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M. M. Ill: THE TEMPLE REPOSITORIES 469
contrast with the neolithic stone hammers given in Fig. 15 a above, the
perforation shows a straight section and does not expand towards the mouth.
Except for beads and inlays and one important fragment—the middle
part of the principal figure of the Snake Goddess—the faience relics
were contained in the Eastern cist. On the other hand, cheater masses of Contents
f w
gold-foil were brought out of the Western receptacle than from any other spot Rep0'sj_
on the site. There was also found here a bronze looped handle (Fig. 337, b) tor>'-
1 5 centimetres in width, and another of less dimensions apparently belonging
to a smaller box. The bronze object (Fig. 337, a) with rivet-holes at its
smaller end is possibly part of a clamp belonging to a larger coffer. With
these were the carbonized remains of what must evidently have been
Fig. 336. Broken Hammer of Breccia from W. Repository.
a treasure-chest, together with quantities of inlays, many of them of crystal.
But, as usual, the massive objects of goldsmith's work had been removed by
plunderers. Once more we have to face the fact that for the vessels or Remains
other objects in precious metals belonging to this brilliant stage of the Xreasur
Palace history we have still to look to the imported treasures brought to Chests,
light in the Shaft Graves of Mycenae. We are even tempted to believe
that some of these had actually found their way there from this treasury of
the Palace Shrine at Knossos. That the fluted types of gold cups found in
the Fourth Shaft Grave at Mycenae, as well as the goblets with the Vapheio
handles, go back at Knossos as far as the Second Middle Minoan Period
has been demonstrated above.1
A good deal of the gold-foil found in this Repository showed signs of Gold-foil
having been cut out to be applied to inlays. Some pieces exhibited crystal
Inlays.
1 See p. 243 and Fig. 183.
contrast with the neolithic stone hammers given in Fig. 15 a above, the
perforation shows a straight section and does not expand towards the mouth.
Except for beads and inlays and one important fragment—the middle
part of the principal figure of the Snake Goddess—the faience relics
were contained in the Eastern cist. On the other hand, cheater masses of Contents
f w
gold-foil were brought out of the Western receptacle than from any other spot Rep0'sj_
on the site. There was also found here a bronze looped handle (Fig. 337, b) tor>'-
1 5 centimetres in width, and another of less dimensions apparently belonging
to a smaller box. The bronze object (Fig. 337, a) with rivet-holes at its
smaller end is possibly part of a clamp belonging to a larger coffer. With
these were the carbonized remains of what must evidently have been
Fig. 336. Broken Hammer of Breccia from W. Repository.
a treasure-chest, together with quantities of inlays, many of them of crystal.
But, as usual, the massive objects of goldsmith's work had been removed by
plunderers. Once more we have to face the fact that for the vessels or Remains
other objects in precious metals belonging to this brilliant stage of the Xreasur
Palace history we have still to look to the imported treasures brought to Chests,
light in the Shaft Graves of Mycenae. We are even tempted to believe
that some of these had actually found their way there from this treasury of
the Palace Shrine at Knossos. That the fluted types of gold cups found in
the Fourth Shaft Grave at Mycenae, as well as the goblets with the Vapheio
handles, go back at Knossos as far as the Second Middle Minoan Period
has been demonstrated above.1
A good deal of the gold-foil found in this Repository showed signs of Gold-foil
having been cut out to be applied to inlays. Some pieces exhibited crystal
Inlays.
1 See p. 243 and Fig. 183.