New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-13
THE tO,fB OF AGAMEMNOY.

Fe1n The Load0f. Tinpc. nee u.
Or Henry Srilemann, writing TO us under date
Mykena Nov. IS continues the account OF mas great
iD9s the description of the Jewels &C. found
with me nv, bodies IN ;hC fourth tomb. Among me
most interesting objects ~ tnu sepueaer reckon me
ma gnitccntly ornancLted golden buttons IWeFe are
in form of a cross aud Of then If us inches lrGe
and inches long three are sOpeW nat smaller ana ie
remaining eight Of sill. less slze Oh spenHuly
DIG two Of winch are inches IN diameter.
seven are Of the size OF q d. Rt eSc 4 anu
lower rart OF which Of bone button IN FORM 81
our SHIRT buttons have served Oh The c.one, OF e
piece of have evidently served 70 ueSOTat
tie OF swords lances &C. to whlch they L.,a
bnru sodrr,l with Tin Otherwise fastened There
were In al found in this tomb 25 tWo-cdged bronze
swords Is o; which are ~ perfect state o. consei ~
ton; OF them mad handles plated with gold ANA richly
Cruapeutcd There were also found VITA the swords
large handle Of which arr OF aiabasVr anu o.
wo0d: IN OK them are ornamcGted with golden nails
% sII,r arrnss te breast Doth are i feet loue aud
~ inches broad There were inrther found two idr@c
golden girdle belts ornamtnted with circles a, nOWoFa
! Also fnlnJ part OF a similar belt and ehiids
ro,eI .irdlc DClt. only 1T Ain long and 25n broad
nrbabIy of a scepler II terminates in 4 dragons head,
| whose scale, seem 70 nave been initiated ~ square
p,ees OF rock crystal which iuaid like mosaic This
- an oLi n al marvellous beauty, OF which Homer would
have SAT- f,.I,taa iGes'hGt wonder to look upon
Trr Nei iso found Large and one small golden
.l.rms: one OF tie former il Ornamcnod win golden
leaves. All ~ them snow splendid ornaments Ol circles
and spiral lines Further, four golden ornaments OF tine
knam.dss (s1rave, almost in form Uf bracelet; one
I'm, ~ bone 10 a Largo handle. casing or gold.
/ % the usual form ladies wear IL; one ehOr-
NOUS most maguifcently Uruanented massive golden
| bracelet weighing 500 gram!nes. IN the center
! of FuanlrltItiOn Of tal7 bracelet II hOueien
a s.mrate piece geld, representing tise sun |lto
bis rays The Of this bracelet y 10 enormous tnat
tie person has II must have had gigantic arms
may been worn ca TIE legs Cliie IN oQpOstOn
10 The size the bracelet two massive golden seal
the opening OF when In so small t!dt tney WouG
ouiy iii "A cld Of years. therefore suppose tnat
they may have been used as seals only. oae OF me
warriors ON tWO-wheeeu ChailOl,
with horses which seem 10 run AT fu gdop on" OI
lin. warriors din bow Al his hanG, aud mas list
shot an arrow AT a The stag Ia Wounded ana IN
anguish turns his head. The other seal ring represents
a warrior who has just vanquisned lis three eleles,
and is in the at Of giving with hs uphlted sword
| a last blow 10 Of them wounded and kne.hng
| before HIM knee; tile later tfcs 10 parry
IN. blow with his uYiftcd hands and with "a lance,
which nOds his right and seems to throw AT hs c-
pOuent Another seems 10 be mortdny WouAuci loI nc
lies the ground leaning ON bOth he hands Tue IniII
alone OF all the four WARRIORS has 81 helmet win "a
crest on Lis head l. diving under the cover OF IA enormous
sapd which reaches from his uccK 70 Ills hctsi Dut su
he turns his head toward hs victorious enemy ana u IN
the al Jf throwing lance at MIN Tue anaoun W AZ
observed. their posture IL 50 tdli1ihl
IN nature and everything executed with ich Art,
that Wien brought light these rags nvomtirilN
EXCLAIMED TAe.IhOr OF the HAD aud the odyssey
cln Ouiy have becu born ahd educated IN CIV lzatinn
which coHiJ produce surh wonders. OnIy poet WHO
Of art like these continually oc!eie Ills
eyes could compose those divine poems
the head OF que Of the bodies Wa iounu large ana
heavy golden helmet but IL had been muth crushed anu
had he liue nearly lat under the Pundelous Meg whirh
pressed upon IT, IN "a present state II ID dhct To de
scribe IT, On its ftepa the openings I0r the eyes ana
mouth, also prOtnbcrance orhAMehth VIA siali
stars are distinctly visible also, ON the Top Oh Us.
helmet the tube for the crest The onek part -
beautifully Ornamcntei with an imitation OF tio mar
The face OF body covered Win one or the
golden masks mentioned IN Last letter. and Ito breast