ABSTRACT
At Knossos has been found fine metal-work of L.M. I; a bronze bowl with embossed handle and rim, and a vase, almost a replica of one in silver and gold brought to Egypt by a Minoan envoy. The L.M. II period ended with the catastrophic destruction of Knossos by a foreign enemy. At the end of L.M. II Knossos was destroyed by an enemy, and for a time deserted. L.M. II at Knossos marks the apogee or Cretan culture in other than purely artistic matters. L.M. II additions to the work of the preceding age are merely refinements. Among L.M. II frescoes from Knossos are notably those of two girls, the girls being only distinguishable from the boy by their conventional white colour, as they wear a "sports costume," the male kilt only, and all three have the same hair flying to their waists.
