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Tomb 45.—Porcelain. Egyptian eye.
Tomb 46.—Surface grave.
Glass cup, with inscription : Aa/3e ttjv veUrjv (p. 97).
Tomb 48.—Gold pendant; lion's head (PL XIV, Fig. 19).
Pair of small earrings, with twisted wire, and small gold beads.
Silver spiral, terminating in female head ; fragments of diadem stamped with rosettes ; ring with rosette on bezel.
Bronze. Bell with iron tongue; two pins.
Porcelain. Egyptian eye; figure of Isis and Horus.
Glass. Large blue bead, white knobs and yellow spots. Ht. 1 in.
Pottery. Amphora, of fine black glazed ware, impressed with palmettes and maeander.
Tomb 49.—Glass amphora, blue and white stripes. Ht. 3I in.
Tomb 50.—Shallow cave, top 6 ft. below soil; contained rough fragments of terracotta, and plain glass; a cippus of
Apollonios, and a sestertius of Hadrian (?).
Tomb 51.—Cave, opening into a shaft. Top 5 ft. below surface.
Silver-gilt diadem, with lotus buds and palmettes (PL XIV, Fig. 25).
Iron. Large strigil.
Porcelain vase, light blue (Fig. 166, No. 3).
Alabaster bottle. Ht. 4] in.
Pottery. Amphora, rough red ware, with bands and rude plants round body; another, pale ware of greenish
tinge, with plants; vase with concentric rings ; another with plain rings.
Tomb 52.—Cave with shaft, at upper edge of site. The contents were of two very diverse periods mixed in the tomb. Of
the early period :
Limestone statuette. Gryphon (Fig. 145, No. 3).
Pottery. Amphora, with dolphins (Fig. 154, No. 1); black glazed lamp and saucer; two cups, red and black bands;
small two-handled cup.
Terracotta. Two horsemen ; draped female figure (archaic style). To the later interment belonged much plain
white glass, and a bronze coin of Trajan, struck for Cyprus.
For the purpose of the later interment the painted stele (cf. p. 94) was placed half-buried, on its side, to mark
off the couch on the left side of the tomb. The portion preserved is that which was beneath the
surface.
Tomb 53.—Vaulted tomb, containing two bodies on each side, and two at the back. This tomb also was used at various
periods. Early period :—
Porcelain. Panel with traces of painting, see p. 115.
Bronze mirror-case, with two pendant bronze busts, forming the attachments of the handle.
Glass. One slender amphora, with high handle. Ht. 6| in. ; one, partly pulverized by fall of roof, of rich red,
blue and white.
Later period : Two bronze coins (late Ptolemy, and early Imperial) ; two iron strigils; much plain glass, including
a jug with fluted body, and square handles. Ht 6f in.
Pottery. Plain ware.
Tomb 55.—Bronze. Two bracelets; spear-head, 1. 9J in. (Cat of Bronzes in B. M. No. 2770.)
Porcelain. Ram's head.
Tomb 56.—An oval cave with seven niches round it, each about 2 ft. from the floor, with bodies in each. A large mass of earth,
and fragments of the roof had fallen and blocked the entrance. A skeleton lay on the heap, and must have
come there after the entrance was blocked. We therefore took it to be the remains of an explorer, surprised
by the fall.
Plain white glass, and plain red pottery.
In the shaft, the upper part of an archaic stele. (Fig. 144.)
Tomb 57.—Sculpture. Anthemion ornament.
Silver. Ring.
Porcelain. Rectangular amulet : obv. ox, walking, with disk on head: rev. Egyptian eye ; lotus pendant.
Glass. White and blue beads.
Tomb 62.—Chamber nearly square, with six cells, two on each side. Each was 2 ft. 2 in. wide, 6 ft. 6 in. long, and 3 ft. high.
Silver-plated bronze mirror (fragment) with incised design (Fig. 149); bronze fragment.
Glass. Plain white.
Bronze coins : three Cyprus (Ant. Pius and M. Aurelius), three uncertain Imperial.
Tomb 65.—Chamber, nearly square, with four cells similar to those of No. 62, with bodies in each, and along the sides of
the tomb. A fragment of a small Corinthian capital was found near the entrance.
Gold. Diadem with impressed palmettes, and fragments of another; ring, with intaglio figure of Victory (?).
Bronze pendant busts, forming the plates for attaching a handle.
Porcelain scarab : recumbent lion (Fig. 147, No. 6).
Tomb 66.—Gold. Necklace, with links and paste disks (PL XIV, Fig. 17); crescent earring (PL XIV, Fig. 5A) ; another, plain;
another with pendant and box-setting for stone; eight gold bosses (PL XIV, Fig. 28).
Bronze. Ring ; mirror case ; pin ; three pendant heads ; coins : one Alexander the Great; two Cyprus (Ant. Pius and
M. Aurelius) ; two Antioch in Syria (3rd cent, a.d.) ; three Roman (one Hadrian; one Ant. Pius ; one Pupienus) ;
two uncertain Imperial.
Alabaster pestle and mortar.
Tomb 71.—Shallow grave, near the surface. Numerous broken fragments of limestone thrown in above the grave, when pieced
together, made up the painted stele of Nicogenes (p. 93).
