An introduction to the study of prehistoric art (1915)
Parkyn, Ernest Albert, b. 1857 · London, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and Co. · leaf 260
unglazed.The ground is usually yellowin tone with designs laid onin black, red, chestnut, andwhite. The ornamentationis largely geometric, the circleand spiral being very charac-teristic (Fig. 241). Naturalobjects are also constantlyrepresented, both plant andanimal. Those from the sea are the most… … Fig. 241.—Mycenaean vase. Mycenae. 214 PREHISTORIC ART portrayed, occasionally quadrupeds, and even the humanform, but they are stylized or badly drawn. The Mycenaeanis a pure Bronze Age culture, and owes its name to Schlie-manns discoveries at Mycence, though there is no validreason for believing…
Art, Primitive
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