FAH206H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 24: Knossos, Minoan Chronology, Minoan Civilization
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Oxford handbook of the bronze age aegean seals are common stones cut into standard shapes that are engraved with ornamental patterns and inscriptions. When pressed into clay or wax, the seal leaves an impression in relief. Seals are intimate objects are bound to their owners (worn on bracelet or necklace or pendant) Sometimes they indicate owner"s rank or specific social group. Prepalatial minoan seals and sealings first seals were found in myrtos-fournou korifi in tombs at lebena. Early minoans chose to use stamp seals: was first irrengular pyamids and cones made out of soft stone and bone, seal designs range from simple scratches to cross-or diagonal hatching. Signs of growth and town planning; no site appears to not have a chief building dominating the rest of the settlement. Early seals = rich variety of seal shapes; now they display complex motifs and show the advance in the quality of carvings. Designs follow compositional schemes; characteristic of minoan art.
