Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1877 — New Discoveries Made at Mycenx by Dr. Schliemann. [ARTICLE]

New Discoveries Made at Mycenx by Dr. Schliemann.

Db. Sen mem Ann, writing under date of Athena, Feb. 1, report* to u* some new discoveries at Mycenae. He *ays: “My engineer, Lieut. Vaailioe Droeino*. of Nanplia, having returned on Sunday, the 21st of January, in Mycenae, in company of a painter who had to make for me a painting of the five sepulchres, he (Droabos)ln verifying the plana he had t'tnads for me.AouAht he recognized imrf row of i^c^antingalabs dfe cytlfSeatl wal which appport* the said cfouMe raw. Wthe Hte*L6y the 'large cyclopean house so often mentioned in my letters to the Timet, and to the east by the natural rock, which is here only three feet high and vertically cut. I had excavated this place to a depth of twenty-six feet without noticing that there was a tomb, because its nofth side* is cut hardly one foot deep into the lock, and on the south and west aides it i* nuF rock-cut wt all. But since my departure from Myceme the heavy rains had brought to light the edge of the rock-cut north side, and my engineer, having noticed this, at once suspected that another sepulcher was hidden there. “ The first blow of the pickax brought to liKhrttte bottom of the tomb, for the dentil of iubbish lefk in it did not exceed jVitJjf the .second blow a golden vessel came to light, and in less than half an hour the following objects were gathered: First, four large golden goblets with two handles —the one being seven and tvo-teafh inches, the other six, and four-tenth inches ip heigls; each of the eight handles is ‘ ■ with a dog’s head; the four goblets weigh about four pounds; second, a small golden vessel only two inches high.; third, a golden sealing-ring of file same form and size as those 1 have discovered in the fourth sepulcher; the Best represents in magnificent iptagtfo the .following objects- To the left from the spectator is a palm tree, under which is sitting a splendidly-dressed woman, stretching out her left hand, and holding her right on her knees. Before her stands another woman, who extends both hands; to#&kd*''her. Behind the standing woman stand two much taller womel ijif drosses, of, whom the one offers three poppies to the seated woman i thoz>fflqr tall womap bolds similar poppies In lief hand. Beyond the two tkd.gemen i ßte»d* another woman, and a Merwbniaiittinds behlfad the palm tree, and extends both hands toward the sitting woman. Just above the seated woman and the talk woman who offers her the poppies is some curious emblem, resembling the double shield of the warriors on one of the gold rings of the fourth tomb. To the right of the palm tree appears the sea, frota tehich rises the sun in full spiendof, ih4 rayß being represented with infinite art, f .Near the sun rises the crescent of the koon. On seeing this marvelous ring we ipnoluntarily exclaimed: ‘ This tthg *mhst have been seen by our friend Homer befftre he described all the wood** wfikh Hephtestos wrought on Achillas’ shield, which jthe Earl of Derby translated by—- “ Thereon were figured earth, sad sky, end sea, E ttlm evee-ciMfing rfISV »*d fnll-orbed moon. r Aid all UMilMsiekatstown the vault ot heaven: Pleiads find Hyads, and Orion’s might. And Arctohfcalled the Wain, who .wheels on * high Bi cii ding coarse, and on Orion waits; e staxthat.nvvcrbatheSjn the ocean wave. “ Four. Another .golden ring of the same shape, but smaller; it has apparently been much used, and, of the six objects which are engraved on the seal, only three cow-heads can be distinctly seen, the other three objects “Cannot be distinguished. Five. Five golden rings without seals. Six. A similar one of silver. Seven. »A email golden wire, on which sitjugbldeij llbn.. flight. Seven objects of round gold wire of spiral form. Ten. Fourth rtJudd golden f heads of a necklace. Later researches "have proved that the sepulcher, too, contained bones and ashes. The Mycenaean antiquities ean leave no doubt in the mind of anyone that -the Rt.-Hon. W. E. Gladstone was 'perfectly right ip maintaining that Homer was anAjohaihnf’.i—London Timet.