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18 Einar Lexow. 
ending c. 2200 B. C. And what is of still greater importance, 
it proves the connection, which has been suggested as existing — 
between Malta and Crete. 
The author accordingly considers the spiral decorations 
of Crete and Egypt to be derived from the phylomorphic de- 
corations of Malta. The spiral ornamentation of the European 
continent must then be looked upon as forming another and 
quite independent group. 
