nearly the same degree of plastic corporeality as that witnessed
in no. 39. Much more fluid in their proportions are the goats shown in no. 48. These animals
have modulated proportions and necks which bend as if of rubber.
The recumbent goat on a double ground line in no. 44 is interesting owing to its superb
workmanship. The long and banded horns also occur in several other representations from the
Old Palatial Period (cf. nos. 21, 26, 27, 31, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46). Unmodelled is the head which is
formed by two lines which meet at the nose (cf. no. 46). This goat also has a beard, another
typical feature of Old Palatial representations (cf. nos. 22-24, 45). Neck, shoulder, belly and hind-
quarters are carefully modelled and differentiated from each other. This motif is more correctly
observed than any of the goats yet seen. The occurrence of this motif on an lib Discoid as well
as the plastic treatment of the body are grounds for a dating in MM III.
Another high-quality rendering in no. 45 shows two goats copulating. The careful articula-
tion of musculature as well as the high degree of naturalism are unknown prior to the designs of
the MM IIIB Temple Repository.19
INDEX: Goats
1 CMS 112 125c*, Similar: CMS H2 138a*, 155b*. 170a*, 175a*, 196a*. 264b, 298c; IV 71a, 125a, 16Db; IX
20a; XII 48a; CS 8c, 51b. 2 CMS IV 136a, Sim: CS 139. 3 CMS III 481a, Sim: CMS III 311a, 382a*. 4
CMS III 98. 5 CMS III 64b, Sim: CMS III 85c, 268a. 6 CMS HI 126a, Cf: CMS IV 24Da, 25Da- 7 CMS
III 277, Sim: CMS III 284b, Cf: CMS III 307c, 346, Priv. Coll., Paris. 8 CMS 112 224c, 214c, 232a, 262a; IV
10b; VII 9a; VIII 4b, 11; XII 28a, 35c, 59c, 68c; CS 14b, 44b, 46c; Dresden Zv. 65c, Cf: CS 13c. .9CMS 112
163a*. 10 CMS III 427b, Sim: AGD II 3b; CMS 112 318a; IX 13a, 23a; XIII 7Dc; CS 40c, Cf: CS 5c. 11
CMS 112 100c*. 12 CMS VIII 2a, Sim: CMS IV 10b, 8Db; VIII 100b; XIII 91a. 13 CMS 112 272a, Sim:
CMS IV 12Da; IX 5Db; CS 2a. 14 CMS XII 59b. 15 CMS 112 306a. 16 CMS XIII 7Db. 17 CMS IV 156a,
Cf: CS 173b. 18 CM Ilia. 19 CMS XIII 37. 20 CMS IV 141. 21 CS 201. 22 CS 170A 23 CS 121.
24 CS 146a. 25 CMS VII 45a. 26 CMS VII 42. 21 CMS XII 135b. 28 CS 113b. 29 Knossos Pd. 30
Knossos P73a2. 31 CMS 115 258*, Cf: CS 227. 32 CMS 115 253*. 33 CMS 115 261*. 34 CMS 115 262*.
J5CMS 115 254*. 36 CMS 115 256*, Sim: CMS 115 255*; CS 94. J7CMS 115 257*. Jc?CMS 115 265*. 39
CMS 115 259*, Cf: CMS X 281. 40 CMS 112 223. 41 CMS VII 35b. 42 AGD II 53. 43 CMS 112 46*. 44
CMS XIII 19; XII 137, Sim: HM 1609, Cf. CMS 115 264*, HM 1737. 45 CMS VII 68. 46 CMS IV 166a. 47
Knossos L25*, L26*. 48 Knossos Lb*.
3: BULLS
A. Bucrania
The earliest known bucrania occur on seals attributed to the MM IB-II Malia Workshop Com-
istic diversity of the glyptic of Crete at this time.
