LINKED VOLUTES OF EARLY 'TENDRIL' PATT
plate.
Che Early Minoan seal-types, Fio- 255 a b r rl , w
Fig, 256, from the Fifth Shaft <&%%&£ ^
ERKS 317
the embossed
tly illustrate the tradi-
a b
Fig. 25-1. Linked Whorl-shells in Later Stages of Evolution : Knossos.
tion that influenced the decorative grouping of these conventional whorl-shell
types. In Fig. 254, a, b, we see the mouth and apex of the shell alternately
a b
Fig. 255. a-c, S-scroll and Tendril Pattern on Minoan Seals ;
d, on Gold Plate, Mycenae.
linked. In other cases, as on the slightly later stirrup-vase (L M. II a),
Fig. 254, c, the two conventional whorls start from the same mou J-
bT1 ' •' c -ii from the site of Knossos, illustiating
The above specimens, all nom m^
plate.
Che Early Minoan seal-types, Fio- 255 a b r rl , w
Fig, 256, from the Fifth Shaft <&%%&£ ^
ERKS 317
the embossed
tly illustrate the tradi-
a b
Fig. 25-1. Linked Whorl-shells in Later Stages of Evolution : Knossos.
tion that influenced the decorative grouping of these conventional whorl-shell
types. In Fig. 254, a, b, we see the mouth and apex of the shell alternately
a b
Fig. 255. a-c, S-scroll and Tendril Pattern on Minoan Seals ;
d, on Gold Plate, Mycenae.
linked. In other cases, as on the slightly later stirrup-vase (L M. II a),
Fig. 254, c, the two conventional whorls start from the same mou J-
bT1 ' •' c -ii from the site of Knossos, illustiating
The above specimens, all nom m^