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76 EXPLORATIONS IN MOCHLOS
One wall, which surely belonged to the original tomb, is that on the
south, and this was broken by the doorway leading into the tomb
chamber. It is possible that the west wall of No. XX is the original
west wall of No. XXI, since it is formed of upright slabs and is
apparently of early construction. It seems probable that in the M.
M. period the original chamber was cut in half by the wall of small
stones which forms the east wall of No. XX. If this was the case,
the original enclosure was a large one, about 2 m. square.
The pottery was of the E. M. II and E. M. Ill periods; no later
objects of any sort were found. The stone vases were of very fine
workmanship. The best objects lay in a crevice of the rock near the
back of the tomb; near the entrance three clay vases were found.
The bones of many bodies were discovered in the tomb chamber. It
would appear that the earliest remains were piled at the far end from
the doorway and, as more were added, the deposit gradually spread
toward the entrance, where bones were found mixed with vases of
the E. M. HI period, to which one must assign the final abandon-
ment of the tomb.
The objects from the tomb are as follows:
XXI. 1 (fig. 46). Small spouted bowl of alabaster (height 4.5 cm.,
diameter 6.8 cm.).
XXI. 2 (fig. 46). Vase of mottled green steatite (height 4.8 cm.,
diameter 4.1 cm.).
XXI. 3 (fig. 46). Cup of grey and white veined marble with
hook handle. This is an exquisite piece of work; the walls are as
thin as those of a china tea-cup (height 4.3 cm., diameter 10.5 cm.).
XXI. 4 (fig. 46). Small cup and cover of alabaster. This is a
stone example of the common clay cup of the E. M. Ill period
(height 3.5 cm., diameter 4.7 cm.).
XXI. 5 (fig. 46). Clay vase of early shape bearing a geometrical
white design which would lead one to assign it to the E. M. Ill
period (height 13.9 cm., diameter 10.6 cm.).
XXI. 6 (fig. 46). Cover of breccia (height 3.5 cm., diameter 6
cm.). This kind of cover is derived from very early neolithic and
E. M. I clay types. Similar examples were found in Cycladic cist
graves in Syros.1 The vases from Hagios Nikolaos near Palaikas-
tro possess such clay covers.2
• 'E<p. 'Apx-, 1899. PL 8. Nos. 11,11a. «B. 8. A^ Vol. IX, p. 341, Figs. 1, 2.
One wall, which surely belonged to the original tomb, is that on the
south, and this was broken by the doorway leading into the tomb
chamber. It is possible that the west wall of No. XX is the original
west wall of No. XXI, since it is formed of upright slabs and is
apparently of early construction. It seems probable that in the M.
M. period the original chamber was cut in half by the wall of small
stones which forms the east wall of No. XX. If this was the case,
the original enclosure was a large one, about 2 m. square.
The pottery was of the E. M. II and E. M. Ill periods; no later
objects of any sort were found. The stone vases were of very fine
workmanship. The best objects lay in a crevice of the rock near the
back of the tomb; near the entrance three clay vases were found.
The bones of many bodies were discovered in the tomb chamber. It
would appear that the earliest remains were piled at the far end from
the doorway and, as more were added, the deposit gradually spread
toward the entrance, where bones were found mixed with vases of
the E. M. HI period, to which one must assign the final abandon-
ment of the tomb.
The objects from the tomb are as follows:
XXI. 1 (fig. 46). Small spouted bowl of alabaster (height 4.5 cm.,
diameter 6.8 cm.).
XXI. 2 (fig. 46). Vase of mottled green steatite (height 4.8 cm.,
diameter 4.1 cm.).
XXI. 3 (fig. 46). Cup of grey and white veined marble with
hook handle. This is an exquisite piece of work; the walls are as
thin as those of a china tea-cup (height 4.3 cm., diameter 10.5 cm.).
XXI. 4 (fig. 46). Small cup and cover of alabaster. This is a
stone example of the common clay cup of the E. M. Ill period
(height 3.5 cm., diameter 4.7 cm.).
XXI. 5 (fig. 46). Clay vase of early shape bearing a geometrical
white design which would lead one to assign it to the E. M. Ill
period (height 13.9 cm., diameter 10.6 cm.).
XXI. 6 (fig. 46). Cover of breccia (height 3.5 cm., diameter 6
cm.). This kind of cover is derived from very early neolithic and
E. M. I clay types. Similar examples were found in Cycladic cist
graves in Syros.1 The vases from Hagios Nikolaos near Palaikas-
tro possess such clay covers.2
• 'E<p. 'Apx-, 1899. PL 8. Nos. 11,11a. «B. 8. A^ Vol. IX, p. 341, Figs. 1, 2.