Mazes and labyrinths; a general account of their history and developments (1922)
Matthews, William Henry, 1882- · London, New York, etc. Longmans, Green · leaf 234
in diameter. One large speci-men, nearly twenty yards across (Fig. 126), at Wisby, on148 the Island of Gothland, is of a design very similar to thecircular labyrinth which appears on certain coins ofKnossos. They were generally found on islands or closeto the sea-coast, and were known by various… … Fig. 126.—Stone Labyrinth at Wisby, Gothland. (Aspelin.) Dr. Aspelin pointed out that they were in any caseancient remains, and thought that the idea might haveoriginated in the Bronze Age. Corresponding figures have been found in Iceland,and a somewhat similar arrangement, consisting of…
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