CHAPTER I.—TIRYNS.
VIGNETTE.—No. 1. Map of Argolis   1
No. 2. Terra-cotta Cow, Tiryns 10
Nos. 3-7. Terra-cotta Cows, " 11
Nos. 8-11. Terra-cotta Idols, " 12
No. 12. Bronze Figure, " 14
Nos. 13, 14. Terra-cotta Vessels, " 17
No. 15. Stone Whorl, found at Mycenæ   18
CHAPTER II.—MYCENÆ.
VIGNETTE.—No. 16. Ruins of the Cyclopean Bridge at Mycenæ   23
No. 17. Walls of the First Period   29
No. 18. Walls of the Second Period   30
No. 19. Walls of the Third Period   30
No. 20. Entrance to the ogive-like Gallery in the Walls of the Citadel of Mycenæ   32
No. 21. Gate of the Lions   32
No. 22. Plan of the Gate of the Lions   34
No. 22a. Right and Left Door-posts of the Gate of Lions   35
No. 23. Elevation and Plan of the Postern Gate   35
No. 23a. Terra-cotta Vase   51
CHAPTER III.—MYCENÆ.
VIGNETTE.—No. 24. First of the Tombstones found above the Sepulchres in the Acropolis   52
No. 25. Terra-cotta Vase   64
No. 26. Terra-cotta Jug   65
No. 27. Vase of Yellow Ware, with black and yellow lines   66
No. 28. Vase of Black and Yellow Ware   67
No. 29. Terra-cotta vase. The bands yellow and reddish, the lines black   67
PLATE VIII.—Nos. 30-34. Fragments of Painted Vases. End of Volume
PLATE IX.—Nos. 35-39. "" "  
PLATE X.—Nos. 40-47. "" "  
PLATE XI.—Nos. 48-54. "" "  
PLATE XII.—Nos. 55-61. "" "  
PLATE XIII.—Nos. 62-67. "" "  
PLATE XIV.—Nos. 68-72. "" "  
PLATE XV.—Nos. 73-78. "" "  
No. 80. Painted Vase   68
No. 81. Human Head on the Mouth of a Jug   69
No. 82. Human Head on a Potsherd   69
No. 83. Goblet of Terra-cotta   70
Nos. 84-89. Fragments of Painted Pottery   71
PLATE XVI.—Nos. 90-93. Terra-cotta Idols End of Volume  
PLATE XVII.—Nos. 94-98. "  
PLATE XVIII.—Nos. 99-102. "  
PLATE XIX.—Nos. 103-110. "  
No. 111. Terra-cotta Idol   72
Nos. 112, 113. Terra-cotta Figures   73
Nos. 114-119. Terra-cotta Figures of Animals   74
No. 120. Objects in Bronze, Lead, and Iron   74
Nos. 121-125. Bronze Knives   75
No. 126. Arrow-heads, Hatchets, and other objects of stone   76
No. 127. Fragment of a Lyre of Bone   78
Nos. 128, 129. Lower and Upper Ends of a Flute   78
No. 130a. Another part of the same Flute   79
Nos. 130-136. Combs and Needles of Terra-cotta   79
Nos. 137-139. Terra-cotta Ornaments   79
No. 140. Second Tombstone, found above the Sepulchres in the Acropolis   81
No. 140a. Pattern of straight and spiral frets   83
CHAPTER IV.—MYCENÆ.
VIGNETTE.—No. 141. Third Tombstone, found above the Sepulchres in the Acropolis   86
No. 142. Fourth Tombstone, found above the Sepulchres in the Acropolis   91
No. 143. Piece of a Tombstone   92
No. 144. "   93
No. 145. "   94
Nos. 146-148. Three Pieces of Tombstones   95
Nos. 149-150. Fragments of Tombstones   96
No. 151. Piece of a quadrangular Column of Red Porphyry   97
Nos. 152-154. Fragments of Friezes   98
No. 155. Jasper Weight, with a hole for suspension   100
No. 156. Fragment of a perforated Terra-cotta Vase   101
No. 157. Piece of a Painted Vase, from the "dromos" of the Treasury near the Lions' Gate   103
No. 158. Fragment of the same Pottery from the "dromos"   103
No. 159. Idol of Terra-cotta, with a Cow's Head, on the handle of a Vase   104
No. 160. Idol of Terra-cotta with a Cow's Head   105
No. 161. Cow-headed Idols of Hera   106
No. 162. Two faces of a Granite Mould for casting various ornaments   107
No. 163. Four faces of a six-sided Mould of Basalt   109
Nos. 164-166. Ornaments of Glazed Clay   109
Nos. 167-169. " "   110
Nos. 170-172. " "   111
No. 173. Double-edged Hatchet of Bronze   111
Nos. 174-181. Lentoid Gems   112
Nos. 182-189. Lentoid Gems, Cylinder, and Beads   113
No. 190. A Disk of Terra-cotta, with the appearance of an Inscription   115
No. 190a. Pattern of the Slabs forming the Double Parallel Circle enclosing the Agora   117
CHAPTER V.—MYCENÆ.
