Replica was based on a fragment of a Predynastic Egyptian stone vessel found at Knossos. Evans emphasised the role of contact with Egypt in the development of the Minoan civilisation.
Bibliography
Evans, Arthur. 1928. The Palace of Minos at Knossos, II, p. 30, fig. 12
Myres, John (ed.). 1936. British Archaeological Discoveries in Greece and Crete 1886-1936, p. 13