, 1877-03-08
MYOENA.,
Now D1soavctios Made hy DIR. achlle1nanns
London IJbska.

Now Dlseavctios Made hy DIR. aohllernann.
Iondos 1yn<s. D.,
Dr., 8chlfomann, writing .uulcs date Athens
Feb. !, reports 10 us kono now discoveries 1t
Myeenm. lie saya. "aly engineer, Lieut..
Vassllos Droainps, Ut Nauplla, having returned
On Sunday, the 21st Of January, to NyccnP, in
company of q painter who lad TO make for mo
n verifying the plans ID, ha1 'lnads for ms,
thought he recognized Immediately outside the
southern past Of ths double parallel row OF
largu slanting alAbs another tomb, bordcrcd to
the snid double row. to tho west By tho }a!ga
cyctopean housc 80 often mentioned In my let
ters to the Tn.ts, md 10 tho cast by the natural
rock, whle!la hers only three feet high an 7crti.
trsi,ty-elx feot without noticing that there VIA
q tomb, because liz north slt!o Is Glt hardly ono
foot deep into the rock,. and on tho snuth and
west sides IL u not rock-cut at all. Hut since
my aepartn5e is9m t!s Mysenn & tne heavy a,. ratns
cut north side, and my cDEineor, having
noticed this, nk once suspected TINT Rnutlioe
sepulchre was hidden thete:
@Tae first blow Ut tho plckax brought to light
the bottom Of the tomb, Tor the depth OF riib.
bsh left In IT. dld not exceed eight lnctlea. With
the second blow . golden yoaspl canle to light,
and In less than half IN hour tho following OBJ
1eets wers gathered: Flrst, four >atgs gollsn
and two.tcnth Inches, the other slx aud four
tenth tnchca IN hetxsi each at tbs eight las,alya
Is orna1nented with ao0's hcads the four got9:.
let's weigh about four pounds; eeco,ld, snall
Eol,len srallng:rin2 OF tho same form ard slze
~ those hAYu discovered in the fourth sepul-
chsu; the seal represents " magnificent intAglio
the following objects: To the lstt fs1ta tha
spectator !s palm tree. under which ta sitting
her left hand, and holding hoF right on her
kheea. Hcforp her stands another Eona1it
WHO ext0nls both hahtls toward llcs. nehinA
tho stanllng woman stand two much taller Hoia'
Gil iu magnificent dressed, Of whom tho oie otlcrd
three p0pples to the seated woman; tho other
tall woman holds similar peoples In her hand.
jseynnd tho two tall No,nen btantis Anptt!0t
wolnal,, aud slstl woman stands hslllnd t,s ths
sitting woman. Just above the seated woman
and tic tall woinnn who ofiers her tho peoples
10 so1ae curious er,blcin, resembling ths double
yhtetd nf tho warriors on ona u tbs Fold sitigs
oi the fourth t01ah. To the right Of the palH,
treo appcars tho sca. ffn,l, which rises the s't.
] In full splendor, tho rays being. represented
with intlnito art. Near the sun r!4es tho ctcs
eent of thu nlDon, On seeing thls u!Aryel
must have been xaen by our friend uutnet
before ho ttcscribcd nil the wonders which lie
pl,nstos wrought Oh Achljlcss shield, which tht
Ear! of Derby beautifully translated by
Ths III k'sa .aa ea saS
] AMI I'll Tho svns that ctoHh lhc vault Of heaFea
TIslaas and il5ads, and Ofion'a might.
And :Aestos, called tbs Vain, who wheels OF
| high
lsts cIicllny course, and on Orion waits;
Boie stsf HAT never bathes In the ocean wsve,
| ~. Another golden ring OF tho sasns shape
but smaller; 1t t.lis apparently been much uactl
ami Of tho slx objects which aEe.engrpyel on TIL
seal, outy tllree cowheads can bo distinctly been
the Utller three objects eaauot be distinguished
s. Five golden niigs without seals: q. A SUM
lar one II silver. I. A su,all golden wire, o.
| which sits golden lion. i. SsYsn objects Q
round gold wire Of spiral fosln: u. FourtrsI
| round golden heasa 0f ueckIAee, Later ~
scarcie. have proved that tlse sepuichre, too
contained bones aud sshes. The Mycenaan autl0
ulties Gun leave no doubt in tho mind Of an
ono that the lst.-llon. w. 4. Gladstone vi
perfectly right tu maintaining that Au,nes W.
| an Aclafan.h