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Image from page 161 of "Ægean archæeology; an introduction to the archæeology of prehistoric Greece" (1915) by Internet Archive Book Images Via Flickr: Identifier: cu31924028272379 Title: Ægean archæeology; an introduction to the archæeology of prehistoric Greece Year: 1915 (1910s) Authors: Hall, H. R. (Harry Reginald), 1873-1930 Subjects: Publisher: London, P.L. Warner Contributing Library: Cornell University Library Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: -light style. The last trace ofthe Kamarais technique is seen in the occasional use ofwhite, which eventually disappears. The naturalismextends itself from the plants of M.M.III to the de-signs of the sea, and this marine style of decoration isthe most characteristic point of the L.M.I-II ceramic.The accurate observation of the artist shews itself inthe splendid impressions of octopods, squids, and 90 AEGEAN ARCHAEOLOGY nautili, tritons, anemones, sea-pens and shells, amidjagged rocks from which seaweed waves, which coverthe best vases of this age. One is positively startled onlooking at the famous Octopus Vase from Gournia(Fig. 25). A great octopus with glaring eyes andsquirming sucker-covered arms swims straight at us offthe vase ; behind him are the rocks, the sea-pens, andthe trailing weed, all the landscape of the rocky marinepools ; even the characteristic fantastic tracery of thesea-worn limestone rocks of the Cretan shore beingcarefully painted. One seems to be looking through Text Appearing After Image: Fig. 25.—Crete; octcipus vase from Gournia. L.M.I. Scakc,\.Candid Museum. the glass window of a tank in the Naples Aquarium !As good are the argonauts on a vase in the BritishMuseum, found in Egypt (PL XXI, 2).^ But this super-excellence of naturalism was not always maintained.The argonauts on the Marseilles Vase (so called be-cause it is preserved in the Museum of the ChateauBorely)- are more stylized than are those of theBritish Museum pot. So are those on a fine jug foundat Pseira.^ The same stylizing tendency is seen on J.E.A., I, PI. XVI, I. = Anc. Hist. N.E., PI. Ill, 4. Seager, Pseira, Fig. 13. Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.