The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-04-05
New Discoveries Made at Mycen@ by
DIR. SchlieMann.

DIR. ScuLIEMANN, writing under date
of Athens, Feb. l. reports to lis some new
discoveries at Mycena. He says:
My engineer, Lieut.. Nasilios Drosi-
nos, of Nauplia. having returned on Sun.
day, the 2lst of January, in Mycen1, in
company Of a painter who had to make
for me a painting of the five sepulchres,
he (Drosinos) in verifying the plans he had
made for me, thought he recognized i'm
mediately outside the southern part of the
double parallel row of large slanting slabs
another tomb, bordered to the north by
the cyclopean wall which supports the
said double row. to the west by the large
cyclopean house so often mentioned in my
letters 10 the Times. and to the east by the
natural rock, which is here only three feet
high and vertically cut. had excavatcd
this place to a depth of twcnty-six feet
wi.hou' noticing that there was tomb,
because its north side is cut hardly one
foot deep into the rock, and on the south
and west sides it is not rock-cut at all.
But since my departure from Mycen;e the
heavy rains had brought to light the edge
o. the rock-cut north side, and nv engi-
neer, having noticed this, at once suspected
that another sepulcher was hidden there.
The first blow OF the pickax brought
depth of rubbish left in it did not exceed
eight inches. With the second blow
golden vessel came to light, and in less
than half an hour the following objects
were gathered: First, four large golden
goblets with two kandles-thc one being
seven and twO-tenth inches, the other six
and fourteenth inches in height; each Of
the eight handles is ornamen.ed with a
dogs head; the four goblets weigh about
four pounds; second, small golden YES
sci only two inches high; third, golden
scaling-ring of the same form and size as
those have discovered ia the fourth sep
ulcher; the seal represents in magnifi-
cent intaglio the following objects: To
the left from the spectator is palm tree,
under which is sitting splendidly dressed
woman, stretching cut her left hand, and
holding her right on her knees. Before
her stands another woman, who extends
both hands toward her. Behind the
standing woman stand two much taller
women in magnificent dresses, of whom
the one offers three peoples to the seated
woman; the other tall woman holds SINH
lar peoples in her hand. Beyond the two
tail women stands another woman, and a
sixth woman stands behind the palm tree,
and extends both hands toward the sitting
woman. just above the seated woman
and the tall woman who offers her the
peoples is some curious emblem, resem-
bling the double shield of the warriors on
one of the gold rings of the fourth tomb.
To the right of the palm tree appears the
sea, from which rises the sun in full
splendor, the rays being represented with
infinite art. Near the sun rises the cres-
cent of the moon. On seeing this marvel
~, 81 o1cs, ~
This ring must have been seen by our
friend Homer before he described all the
wonders which Hephestos wrought on
Achilles shield, which the Earl Of Derby
beautifully translated by
- Thereon were figured earth. and sky, and sea,
The ever-circlIg cum. and full-orbed moon.
And all the >igns that crown the vault OF heaven:
Pleads and Hyads. and Orions might.
And Arctos, called the Vain, who wheels on
His circling course, and on Orion waits;
Sole star that never bathes in the ocean wave.
Four. Another golden ring of the
same shape, but smaller; it has appar-
emily been much used, and, of the six OBJ
iec;s which are engraved on the seal, only
three heads can be distinctly seen :,
the other three objects cannot be distin.
guished. Five. Five golden rings with.
out seals. Six. A similar one Of silver
Seven. A small golden wire, on which
sits a golden lion. Eight. Seven objects
of round gold wire of spiral form. Ten.
Fourteen round golden heads of neck
lace. Later researches have proved that
the sepulcher, too, contained bones and
ashes. The Myccn@an antiquities can
leave. no doubt in the mind of anyone
that the Rt.-Hon. W. E. Gladstone was
perfectly right in maintaining that Homer
was an Achaian. '-London Times.