The Osceola times., 1880-11-20
BARON SPINELLI'S GREAT FIyD
The Beautiful Ornaments Unear,hsa r..
Ancient Tombs Near Maple.
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The Beautiful Ornaments Uncar,hsd f.
Ancient Tombs Near Naple.
London Daily News.
Last June we were courteouslv in,;,.,
by Baron Spinelli to pay a visit ~ r'icu ~.
casino, near Cancello Ia station VIII. ~ iils
three quarters of an hour from NoriniIl Nnil
which he has made into mnsenI' ~
all the valuable objects he has oatbara,, ~,
from the crowded part of the metrn,.aI,ui
of Suersula already excavated. poIps;.N
through fields rich in produce nn
meadows crowded with youpg h,ir ana
and scented with sweet clover. we arr;,'',
at the simple old country house uh;et
leans against.an old medieval tower '''i'
Ascending broad staircase. lined ,.,n
rows of amphore, we entered a s,,i,, "'Vi y,
spacious rooms filed with casos 80 ~ ~
tables crowded with rare objects Il S a'iu
difficult to telleve that such ora,.s was
and variety had been found in a niany
ground not more than about twp - @ ol
in extent. We saw vases. sraroheI aoIes
ments for the neck, bracelets ha'
brooches on exactly the same nrinailgI, ,'hgs,
as tse modern saiety.pin-tbe h.ipie
when guards the point being, however
very Lonesome with several enSe
threads, upon which hung few remain.
ing beads, still adhering; and yarions
large ornaments, the use of which il Iao
not yet been possible to ascertain. Soms r"o
of the most splendid are the things fonne fSDae
in the most ancient graves. Tfev cnni
sist of articles made of bronze nar,;o,'
larly personal ornaments, They ara ai
of exquisite finish of workmansh;,,n
though very primitive in their fionratiIlb,
decoration when it exceeds \ mase e
straight or waving line. ''o
Several bracelets which Baron Snineri
caused to be polished shine with q doan
luster like that of red gold, and still P noi'
sess their elasticity. Some were fopnJ
composed for the most part of pure ooiS
1t seems as if the aurochaleo So nrs;sai
by Pliny and others had been rediscover'
ed. In only one place has n similar
metal been found, that is in Corintb. tha
celebrated mirror with the representoD
| ton OF korinthos and Leukas is mada
of the same material. The Appearance
OF these bracelets is, when in an oxidized
condition, exactly similar TO that of oxi.
| died bronze, but the metal of the broro.
let is considerably heavier. In Nanles
the dealers in antiquities made n GOOD
business by selling all that they posses.
sed OF similar shape TO those eaper IN
! have and wear such ornaments: but no
one could change the nature of the com.
mon bronze, or give to objects of a differ.
ent material the beautiful mster and
elasticity of those made of "Spinelli's
metal" as it has been called in Naples
Among other things taken from the
| tombs Of the first period We noticed larce
/ ,,fnas .f ar,l,ar
One beautiful vase, taken from one of
| the tuia tombs, was Greek lekythos
the lower part covered with fine shin.
ing black glaze, the upper with coat of
excessively fine white clay, upon which
| figures in outline were with exquisite
dehoacy. There is only one vase found
at Nola which can compare with 1t, the
celebrated vase with the representation
Of Anesidorus. Al other vase. which
| contained the ashes of some fatty sub.
stance, was one from the manuiactory of
| Heron, the first of that laake found with
| two names inscribed upon it, Indicating
that Makron, its maker, worked in
! Athens in the atelier of Heron. Ii is
/ the only one of its kind and epoch till
now found at Suersula. and il would be
premature to draw from It's presence
| there sany chronological conclusion. 1t
might well be that such vase had come
into the possession in later ages of one
tar from the country of it manufacture.
A curious object was a cup with a cover
ornamented with figures, inside which
was the remains of balance in minia-
ture; perhaps toy. The aims an sup.
| ports of the balance were of wood, well
preserved; the plates were made Of the
two halves of a nut. The bracelets were
always found i'm pairs, ,,and generally still
encircling the bones of the skeleton.
From the fact that fragments OF linen
may sometimes be seen adhering TO the
/ inner side of the ornaments, it may be
| inferred Il at when the corpse had been
clothed in kind of long g-sleeved shirt,
| the bracelets were put on outside. so as
not to be hidden by the dress. They
are mostly Of a spiral shape, like SER
pent, and often wind several times
\ around the arm. They are so elastic
that they can be drawn out to a great
length. Many rings are also spiral, and
so long that they must almost have coy-
cred the finger, like the rings worn IN
such numbers by Neapolitan women.
No arms of bronze were found at Suer-
sula, and few OF iron; several knives ard
| daggers, and perhaps some lanceheads.
| The Objects from the oldest and there
| fore most interesting period give evi-
dence of a people little advanced IN the
art of design, yet well TO do, and notonly
a ,customcd TO adorn themselves with
/ the metal ornaments brought them by
| Greek ships, but also TO pride themselves
on giving rich trousseau to their
dead oh their departure from this
world, and on emitting no prescribed
religious rite. How strange il was,
| in that rural and lonely Will TO
| ponder on the remains OF so distant anagel
| How yividly they reminded us that the
fair country Ground Naples had been,
ages and ages ago, peopled, devastated,
and re-peopled as rich in native produc'
tons twenty-three centuries ago as now
perhaps richer. Every step taken IN
the Campagna felice is step over.
graves.
How Young Lady Won $1,000.
But here comes one of my fayoritei,
writes the Boston correspondent OF the
San Francisco Bulletin. Isn't she fine.
looking? No? Well, listen while ! tell
you her story, and learn why like nc,
looks. Some years ago, a man, who bad
more money than good reputation, adj
vertised that he would give 5000 70
any respectable white woman who would
walk unveiled from the Adams House
entrance down Washington street WIN
hiin, at an hour when all the fashions.
bles were promenading. For weeks lhs'
offer remained untaken, for his repnla'
ton was such that no respectable woman
would be seen with him, and the adver.
tisement had said that none others
need annly.n EInaiiY. tits woman Who