. The palace of Minos : a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustrated by the discoveries at Knossos . an early akropolisat Upper Zakro in East Crete.^ Similar votive figurines were found in anannexe to the oval house of Chamaezi described above. But a more con- example, situated on a rock-terrace a few feet below the limestonepeak of Petsofa, above Palaikastro, was explored by Prof. J. in 1903.^Here, within terrace walls enclosing what seems to have been a later sanctuary Vodv^^^^^chamber with plaster benches, were found
. The palace of Minos : a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustrated by the discoveries at Knossos . an early akropolisat Upper Zakro in East Crete.^ Similar votive figurines were found in anannexe to the oval house of Chamaezi described above. But a more con- example, situated on a rock-terrace a few feet below the limestonepeak of Petsofa, above Palaikastro, was explored by Prof. J. in 1903.^Here, within terrace walls enclosing what seems to have been a later sanctuary Vodv^^^^^chamber with plaster benches, were found masses of votive terra-cottas Petsofk. 1 Votive terra-cottas, partly excavated by me legs and horns. Some of these were copied here, partly obtained from a neighbouring and published by Dr. Mariani m ^^«. ^«/., vi peasant, are in the Ashmolean Collection. (1895), p. 182, Fig. 17 ; p. 176, Fig. 5. They consist of a female figure with a Medici ? The Sanctuary Site of Petsofa, B. S. A., collar like those of Petsofa, and remains of ix, p. 356 seqq. The excavation was completed male figures, goats, oxen, and their separate by Mr. C. T. I: PEAK SANCTUARY: THE TOMB OF ZEUS 153 {Fig, 111) including human figures and their parts, animals such as oxen andtheir horns [aa), goats, rams, swine, dogs, tortoises, hedgehogs, mere vermin,like stoats or weasels {zv), and birds, apparently doves {dd). There were alsomany miniature vessels ()), what seems to have been a rude representationof a tree (2) resembling those of Cypriote sanctuaries,^ and small clay balls{s, t) compared by Professor Myres to the Buddhist prayer-pellets. The male and female figures throw a unique light on the Minoan lUustra-costume of this Period. The male figures are nude except for their girdle ° *^and toot-gear, and often bear a short dagger, apparently with a flat tang into the handle.^ Sometimes they wear a small disk-like cap,and in one case the two ends of a plaid hang down from
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