Richter, Gisela Marie Augusta, 1882-1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) · New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art · leaf 67
PREHISTORIC GREEK PERIOD 29 position, which resembles a heraldic design, is familiar on seal-stones of the Late Minoan I-II periods. Stone-cutters of this period gained also great proficiency Stone in making furniture, friezes, vases, lamps, weights, and other objects. The most imposing example of… … FIG. 17. THE ENTRANCE TO THE "TREASURY OF ATREUS" IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION popularly known as the Throne of Minos (Pedestal P). It is of simple, dignified design, with a high back of undu- lating outline, and a seat slightly hollowed out. The original is still in position where it was found…
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