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EXPLORATIONS IN MOCHLOS 75
XX. 2 (fig. 32). Bowl of grey and white marble of M. M. I
type (height 5 cm., diameter 8.8 cm.).
XX. 3 (fig. 32). Large cup of black steatite (height 10.5 cm.,
diameter 10.5 cm.).
XX. 4 (no illustration). Bowl of red stone, type of No. XX,
2, so badly rotted that it could not be preserved.
XX. 5 (no illustration). Bowl of green steatite (height 3 cm.,
diameter 8 cm.).
XX. 6 (no illustration). Clay cup, type of that from Tomb IV»
No. IV, 2 (Fig. 19), painted with bands of white (height 7.1 cm..
diameter 10.8 cm.).
XX. 7 (fig. 36). Silver ear pick (length 5.7 cm.).
XX. 8 (fig. 36). String of beads of various sorts. There are
two large flat amethyst beads, a carved cylindrical bead of green
steatite, one fluted gold bead, two of carnelian and four of porce-
lain. These porcelain beads are of the grooved type which never
occurs in the earlier graves.
XX. 9 (fig. 45). Bronze knife blade (length 13 cm.). This has a
very late look and might well be classed as of M. M. Ill date.
XX. 10 (fig. 45). Bronze spear head (length 28 cm.).
XX. 11 (fig. 45). Same (length 33.4 cm.). Bound with a metal
band where the haft entered the socket.
XX. 12 (fig. 45). Same (length 28 cm.). This was intended for
a wooden handle of greater thickness than the two preceding, as the
diameter of the socket hole is 2.7 cm., whereas in No. 10, it is only
1.8 cm., and in No. 11, 2.2 cm. Apparently spear heads were very
seldom, if ever, made before the M. M. Ill period. At any rate
I know of no earlier examples.
XX. 13 (no illustration). Knife blade like No. XX, 9 (length
10.5 cm.).
Tomb XXI
This is a slab-lined tomb and belongs, as do all the richest tombs,
to the Early Minoan period. As has been said, it was cut into by
No. XX in the M. M. period, but many objects lying in a nar-
row crevice against the overhanging cliff had escaped untouched.
XX. 2 (fig. 32). Bowl of grey and white marble of M. M. I
type (height 5 cm., diameter 8.8 cm.).
XX. 3 (fig. 32). Large cup of black steatite (height 10.5 cm.,
diameter 10.5 cm.).
XX. 4 (no illustration). Bowl of red stone, type of No. XX,
2, so badly rotted that it could not be preserved.
XX. 5 (no illustration). Bowl of green steatite (height 3 cm.,
diameter 8 cm.).
XX. 6 (no illustration). Clay cup, type of that from Tomb IV»
No. IV, 2 (Fig. 19), painted with bands of white (height 7.1 cm..
diameter 10.8 cm.).
XX. 7 (fig. 36). Silver ear pick (length 5.7 cm.).
XX. 8 (fig. 36). String of beads of various sorts. There are
two large flat amethyst beads, a carved cylindrical bead of green
steatite, one fluted gold bead, two of carnelian and four of porce-
lain. These porcelain beads are of the grooved type which never
occurs in the earlier graves.
XX. 9 (fig. 45). Bronze knife blade (length 13 cm.). This has a
very late look and might well be classed as of M. M. Ill date.
XX. 10 (fig. 45). Bronze spear head (length 28 cm.).
XX. 11 (fig. 45). Same (length 33.4 cm.). Bound with a metal
band where the haft entered the socket.
XX. 12 (fig. 45). Same (length 28 cm.). This was intended for
a wooden handle of greater thickness than the two preceding, as the
diameter of the socket hole is 2.7 cm., whereas in No. 10, it is only
1.8 cm., and in No. 11, 2.2 cm. Apparently spear heads were very
seldom, if ever, made before the M. M. Ill period. At any rate
I know of no earlier examples.
XX. 13 (no illustration). Knife blade like No. XX, 9 (length
10.5 cm.).
Tomb XXI
This is a slab-lined tomb and belongs, as do all the richest tombs,
to the Early Minoan period. As has been said, it was cut into by
No. XX in the M. M. period, but many objects lying in a nar-
row crevice against the overhanging cliff had escaped untouched.