Richter, Gisela Marie Augusta, 1882-1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) · New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art · leaf 49
PREHISTORIC GREEK PERIOD II carried out with the same precision as in the polychrome variety, but are treated in a sketchy manner, the paint being used in large daubs and splashes. The most interest- ing piece of this style in our collection is a large beaked jug from Knossos, decorated on each… … are holding snakes at arm's fig. 3. snake goddess length, while other snakes are from knossos coiled round them (see fig. 3). The costume is typically Minoan, consisting of a richly em- broidered jacket with open front, laced bodice, and, in one case, a flounced skirt. What the significance of this…
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