. Excavations at Phylakopi in Melos,. as 15. 15. Vertical impression beneath root of handle. For general shape cf. XXV. 9. Height 153 mill. 16. Plain amphora of early Mycenaean period. Height 47 cm. An incomplete vase of same shape had a large spiral pattern in matt black. 17. Ordinary type of tripod cooking pot. Height 225 null. 18. Large vase of later period ; ledge-handles not pierced. About 1 : 5. 176 C. C. EDGAR platp: XXXVI. Specimens of the ordinary, nnornamented ware of the later periotl. 1 and 2 are flatsaucers. 3 is an example of the commonest kind of cup, thousands of which encumber
. Excavations at Phylakopi in Melos,. as 15. 15. Vertical impression beneath root of handle. For general shape cf. XXV. 9. Height 153 mill. 16. Plain amphora of early Mycenaean period. Height 47 cm. An incomplete vase of same shape had a large spiral pattern in matt black. 17. Ordinary type of tripod cooking pot. Height 225 null. 18. Large vase of later period ; ledge-handles not pierced. About 1 : 5. 176 C. C. EDGAR platp: XXXVI. Specimens of the ordinary, nnornamented ware of the later periotl. 1 and 2 are flatsaucers. 3 is an example of the commonest kind of cup, thousands of which encumberedthe site. 4 is covered with a coarse black coat in imitation of metal. 5 is a specimen of•• Liliputian ware, not nearly so common at Phylakopi as at Brown paint round and 13 have flat rims (cf. 2). 11. Coat of red ; has had a loop handle attached horizontally. 16. Rim flattened inside and covered with light coat of brown ; has had similar handle onother not uniform but approximately 1 : 3. C. C. Fii:. 14J.—Cpietan \Yild Goat {Capra ).^ ^ ^lycenaean technique; yellow cla\-;greenish slip ; design in lustrous black ; thehatched parts orange-red. The rocks before and behind the goats head may be comparedwith those in the Flying-fish Picture(PL III.). Seep. 145. CHAPTER V. THE POTTERY MARKS. —Occurrence (jf the Marks. The accompanying table (p. 179) contains a fairly complete list ^ ofthe impressed marks which were mentioned cursorily in Sect. 5 of thepreceding chapter. Except in a few cases the diagrams are not intendedas facsimiles of the originals but merely as representatives of thevarious types. All the signs included in the table have been impressed in the dampclay before baking, whereas those reproduced on p. 180, and also the sign-group, Fig. 155, p. 183, have been simply scratched on the hard surface of thefinished vase. This distinction ought to be kept in mind. The signs of theformer class were certainly made by the
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