. The Philistines : their history and civilization. he axe {p.), scjuare (o-), plane (r), signet-ring(\/^), and leather-cutters knife {(^), the latter perforated with a holein the butt for suspension, all show the specializing of tool> which isa characteristic of civilization. Of especial importance is the round shield with bosses (^). Itis not Cretan : the Cretan sliicld is a long oval. But the Sherdanianwarriors at ^ledinet Habu bear the round bossed shield, and Reinach(oj9. cit. p. 30) figures an Etruscan statuette which bears an identicalprotection. The other signs (-, y, r, x and f) ar
. The Philistines : their history and civilization. he axe {p.), scjuare (o-), plane (r), signet-ring(\/^), and leather-cutters knife {(^), the latter perforated with a holein the butt for suspension, all show the specializing of tool> which isa characteristic of civilization. Of especial importance is the round shield with bosses (^). Itis not Cretan : the Cretan sliicld is a long oval. But the Sherdanianwarriors at ^ledinet Habu bear the round bossed shield, and Reinach(oj9. cit. p. 30) figures an Etruscan statuette which bears an identicalprotection. The other signs (-, y, r, x and f) are not sufficiently clear toidentify (r may be an astragalus, used in games, and tt may be anadze). But enough will have been said to show that quite apart 118 THE SCHWEICH LECTURES, 1911 from its literarv value, the Phaestos Disk is of very considerableimportance as a document in the history of Aegean civilization. (2) AVe now turn to the sculptures on the temple of Medinet avc have precious illustrations of costumes, vehicles, and Fig. 7. ^^agons of the Pulasati.
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