| One of the most significant frescoes at Knossos is known from Evans’ reconstruction as the “Camp Stool” or “Sacred Communion” fresco. However, Evan’s proposal on the positions of the preserved fragments is unsatisfactory – it poses problems of interpretation and lacks an analogue. Study of corresponding scenes in the Creto-Mycenaean cycle, found mainly on small ornaments, leads to the conclusion that the fresco referred to the ritual offering of libations and the passing round of the sacred kylix, which is why it adorned a large ritual room in the palace’s west wing. On the basis of the subjects depicted in the cycle, the author seeks solutions more conducive to reconstruction as regards technique and the composition of elements within the scene. The resultant libation fresco is published in colour. |