. The palace of Minos : a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustrated by the discoveries at Knossos . ng remainsof clay and stone vessels of forms which,as will be shown below, must be regardedas characteristic of M. M. Ill a. Frao--ments of painted stucco were also foundwith these, presenting a dark bluishgreen ground with Venetian red stripes,in the sombre style distinctive of thatepoch. It is to be noted as perhaps having a direct relation to ceremonialfunctions performed in the sunken area, that there also occurred in thisstratum quantities
. The palace of Minos : a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustrated by the discoveries at Knossos . ng remainsof clay and stone vessels of forms which,as will be shown below, must be regardedas characteristic of M. M. Ill a. Frao--ments of painted stucco were also foundwith these, presenting a dark bluishgreen ground with Venetian red stripes,in the sombre style distinctive of thatepoch. It is to be noted as perhaps having a direct relation to ceremonialfunctions performed in the sunken area, that there also occurred in thisstratum quantities of remains of coarsely made vessels of grey clay, a gooddeal smoked in the conflagration, of the type shown in Fig. 295. These maywell have contained oil or unguents for some ritual purpose. Fragments ofsimilar vessels were found in the smaller Lustral Basin of the same kindbrought to light in the Quarter of the Palace (Fig. 418). Of great beauty were the stone ewers, of which abundant fragmentsalso occurred in this layer. These were executed in limestone, generallygrey or brown, but occasionally of white, close-grained material resembling. /? Fig. 295. Clay Vessel from Basin, (f) Earlierand LaterStages Ritual Vesselsof Clay and, Stone from Basin. Stone Ewers. 41 2 THE PALACE OF MINOS, ETC. InlaidLime-stoneBowls. marble. A distinguishing feature of these vessels was the plait-work decora-tion covering their bodies, apparently imitated from leather-work. A restoredspecimen from this deposit, ofbrown limestone, is given inFig. 296. As in the case ofthe other examples the neck isin a separate piece, showing awell-marked rim line,where it was socketed intothe body. The handles wereriveted on after the insertion ofthe mouth-piece, which theyhelped to fasten on. This wasfurther secured by a rivet onthe side opposite to the fragment- was also found ofa more precious vessel of thistype, executed in liparite, themottled volcanic g
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