, 1877-01-19

Further Details of tho Treasures Found---A
iindy Of tha Heroic Ago Cnenrti,ed.
Dr.. acb!icmann, writing from MycenH to the
London Tina under date Dec. 2, says:
The mud in the first tcputchre, wlo-c rItn had
been marked by thc three slabs with hos relteft
having dried MP In the prc.ent ane weather. i con-
tlnacd thc excavation there and struck At last the
side cnsecn feet deep cul out in lhc roek; bue
thoup the upper breadth Of Inc repu,chfc tioes nut
exceed len fcet ftx !ncer. yet the Eteatcr part nf
hi" neeafa a Goy Il n9 m,ks cut
bottom. fhe length Of sne tomh % il twenty. a,ty.
| onc fset zig 'nches: IL breudsi At Inc ho.toan
Mt the top. The fanr Inner srt1 wcse iinc, with
three .foot 4 llsh ana t~,.t foot broad tycopcan
.lantng wall Of tcl'tst plates, "hlch reached 70
;s'shat 4 r. ana 81 halt M fist and ptottuded On
H.. n oaea %'b 81 I'll s.S
satiance with The other Aepn1rhfes the h,ttum nf
lhis tn'n! WAS not covered with tho usual a.et q
chIe cnn,aiued lay Mt distance of three ecs from
each other. anu had been burnt In shr very same
tc marka Of tho flrc On liz roex below aud a1ounl
the cofpscs. nnn to tho right and left of them
ths walls: and BY tle un,lIsturt*'i ttatc Of thc
in tho lnIdat The case was different. The three
hodIe. Of tn. tomb Jay, with their head. 10 tho
raueczet! with force into the small e1tare or nnly
said wai.; ,hc bones Of the lcas whic! are nearly
| nnin]ur really Of enormous Hizc. Although
the head nf the hrst nan .saa coyetrd with mas.
rive golden mask. III. skull crnJnrh away on being
c1ppsed 70 tllc mir. and buta frw ,"nca conll be
snsed besides tt'sc Of tle legs. The raine wa. the
dcrcd in antiquity. But ot tho ihfsl body. which
lay ut the uoslh end Of tho tomb, tue round face,
Will al Il. tiesl. had besn wonderfully preserved
| Under its #0f1druun Enldcn mask; there
bie al.o the riontn' whfsh' iy tss the enGrmou. @
nprn, and showed thiEty.twu beautiful teeth. by
these al the physeian: who came /" see the body
s4 & 4 ,1o 'ssfs es,y ;s s 9 y r. IT, n.:
had entirely gonr. Tho boay having
x to- oG; fSf o ,hs m s'ss ssxss @
p'esscd IN ruch wsY on tue brcdat that !bc upper
part of the slonldera wn' nearly In horizontal
served ot The breast that The inner -Ac OF the elne
,.ln5e IN may n1ases In VI sGnee,sd sna
fur al half Inches from .l,s sur of tlio head II
TIC ec:unlnT e: @ q ths ,o,as: ,s hsea;l!h 81 lhs
inches, aud the breadth Ut tue stomach one font
three inches; but thc gigantic ihlHh bones couf!
o, ue ie e 5gns m he Fu
bi.A anastonee that the bu!y hAd been reduced 10
4 thfcGncrH q! one Inch to ono end hall inches.
| rhe color Of the eorp<e rcrcmblcd very much that
Of an Egyptian mummy. Tile front Of the nsan was
ofnamcnted with p!a!n round lea! Of gold, ami
ther ob:rrscd iares IN n ID tfa M rn! icat on The
breast below The large Vullcn breA-t.eovcr. Tie
Il t. hs tH!fsa IT, VEL p ns o.
through the A!sol!d. al'd prope came by thousands
wondcr: but. nobody being ahlc to give ADVICE how
tu pteterTc tue body Isen! 70. painter t. get a.
ws 81 s;s pas .o % 10 y ns
joy. 1t held ont for two days. when drarg:t from
Argos. Splrion S!colaou BY naac, consolidated il
fFt rtt hH uI tn1t
fantarnc. Thus hare now strong hope. TINT It
can he saved. the more RI ~ It can be lifted with
an iron plate, there being no pebble.stuncs below
Under date Of Dec. 3, tho Doctor thus dc.
scribcs the body found:
The row nearly mnmm1fcd body was decorated
golden sh"udes bcit. Which, by son,v cause @ Of an an
nther. raa nut In lt racr, for 1t nnw tay across
i'ne M fsr to tho sht q Il; IL it, I.t Is su.prnlrd %
and aruly attached, small hronzc sword, On
et.r handles. 4 j. pierced In il entire ien:th BY
silver pin, With II was found small object u
hton4c twords; to the left WAS long bronze kntfr
on on ' Ss! ot ssptoasira @ w"!E witch hal ais
appeared. The s.eathe OF thc swords had
nf xn0 "nsn s,h. ee5 ri b,.n IT. y Sns pr 5r
round b,stons Of Eold. which showed nany, dlner.
