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we are not dependent upon mere tradition, for the most notable
tomb of the group bears an inscription in Phrygian, stating that
it was set up by Atys in honour of Midas the king (Fig. 23).
M. Perrot has allowed me to reproduce here a drawing of this
FIG. 24. GEOMETRICAL FACADE OF TOMB.
tomb, made by M. Tomaszkievicz from a photograph taken
by Mr. Blunt'.
1 Perrot et Cliipicz, v. 83. Mr. Ramsay, while allowing the general excellence
of this drawing, disputes its accuracy in some particulars. See Journ. Hell. Stud.
1889, p. 155.
we are not dependent upon mere tradition, for the most notable
tomb of the group bears an inscription in Phrygian, stating that
it was set up by Atys in honour of Midas the king (Fig. 23).
M. Perrot has allowed me to reproduce here a drawing of this
FIG. 24. GEOMETRICAL FACADE OF TOMB.
tomb, made by M. Tomaszkievicz from a photograph taken
by Mr. Blunt'.
1 Perrot et Cliipicz, v. 83. Mr. Ramsay, while allowing the general excellence
of this drawing, disputes its accuracy in some particulars. See Journ. Hell. Stud.
1889, p. 155.