For the end of the Old Palatial Period, few representations of goats have survived which
are datable either by attribution to a style-group or on the strength of stratigraphy. Primary evi-
dence for the chronology comes from three designs: nos. 43, 47 and 48. The first of these came
to light in a MM III context in Profitis Ilias and the other two from the MM IIIB Temple Re-
pository. In no. 43 a schematically rendered goat is depicted running. No. 47 shows a stand-
ing goat and in no. 48 two goats and a dog appear in an outline composition. Nos. 47 and 48
are significant as they are well preserved and particularly developed in style. The goat in no. 47
is plastically modelled and shows nearly the same degree of plastic corporeality as that witnessed
in no. 39. Much more fluid in their proportions are the goats shown in no. 48. These animals
have modulated proportions and necks which bend as if of rubber.
The recumbent goat on a double ground line in no. 44 is interesting owing to its superb
workmanship. The long and banded horns also occur in several other representations from the
Old Palatial Period (cf. nos. 21, 26, 27, 31, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46). Unmodelled is the head which is
formed by two lines which meet at the nose (cf. no. 46). This goat also has a beard, another
typical feature of Old Palatial representations (cf. nos. 22-24, 45). Neck, shoulder, belly and hind-
quarters are carefully modelled and differentiated from each other. This motif is more correctly
observed than any of the goats yet seen. The occurrence of this motif on an lib Discoid as well
as the plastic treatment of the body are grounds for a dating in MM III.
Another high-quality rendering in no. 45 shows two goats copulating. The careful articula-
tion of musculature as well as the high degree of naturalism are unknown prior to the designs of
the MM IIIB Temple Repository.19
INDEX: Goats
1 CMS 112 125c*, Similar: CMS H2 138a*, 155b*. 170a*, 175a*, 196a*. 264b, 298c; IV 71a, 125a, 16Db; IX
20a; XII 48a; CS 8c, 51b. 2 CMS IV 136a, Sim: CS 139. 3 CMS III 481a, Sim: CMS III 311a, 382a*. 4
CMS III 98. 5 CMS III 64b, Sim: CMS III 85c, 268a. 6 CMS HI 126a, Cf: CMS IV 24Da, 25Da- 7 CMS
III 277, Sim: CMS III 284b, Cf: CMS III 307c, 346, Priv. Coll., Paris. 8 CMS 112 224c, 214c, 232a, 262a; IV
10b; VII 9a; VIII 4b, 11; XII 28a, 35c, 59c, 68c; CS 14b, 44b, 46c; Dresden Zv. 65c, Cf: CS 13c. .9CMS 112
163a*. 10 CMS III 427b, Sim: AGD II 3b; CMS 112 318a; IX 13a, 23a; XIII 7Dc; CS 40c, Cf: CS 5c. 11
CMS 112 100c*. 12 CMS VIII 2a, Sim: CMS IV 10b, 8Db; VIII 100b; XIII 91a. 13 CMS 112 272a, Sim:
CMS IV 12Da; IX 5Db; CS 2a. 14 CMS XII 59b. 15 CMS 112 306a. 16 CMS XIII 7Db. 17 CMS IV 156a,
Cf: CS 173b. 18 CM Ilia. 19 CMS XIII 37. 20 CMS IV 141. 21 CS 201. 22 CS 170A 23 CS 121.
24 CS 146a. 25 CMS VII 45a. 26 CMS VII 42. 21 CMS XII 135b. 28 CS 113b. 29 Knossos Pd. 30
Knossos P73a2. 31 CMS 115 258*, Cf: CS 227. 32 CMS 115 253*. 33 CMS 115 261*. 34 CMS 115 262*.
J5CMS 115 254*. 36 CMS 115 256*, Sim: CMS 115 255*; CS 94. J7CMS 115 257*. Jc?CMS 115 265*. 39
CMS 115 259*, Cf: CMS X 281. 40 CMS 112 223. 41 CMS VII 35b. 42 AGD II 53. 43 CMS 112 46*. 44
CMS XIII 19; XII 137, Sim: HM 1609, Cf. CMS 115 264*, HM 1737. 45 CMS VII 68. 46 CMS IV 166a. 47
Knossos L25*, L26*. 48 Knossos Lb*.
3: BULLS
A. Bucrania
The earliest known bucrania occur on seals attributed to the MM IB-II Malia Workshop Com-