The decorative art of Crete in the bronze age .. (1907)
Dohan, Edith Hall, 1877-1943 · Philadelphia, Press of the J. C. Winston co. · leaf 36
l design. On a larnax from Palaikastro (B. S. A. 1901-2, VIII, Pis. XVIII and XIX) of the succeeding period, it occurs in one design without forms of marine life and together with the double axe and horns of worship. Moreover, the eight-rayed star and the double axe are often associated in the… … Fig. 49, from J. II. S. 1903, Fig. 50, from B. S. A. 1902-3, XXIII, p. 19.5, Fig. 11. IX, p. 311, Fig. 10. bird stands for the human soul, the rock-work pattern around the border for the river encircling the world, and the star and double axe for the divine ruler of light above. Without admitting…
Pottery · Decoration and ornament
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