Thr handle. II tsls swords were platel With sol'l
nMs covered with splendid Gngtaytn?t. Instead Of
r.. n,ul lHrs w9o q sae.s'st ~ on's" s Of tc
have had at thclr extremity sIcllly orna,,rntrt
eolen plates. ton of which were found clo.c tn Il.
and one and tl.rcr-hfth% inches hft,aa, and every
unu Of them represent" lar:.. euw'hca'i with louR
.sx .e se'Ct 'sft III II, Tx. sts
thr rame horiz"ntal line with the body: t~ .tav.
though st'' rnn.ng o. fnll sncrd ire< TINT he Il
md louks at him fn'! nf anguish III the 1c.rr.e t!tl
Of these wonderful! plates nt1t sticks good drn! Of
nay nase ] ssssr.t. d" mt knuw hos. IL iarss,
thrm I" the hsndirr: Twnrla'cs i1'l.t nccr.raril,
s"s '" =" s Isht ter M e y va.
nine aul two.aft. ,nrhs; lonE EelL t,s.s . ~,
Ills holy, afll which mentioned IN my Las! letter
twelve mud two.thin!s inches lnug aud twrlsa
nn third t,Ichca bluart. X IL nj !h.rk that ta
ap"n It. lad asad. 20 iI n.pfss:i5 re- on it, .hs~s
round face. with ldrsc eyes and lhrfc mouth. plncl
eascls and ii isl now os os t"n,Incs @ tan ese
HAT all tho golden ulasks faithfully represent TN
feasarcs we!. they co'rE. IL fact. single 9Iauet
one that they a:c rcsl portrAit, a' nat IDEAL ty)ct
Tho goticn brese, cover OF thf. b,Iy which like
tnrHtlaHch tn ny 1Ast lrtfcF. r fourteen ant
! lwu-afthn Inches long and eight and fur. hfth
} inches broad.
thc 81 rsSt II lie bo} found eiesss Groa.e swords
; Of which lIInc had motr or less su1tfrd fFs'r
, | moisture, but The Other two wrfu well preserved
tine Ut them hail tho rnofouB length Of thrrG fec
onc and three. tuc.cs. the nslrr t~o feet is
aaI lhsee.tlth inches. With Tho swoFda foun
| fur sword bundles, With richly .0rnauentct gold
IN plates. several golden tubes with rtnnant< q
wuo!. III la.sa, Beautifully engraved. FUIn1 g"t
, buttuns, lwn Ut which were of cnorlnnus kls
i, wh!lu fur were only !hc s!=e Of franc. Fur
,her, sl1 large rplcnlIaIy ntrs! gold buttons
IN The f"rm It csostr', thsro Of which are the
hchrs long and two AMI one-9aarser Inches broad
sssea sSsf s eca fS tsacs es' aaa ~ ~ s eass
have Invariably heen taste.t or sol.cfed A. etnhe!
l.sh,nrnts Oh sWurl theuths or other objects, u
they cori*t af real buus buttons. resembling on
prrrent thlrt. buttons. and covered Win gos
blalcs, and in ihis they must have been use
on clothes. Tie iude.erIbable nlasni6cenl! .en
gsasrd otn.u,cntaion uf both thtsc kinds "f but
ions cnn leaye no iluuht ~ to the i.npostaHcc at
tacht,l to thr,n. Imay at!h thai mt only all tn
golden buttons In form, but h'rh ali tae yer
. large rnuhd Eutdtn Buttons, hate on lhe!s !awe
Gide Hat pircc 1f hnP,
0 With The b.nIy which lay In tho ni!dle Of tls
ion.t, "eEu fluid SONG round golden leaves vii
tEprrsscd ornaments aua thr remains Of woodc
!. custb. A. mentioned In my Last letter. tue hs1
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