Ægean archæeology; an introduction to the archæeology of prehistoric Greece . r/vvr«, ii. ,11, n, . l/h,!.^ l//r» /. (Tiry,,., ii, . 11,1,. Kj C.,,i,ii„ .!/„„,„, .M\rKNAKI. Bezki. i>i- ; : 4111 i;ka\e(Scale: 2:1)KNOSSOS 2, IllTrHKN WITH SHIEI,I> AMI SlIKAl, I lECI IR AIlOX(Scale : i/3rd) PAINTING AND SCULPTURE 207 jasper, agate, and chalcedony being now the same time the seal developed a regular handle,probablyin imitation of some Syrian or Anatolian or two of these seals are very fine works of art(Figs. 86, 87). And now begins a new developm
Ægean archæeology; an introduction to the archæeology of prehistoric Greece . r/vvr«, ii. ,11, n, . l/h,!.^ l//r» /. (Tiry,,., ii, . 11,1,. Kj C.,,i,ii„ .!/„„,„, .M\rKNAKI. Bezki. i>i- ; : 4111 i;ka\e(Scale: 2:1)KNOSSOS 2, IllTrHKN WITH SHIEI,I> AMI SlIKAl, I lECI IR AIlOX(Scale : i/3rd) PAINTING AND SCULPTURE 207 jasper, agate, and chalcedony being now the same time the seal developed a regular handle,probablyin imitation of some Syrian or Anatolian or two of these seals are very fine works of art(Figs. 86, 87). And now begins a new development. Theart of writing has been transferred from the seal-stonesas its sole vehicle to the clay tablet, and, probably, topapyrus also. The hieroglyphics had developed into alinear script (p. 216). There was no further need forthe use of the seal-stone as a medium for inscriptions,and so its decoration returned to its original type, be-fore the hieroglyphics had developed, and when a singleobject or scene only was represented. The seal-stones
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