The Portland daily press., 1876-12-02
Schliemann'S Last Finds.
The Explorations in the Ancient Capitol
of Agamemnon.

1 find continually the most ancient painted
pottery and the very rudest and most primitive
terra Gotta idols of Juno in female and cow
form. OF course it is perfectly certain that the
rubbish which covers the entrance has been
brought there from other places, but as it con-
talns only fragments of the most ancient
painted terra-cottas, the filling up of the en-
trance must already have been effected at
remote antiquity, and the age of the Treasury
itself probably exceeds by more than three cen-
turies that which | attributed to it in nv last
report 1920 B. CO OF the idols found in the
Treasury, the most ancient Juno idols, in the
shape of woman, are very rudely made with
out painted ornaments, and have either an OBJ
long or round head, with or without dia-
dem, and large eyes; some are with, others
without breasts; the hands are either protrud-
ing or folded on the breast No doubt to the
same epoch belong the female idols with a very
compressed bare head, large eyes, protruding
hands and no breasts, or with two breasts, be-
low which horn protrudes on each side so
that both horns together form a half circle;
further, the male idol in Asiatc style, with a
bare head ornamented with an incised diadem
showing in front star, long aquiline nose,
large, eyes and long protruding Assyrian
beard; further, the most archaic COW idols
with painted red or black ornaments.
Lastly, have to mention the less frequent
lCmdtt iuOl Will d peTIeCLly mOQoIe0 cOW-lGaQ. !.
but this type is only found on handles of vases,
and the body of the woman is never complete;
1t never reaches further down than the breast
and frequently finishes with the neck on which
the necklace is never forgotten. Except but
ton, with gold blade, no objects of gold or sill
yer have been found yet, but that these metals
have been in extensive use cannot be doubted;
porphyry formstone which found shows on
both sides together fifteen different types of
earrings and other ornaments. all of which
must have been OF gold or silver. OF bronze OBJ
Jects treasure was discovered at q depth of
fifteen feet it consists of five knives, two small
wheels. two lances, two two-edged hatchets,
harpins, two vases and remnants of four others
and of tripod. There vas also found con-
siderable number of perforated agates, with en-
but show in several instances an ad-
vanced art; all these agates are evident
ly derived from necklaces. There is
no end to the variety of archaic vase
painting; in fact, there are almost as many
varieties as there are vases. The most inter-
esting to me. are always those which have
outside and inside painted ornaments and,
wonderful to say, these are in the
majority. In writing this 1 see before me
vase showing on its outside the common repre-
sentation OF fish sspines and the inside of fish.
OF pure white glass | sometimes find small
balls, but much more frequently small perfor-
ated objects of black glossy substance in the
form of buttons, which seem to have served IA
wall ornaments and small cones Ornamented
all over with an impressed screw line.
OF real incriptions have hitherto found only
two or three; ODe of them was on both sides Of
q Juno idol in in form a woman, another in
scription is on mutilated COW idol, and third
is on disk. Of all of them 1 have sent most
careful copies to my esteemed friend Professor
Max Muller, who considers them too indistinct
and fragmentary to warrant any expression of
opinion for the present, but who hopes that the
shape o. the letters in short Greek inscrip-
tion may serve to fix the date of some of the
buildings.-Dr. Schlienndnn in London Times,