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Cesnola, Luigi Palma di [Editor]
A descriptive atlas of the Cesnola collection of Cypriote antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Band 3) — New York, 1903

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PLA TE IV. CONTINUED.

down the middle in front, leaving part of body, including navel, bare. Ribs of man or folds of
garment indicated by ridges on body. Band about body with pendant ornament in middle (phal-
lus ?) Crease down the centre to indicate legs. Each figure originally had small pedestal under.
Inside was a thin rolled leaf of silver inscribed with Greek letters. On handling it went to dust.

9, Pendant. Gold. Length 7/io inch. Diameter l/A inch. Nos. 9-26 were found in tombs
at Dali (Idalium).

Shaped like a flattened sphere, with a ring on one side at right angles to the plane of the
pendant. The collection contains five specimens.

10, 12. Beads. Gold. Diameter ^ inch.

Spherical in shape with a slight rim about the body. Collection has four specimens.

11, 19. Ornaments. Gold. Diameter 7Ae inch.

Bead or amulet (?) Shaped like a flower with six petals. A tubular projection in centre of
flower, and double eyelet holes in back transverse to plane of the flower. Three specimens in col-
lection.

13, 17. Ornament. Gold. Diameter 5/n> inch.

Flower with thirteen petals. Body hemispherical; hole for cord.

14, 16. Beads. Gold. Length 7Ae inch.

Fly-shaped, with body marked transversely. Wings separated like branches of Y. Head
pierced sidewise for cord. Three specimens.

15, Ornament. Gold. Length !/2 inch.

Pendant or bead? Bell shaped, patterned after a flower with six long lance-like petals.

18. Double Bead. Gold. Length '/2 inch. Width l/A inch.

Each part like No. 10. Pierced crosswise, to form part of a double row.

20, 22. Pendant. Gold. Length Vie inch.

Elongated, and drop-shaped. Three bands about the upper part ; loop at top.

21. Bead. Gold. Diameter Via inch.

Circular and flattened, with transverse indented crease across the middle and a double line
and raised band about the edge. Three specimens.

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