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DRESS AND PERSONAL ADORNMENT
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have been fixed on the garments with
some kind of glue." Besides these
disks, there were found in the same
tomb numbers of figures in gold plate
destined to a similar use. These in-
clude images of female divinities, —
as Aphrodite (Figs. 38, 39), and, appa-
rently, Cybele (Fig. 79). They are usu-
ally pierced with holes for the thread.
In the second (Cybele) image the points pig- 79. Gold-leaf im-
between the tucks may represent disks, ^ (Grave in.)
such as were actually found in so great numbers in the same
grave with it. With these disks and
idols Schliemann found many animal-
figures, — stags, griffins, lions, eagles,
swans, and the like,—usually in pairs,
heraldically opposed, but sometimes,
singly (Fig. 80). As a rule these
figures have two to four perforations-
for fastening them to the drapery.
In other graves were found orna-
ments destined to the same use, but
made of glass-paste, sometimes with
pendants of gold-leaf hanging by delicate wires. The
vibrations of these as the wearer moved would enhance the
brilliant effect of the dress. Similar pendants
occasionally go with the golden ornaments
also.
It remains to say a word about certain arti-
cles of the toilet. Combs and unguents we
have already mentioned; and we may add that
in some, of the chamber-tombs of Mycenae
were found small bronze vessels in all probability belonging
Fig. SO. Gold Plate from
Grave III.
185
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have been fixed on the garments with
some kind of glue." Besides these
disks, there were found in the same
tomb numbers of figures in gold plate
destined to a similar use. These in-
clude images of female divinities, —
as Aphrodite (Figs. 38, 39), and, appa-
rently, Cybele (Fig. 79). They are usu-
ally pierced with holes for the thread.
In the second (Cybele) image the points pig- 79. Gold-leaf im-
between the tucks may represent disks, ^ (Grave in.)
such as were actually found in so great numbers in the same
grave with it. With these disks and
idols Schliemann found many animal-
figures, — stags, griffins, lions, eagles,
swans, and the like,—usually in pairs,
heraldically opposed, but sometimes,
singly (Fig. 80). As a rule these
figures have two to four perforations-
for fastening them to the drapery.
In other graves were found orna-
ments destined to the same use, but
made of glass-paste, sometimes with
pendants of gold-leaf hanging by delicate wires. The
vibrations of these as the wearer moved would enhance the
brilliant effect of the dress. Similar pendants
occasionally go with the golden ornaments
also.
It remains to say a word about certain arti-
cles of the toilet. Combs and unguents we
have already mentioned; and we may add that
in some, of the chamber-tombs of Mycenae
were found small bronze vessels in all probability belonging
Fig. SO. Gold Plate from
Grave III.