Tomb 45.—Porcelain. Egyptian eye.
Tomb 46.—Surface grave.
Glass cup, with inscription : Aa/3e ttjv veUrjv (p. 97).
Tomb 48.—Gold pendant; lion's head (PL XIV, Fig. 19).
Pair of small earrings, with twisted wire, and small gold beads.
Silver spiral, terminating in female head ; fragments of diadem stamped with rosettes ; ring with rosette on bezel.
Bronze. Bell with iron tongue; two pins.
Porcelain. Egyptian eye; figure of Isis and Horus.
Glass. Large blue bead, white knobs and yellow spots. Ht. 1 in.
Pottery. Amphora, of fine black glazed ware, impressed with palmettes and maeander.
Tomb 49.—Glass amphora, blue and white stripes. Ht. 3I in.
Tomb 50.—Shallow cave, top 6 ft. below soil; contained rough fragments of terracotta, and plain glass; a cippus of
Apollonios, and a sestertius of Hadrian (?).
Tomb 51.—Cave, opening into a shaft. Top 5 ft. below surface.
Silver-gilt diadem, with lotus buds and palmettes (PL XIV, Fig. 25).
Iron. Large strigil.
Porcelain vase, light blue (Fig. 166, No. 3).
Alabaster bottle. Ht. 4] in.
Pottery. Amphora, rough red ware, with bands and rude plants round body; another, pale ware of greenish
tinge, with plants; vase with concentric rings ; another with plain rings.
Tomb 52.—Cave with shaft, at upper edge of site. The contents were of two very diverse periods mixed in the tomb. Of
the early period :
Limestone statuette. Gryphon (Fig. 145, No. 3).
Pottery. Amphora, with dolphins (Fig. 154, No. 1); black glazed lamp and saucer; two cups, red and black bands;
small two-handled cup.
Terracotta. Two horsemen ; draped female figure (archaic style). To the later interment belonged much plain
white glass, and a bronze coin of Trajan, struck for Cyprus.
For the purpose of the later interment the painted stele (cf. p. 94) was placed half-buried, on its side, to mark
off the couch on the left side of the tomb. The portion preserved is that which was beneath the
surface.
Tomb 53.—Vaulted tomb, containing two bodies on each side, and two at the back. This tomb also was used at various
periods. Early period :—
Porcelain. Panel with traces of painting, see p. 115.
Bronze mirror-case, with two pendant bronze busts, forming the attachments of the handle.
Glass. One slender amphora, with high handle. Ht. 6| in. ; one, partly pulverized by fall of roof, of rich red,
blue and white.
Later period : Two bronze coins (late Ptolemy, and early Imperial) ; two iron strigils; much plain glass, including
a jug with fluted body, and square handles. Ht 6f in.
Pottery. Plain ware.
Tomb 55.—Bronze. Two bracelets; spear-head, 1. 9J in. (Cat of Bronzes in B. M. No. 2770.)
Porcelain. Ram's head.
Tomb 56.—An oval cave with seven niches round it, each about 2 ft. from the floor, with bodies in each. A large mass of earth,
and fragments of the roof had fallen and blocked the entrance. A skeleton lay on the heap, and must have
come there after the entrance was blocked. We therefore took it to be the remains of an explorer, surprised
by the fall.
Plain white glass, and plain red pottery.
In the shaft, the upper part of an archaic stele. (Fig. 144.)
Tomb 57.—Sculpture. Anthemion ornament.
Silver. Ring.
Porcelain. Rectangular amulet : obv. ox, walking, with disk on head: rev. Egyptian eye ; lotus pendant.
Glass. White and blue beads.
Tomb 62.—Chamber nearly square, with six cells, two on each side. Each was 2 ft. 2 in. wide, 6 ft. 6 in. long, and 3 ft. high.
Silver-plated bronze mirror (fragment) with incised design (Fig. 149); bronze fragment.
Glass. Plain white.
Bronze coins : three Cyprus (Ant. Pius and M. Aurelius), three uncertain Imperial.
Tomb 65.—Chamber, nearly square, with four cells similar to those of No. 62, with bodies in each, and along the sides of
the tomb. A fragment of a small Corinthian capital was found near the entrance.
Gold. Diadem with impressed palmettes, and fragments of another; ring, with intaglio figure of Victory (?).
Bronze pendant busts, forming the plates for attaching a handle.
Porcelain scarab : recumbent lion (Fig. 147, No. 6).
Tomb 66.—Gold. Necklace, with links and paste disks (PL XIV, Fig. 17); crescent earring (PL XIV, Fig. 5A) ; another, plain;
another with pendant and box-setting for stone; eight gold bosses (PL XIV, Fig. 28).
Bronze. Ring ; mirror case ; pin ; three pendant heads ; coins : one Alexander the Great; two Cyprus (Ant. Pius and
M. Aurelius) ; two Antioch in Syria (3rd cent, a.d.) ; three Roman (one Hadrian; one Ant. Pius ; one Pupienus) ;
two uncertain Imperial.
Alabaster pestle and mortar.
Tomb 71.—Shallow grave, near the surface. Numerous broken fragments of limestone thrown in above the grave, when pieced
together, made up the painted stele of Nicogenes (p. 93).