Mycenæ: a narrative of researches and discoveries at Mycenæ and Tiryns

CHAPTER VIII.--SEPULCHRE IV.

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VIGNETTE.--No. 326. Golden Mask in the form of a Lion's Head 211

No. 327. Cow's Head of Silver, with Horns of Gold 216

No. 328. Another View of the Cow's Head 217

Nos. 329, 330. Two Golden Cow-Heads, with double axes 218

No. 331. Mask of Gold, found on the face of a body 220

No. 332. Gold Mask 221

No. 333 _a_, _b_. Two Gold Signet Rings 223

Nos. 334, 335. Intaglios on the Signet Rings 223

No. 336. Bracelet of Gold 227

No. 337. Splendid Crown of Gold found close to the head of one of the bodies in the Fourth Sepulchre 229

No. 338. Human Thigh-bone, with a Gold Ornament of the greaves still attached to it 230

No. 339. Golden Goblet with two handles 231

No. 340. Golden Goblet with one handle 232

No. 341. Golden Wine-Flagon 232

No. 342. Golden Cup 233

No. 343. Plain Massive Cup of Gold 233

No. 344. Large Massive Gold Goblet with two handles 234

No. 345. Gold Cup with one handle 236

No. 346. Golden Goblet with two doves on the handles 237

No. 347. Large Gold Cup 239

No. 348. Large Silver Goblet, richly plated with gold 240

No. 349. Hand-made Vase of Terra-cotta 240

Nos. 350, 351. Objects of Egyptian Porcelain, of unknown use 241

No. 352. Alabaster Model of a sort of Scarf tied in a noose 242

No. 353. Silver Flagon 243

No. 354. Gold Model of a Shoulder Belt 244

No. 355. Amber Necklace-beads 245

No. 356. Large three-handled Vase of Alabaster, recomposed from the Fragments 246

Nos. 357, 358. Belt and "Belle Hélène" of Gold 248

Nos. 359-365. Various Ornaments of Gold 250

No. 366. Highly-decorated Golden Cylinder, probably the handle of a sword or sceptre 251

Nos. 367-370. Golden Ornaments 253

Nos. 371, 372. Objects of Copper 255

Nos. 373-375. Two Bone Lids of Jars and a piece of an Alabaster Vase 256

No. 376. Stag, of an alloy of silver and lead 257

Nos. 377-386. Buttons of Wood, covered with plates of gold, highly ornamented 258, 259

Nos. 387-401. Plates of Gold 263

Nos. 402-413. Gold Buttons 264

Nos. 414-422_a_. " " 265

No. 423. Model of a Temple in Gold 267

No. 424. A Cuttle-fish in Gold 268

Nos. 425, 426. Two halves of a whorl-shaped object of thick Gold Plate 268

Nos. 427-434. Gold Covers of the Knobs of Sword-handles 269-271

No. 435. Arrow-heads of Obsidian 272

No. 436. Large Copper Vessel 274

No. 437. Two large Copper Vessels stuck together 275

No. 438. Large Copper Vessel with three handles 275

No. 439. Large two-handled Vessel of Copper 276

No. 440 Copper Tripod 278

No. 441. Lance-head of Bronze 279

Nos. 442, 442_a_. Small One-edged Bronze Swords 279

Nos. 443, 444. Fragment of a Two-edged Bronze Sword, and another weapon, probably a Dagger 280

No. 445 _a_, _b_, _c_. Two-edged Bronze Swords, and an Alabaster Sword Knob 281

No. 446. Two-edged Bronze Sword 282

Nos. 447-449. Two-edged Bronze Swords, and an Alabaster Sword Knob 283

No. 450. Human Jawbone 285

Nos. 451, 452. Golden Tube, and Golden Dragon with scales of rock crystal, both being probably pieces of a sceptre-handle 287