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Mycenæ: a narrative of researches and discoveries at Mycenæ and TirynsSchliemann, Heinrich

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Mycenæ: a narrative of researches and discoveries at Mycenæ and Tiryns

Name: Mycenæ: a narrative of researches and discoveries at Mycenæ and Tiryns
Author: Schliemann, Heinrich

Schliemann, Heinrich

Mycenae (Extinct city); Tiryns (Extinct city)

_Pausanias_, his description of the tombs of Agamemnon and his
        companions, 59;
      general misunderstanding, and true meaning, of the passage, 60,
        61, _et passim_.

    _Pebbles_, layers of, below and above the bodies, to aid in
       ventilating the funeral pyres, and bearing marks of fire,
       in all the Sepulchres, 155, 164, 213, 214, 291, 294, 337.

    _Pelopids_, dynasty of the, at Mycenæ, 54, 55;
      its probable end under Orestes, _ibid._

    _Perseus_, builder of Mycenæ, 6, 53;
      Tiryns given to Electryon by, 6;
      his dynasty, 53.

    _Pigeons of gold_, on the heads and arms of female figures, 180;
      on the handles of a goblet, 236;
      on a model of a temple, 267.

    _Pins of gold_, 4th Sepulchre, 249, 250.

    _Plates_, large, thick, round, of gold, with patterns in _repoussé_
        work, below, above, and round the bodies in the 3rd Sepulchre,
        165 f.;
      in the 1st Sepulchre, 318, 319;
      smaller round plates of sword-sheaths, 219, 302-303;
      quadrangular plates with intaglio work, 302, 303, 308-311.

    _Plundered body_ in 1st Sepulchre, 295.

    _Porter's lodge_ at Mycenæ, 62.

    _Pottery_, Tirynthian archaic, 14, 15, 16, 17;
      Mycenean painted, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 120;
      geometrical, 103 f., 120, 141;
      hand-made and wheel-made, 137, 158, 159, 160, 210, 340, &c.
      (_Comp._ TERRA-COTTAS.)

    _Prœtus_, the founder of Tiryns, 6.


    Q.

    _Quarry_, of Tiryns, 4;
      of Mycenæ, at Charvati, 41, 117.


    R.

    _Rapier-like swords_, 4th Sepulchre, 283.

    _Rema_, modern name of the river Charadrus, 24.

    _Reservoirs_, twelve in the Acropolis of Mycenæ, 80, 99, 100, 117 _n._

    _Ribbons_ of gold, 249, 327.

    _Rings_, of bronze, plain and engraved, 142;
      of gold, plain and ornamented, 250, 353, 354;
      of silver, _ibid._
      (_See_ SIGNET-RINGS.)

    _Rock crystal_, objects of, 200, 210;
      polished segment of a sphere, 213.

    _Royal tombs._ (_See_ SEPULCHRES.)


    S.

    _Sardonyx_, lentoid gem of, 202.

    _Scales of gold_, 197.

    _Sceptres_, of silver plated with gold, 201;
      rock-crystal knob of a sceptre-handle, 200;
      handles, 251;
      splendid handle of a sceptre, 286, 287.

    _Sculpture_ on tombstones at Mycenæ. (_See_ TOMBSTONES.)

    _Seal-rings_;
      of bronze, 142;
      of silver, 203.
      (_See_ SIGNET-RINGS.)

    _Sepulchral Slabs_, or _Stêlæ_. (_See_ TOMBSTONES.)

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Mycenæ: a narrative of researches and discoveries at Mycenæ and TirynsSchliemann, Heinrich

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Mycenæ: a narrative of researches and discoveries at Mycenæ and Tiryns

Schliemann, Heinrich

Mycenae (Extinct city); Tiryns (Extinct city)

_Pausanias_, his description of the tombs of Agamemnon and his
        companions, 59;
      general misunderstanding, and true meaning, of the passage, 60,
        61, _et passim_.

    _Pebbles_, layers of, below and above the bodies, to aid in
       ventilating the funeral pyres, and bearing marks of fire,
       in all the Sepulchres, 155, 164, 213, 214, 291, 294, 337.

    _Pelopids_, dynasty of the, at Mycenæ, 54, 55;
      its probable end under Orestes, _ibid._

    _Perseus_, builder of Mycenæ, 6, 53;
      Tiryns given to Electryon by, 6;
      his dynasty, 53.

    _Pigeons of gold_, on the heads and arms of female figures, 180;
      on the handles of a goblet, 236;
      on a model of a temple, 267.

    _Pins of gold_, 4th Sepulchre, 249, 250.

    _Plates_, large, thick, round, of gold, with patterns in _repoussé_
        work, below, above, and round the bodies in the 3rd Sepulchre,
        165 f.;
      in the 1st Sepulchre, 318, 319;
      smaller round plates of sword-sheaths, 219, 302-303;
      quadrangular plates with intaglio work, 302, 303, 308-311.

    _Plundered body_ in 1st Sepulchre, 295.

    _Porter's lodge_ at Mycenæ, 62.

    _Pottery_, Tirynthian archaic, 14, 15, 16, 17;
      Mycenean painted, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 120;
      geometrical, 103 f., 120, 141;
      hand-made and wheel-made, 137, 158, 159, 160, 210, 340, &c.
      (_Comp._ TERRA-COTTAS.)

    _Prœtus_, the founder of Tiryns, 6.


    Q.

    _Quarry_, of Tiryns, 4;
      of Mycenæ, at Charvati, 41, 117.


    R.

    _Rapier-like swords_, 4th Sepulchre, 283.

    _Rema_, modern name of the river Charadrus, 24.

    _Reservoirs_, twelve in the Acropolis of Mycenæ, 80, 99, 100, 117 _n._

    _Ribbons_ of gold, 249, 327.

    _Rings_, of bronze, plain and engraved, 142;
      of gold, plain and ornamented, 250, 353, 354;
      of silver, _ibid._
      (_See_ SIGNET-RINGS.)

    _Rock crystal_, objects of, 200, 210;
      polished segment of a sphere, 213.

    _Royal tombs._ (_See_ SEPULCHRES.)


    S.

    _Sardonyx_, lentoid gem of, 202.

    _Scales of gold_, 197.

    _Sceptres_, of silver plated with gold, 201;
      rock-crystal knob of a sceptre-handle, 200;
      handles, 251;
      splendid handle of a sceptre, 286, 287.

    _Sculpture_ on tombstones at Mycenæ. (_See_ TOMBSTONES.)

    _Seal-rings_;
      of bronze, 142;
      of silver, 203.
      (_See_ SIGNET-RINGS.)

    _Sepulchral Slabs_, or _Stêlæ_. (_See_ TOMBSTONES.)

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