RINGS
OF 'MINOS' AND 'NESTOR' COMPARED
Fig. 91
Comparative View of Gold Signet-rings : A a-c, ' Ring of Nestor : ;
13 a-c, 'Ring of Minos'. Slightly enlarged (A f, B f),
SIS ^BiSiSJls - - - ™
fou„d ^ti^tz^:i:lT rthe spot'the pyios r^ ™s
beeh,Ve tombs the.-e, previous to its excavation
In the central ridge of the hoo 1
rings preserve the tradition of the nenrk!! byI"M-IIL The globules of A are somewhat
signet fro,,, which, as shown above ,, 7 S<" Md have been more fl»«ened out by
%. 454), the Minoan ring-type originated' T?Z? ^ Sma"er Size of the S,obl,,eS °"
The beaded decoration is seen i„ hottS g °f Mi"°S' <B> and the shallowff'
s earller , te ^ under though broader intaglio, may mark it as
m0uld'nS of the hoops wasaltogetherdecadet gb"y htot '" *** *an the other.
OF 'MINOS' AND 'NESTOR' COMPARED
Fig. 91
Comparative View of Gold Signet-rings : A a-c, ' Ring of Nestor : ;
13 a-c, 'Ring of Minos'. Slightly enlarged (A f, B f),
SIS ^BiSiSJls - - - ™
fou„d ^ti^tz^:i:lT rthe spot'the pyios r^ ™s
beeh,Ve tombs the.-e, previous to its excavation
In the central ridge of the hoo 1
rings preserve the tradition of the nenrk!! byI"M-IIL The globules of A are somewhat
signet fro,,, which, as shown above ,, 7 S<" Md have been more fl»«ened out by
%. 454), the Minoan ring-type originated' T?Z? ^ Sma"er Size of the S,obl,,eS °"
The beaded decoration is seen i„ hottS g °f Mi"°S' <B> and the shallowff'
s earller , te ^ under though broader intaglio, may mark it as
m0uld'nS of the hoops wasaltogetherdecadet gb"y htot '" *** *an the other.