. The palace of Minos : a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustrated by the discoveries at Knossos . reations. HornedImp onEarlierSignet. WingedGoblinson MelianPots. Evolvedfrom figures ofDoubleAxes. PL XIV, 6 b, 6 c, and 9. The figures are herepartly completed 1. wing and part of body of Scripta Minoa, i, PI. Ill, p. 70 a. 704 THE PALACE OF MINOS, ETC. Under-lyingEgyptianMotives. beyond a doubt. We see here the oval knob of the Axe and its forkedbase symmetrically converted into a pair of eyes, vertically set, which turnedround-about have give
. The palace of Minos : a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustrated by the discoveries at Knossos . reations. HornedImp onEarlierSignet. WingedGoblinson MelianPots. Evolvedfrom figures ofDoubleAxes. PL XIV, 6 b, 6 c, and 9. The figures are herepartly completed 1. wing and part of body of Scripta Minoa, i, PI. Ill, p. 70 a. 704 THE PALACE OF MINOS, ETC. Under-lyingEgyptianMotives. beyond a doubt. We see here the oval knob of the Axe and its forkedbase symmetrically converted into a pair of eyes, vertically set, which turnedround-about have given the suggestion of the goggle-eyed faces. Thesegoblin vessels were found associated on a house floor at Phylakopi withimported M. M. II polychrome ware^ of the finest egg-shell fabric, andbelong to an epoch of intensive intercourse between Minoan Crete andMelos. The anthropomorphization of the Double Axe that they illustrateis on all fours with the appearance of the bird griffin on similar analysis of these seal-types emphasizes the fact, alread)- noted, thatcertain Egyptian elements lie at the root of many recurring features in the.
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