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EXPLORATIONS IN MOCHLOS 79
is of amethyst. Gold heads of the same sort often occur in the
jewelry of the Late Minoan periods; several such heads exquisitely
worked in gold were found at Hagia Triada.1
XXII. b (no illustration). Large bronze ring (diameter 1.5
cm.). The bezel is so badly corroded that the engraving cannot
be made out.
XXII. c (no illustration). Large amygdaloid bead of bronze
(length 2 cm.).
XXII. d (no illustration). Plain gold ring bezel (diameter 1.7
cm.).
XXII. e (no illustration). Amygdaloid seal of green steatite
with design of crescents (length 2 cm.).
Tomb XXIII
This tomb appears to belong to the E. M. II and E. M. Ill periods.
It lay in a line with No. XIX, and all four of the tombs in this row,
backing against the cliff, would seem to have been built at the same
time, although two of them contained no objects of any sort. There
are no clay vases by which to date this grave, but a tall breccia vase
and some strips of gold foil are typical of the E. M. II period. The
tomb is long and narrow, with a doorway at the lower end (length
2.80 m., width 1 m.). The walls are built partly of small upright
slabs, partly of horizontal courses of small stones. It contained very
few objects of any sort and, as the tombs to the right and left of it were
quite empty, it seems probable that they had all been plundered.
XXIII. a (fig. 46 and pl. III). Tall breccia vase with spout,
two suspension handles, and one button handle. This is the largest
piece of breccia from the entire cemetery (height 16.7 cm., diameter
9 cm.). This material is usually confined to vases of very small size,
for it is often full of flaws and breaks easily. This shape recalls
certain forms of E. M. Ill clay vases and is evidently the proto-
type of the tall, slender M. M. Ill vases, some fine examples of
which were found at Khossos.2
XXIII. b (fig. 20). String of minute gold beads. It was neces-
sary to sift the earth from this tomb several times and even then a
certain number of these beads probably escaped unobserved as some
of them are no bigger than a pin head.
»Man. Ant., Vol. XIV, p. 781, Fig. 27. > B. S. A., Vol. VIII, p. 91. Fig. 51. Nos. 7, 10.
is of amethyst. Gold heads of the same sort often occur in the
jewelry of the Late Minoan periods; several such heads exquisitely
worked in gold were found at Hagia Triada.1
XXII. b (no illustration). Large bronze ring (diameter 1.5
cm.). The bezel is so badly corroded that the engraving cannot
be made out.
XXII. c (no illustration). Large amygdaloid bead of bronze
(length 2 cm.).
XXII. d (no illustration). Plain gold ring bezel (diameter 1.7
cm.).
XXII. e (no illustration). Amygdaloid seal of green steatite
with design of crescents (length 2 cm.).
Tomb XXIII
This tomb appears to belong to the E. M. II and E. M. Ill periods.
It lay in a line with No. XIX, and all four of the tombs in this row,
backing against the cliff, would seem to have been built at the same
time, although two of them contained no objects of any sort. There
are no clay vases by which to date this grave, but a tall breccia vase
and some strips of gold foil are typical of the E. M. II period. The
tomb is long and narrow, with a doorway at the lower end (length
2.80 m., width 1 m.). The walls are built partly of small upright
slabs, partly of horizontal courses of small stones. It contained very
few objects of any sort and, as the tombs to the right and left of it were
quite empty, it seems probable that they had all been plundered.
XXIII. a (fig. 46 and pl. III). Tall breccia vase with spout,
two suspension handles, and one button handle. This is the largest
piece of breccia from the entire cemetery (height 16.7 cm., diameter
9 cm.). This material is usually confined to vases of very small size,
for it is often full of flaws and breaks easily. This shape recalls
certain forms of E. M. Ill clay vases and is evidently the proto-
type of the tall, slender M. M. Ill vases, some fine examples of
which were found at Khossos.2
XXIII. b (fig. 20). String of minute gold beads. It was neces-
sary to sift the earth from this tomb several times and even then a
certain number of these beads probably escaped unobserved as some
of them are no bigger than a pin head.
»Man. Ant., Vol. XIV, p. 781, Fig. 27. > B. S. A., Vol. VIII, p. 91. Fig. 51. Nos. 7, 10.