VIGNETTE.—No. 191. The Village of Charvati, with the ancient Quarry of Mycenæ   118
PLATE XX.—Nos. 192-197. { Fragments of Painted Pottery from
{  the Approach to the Treasury
PLATE XXI.—Nos. 198-204.   { near the Lions' Gate
End Of Volume  
Nos. 205-209. Beads of Glass and Fluor-spar   121
No. 210. Threshold of the Gate of Lions   121
No. 210 a. Slanting Bench of the Agora   125
No. 211. A Fish of Wood   129
No. 212. A curious Idol   129
No. 213. Fragments of a Painted Vase representing armed Warriors   133
No. 213 a, b. A very frequent type of Mycenean Painted Pottery   138
CHAPTER VI.—MYCENÆ.
VIGNETTE.—No. 214. Other Fragments of the Vase (No. 213)   139
Nos. 215, 216. Fragments of Friezes of blue and white marble, found in the Treasury near the Lions' Gate   140
Nos. 217-220. Bronze Rings (two with intaglio engravings), and a twisted Gold Wire   142
No. 221. Bronze Sword   144
CHAPTER VII.—SEPULCHRES I. II. III.[26]
VIGNETTE.—No. 222. Fragment of a Wooden Box   150
No. 223. Plan of Tombstones in the First Tomb   151
Nos. 224-229. Objects of ivory, bone, or metallic composition. Sepulchre I.   153
No. 230. Foot of a black hand-made Goblet. Sepulchre I.   154
No. 231. Cross of Golden Laurel Leaves. Sepulchre II.   157
Nos. 232, 233. Fragments of a very ancient wheel-made Vase. Sepulchre II.   160
No. 234. Plan of Tombstones above the Third Tomb   161
No. 235. Piece of Ornamented Ivory   162
Nos. 236, 237. Hand-made Vases of Terra-cotta   163
No. 238. Large Bronze Dagger, with two blades soldered together in the middle   164
No. 239. Plate of Gold   166
No. 240. " " A Cuttle-fish   166
No. 241. " " A Flower   167
No. 242. " "   167
No. 243. " " A Butterfly   168
No. 244. " "   168
No. 245. " "   169
No. 246. " "   169
No. 247. Leaf in Gold Plate   170
No. 248. Leaf Pattern in Gold Plate   170
No. 249. " "   171
No. 250. " "   171
No. 251. Star in Gold Plate   172
No. 252. Plate of Gold   172
Nos. 253-255. Perforated Ornaments of Gold, with Engravings in Intaglio   174
Nos. 256-260. Golden Ornaments   176
No. 261. Golden Ornament. A Griffin   177
Nos. 262, 263. Golden Ornaments. Heart and Lion   178
Nos. 264, 265. Golden Ornaments   179
No. 266. Golden Ornament   180
Nos. 267, 268. Golden Ornaments. Women with Doves   180
No. 269. Golden Ornament   181
Nos. 270, 271. Two Golden Cuttle Fish   181
No. 272. Flying Griffin of Gold   182
No. 273. Golden Ornament   182
Nos. 274-280. Golden Ornaments   183
No. 281. Splendid Crown of Gold, found on the head of one of the three persons interred in the Third Sepulchre   185
No. 282. Golden Diadem, found on the head of another body in the Third Sepulchre   186
Nos. 283, 284. Diadems of Gold   188
No. 285. Cross in Gold Plate   189
Nos. 286-288. Ornaments of Gold   190
Nos. 289,290. Golden Crosses   191
No. 291. Cross of Gold   192
No. 292. Golden Brooch   193
No. 293. Golden Ornament from the Third Sepulchre   194
No. 294. Golden Cross   194
Nos. 295-300. Golden Hair-holders, Bracelets, and Ornaments of Necklaces   196
Nos. 301, 302. Golden Balances   197
Nos. 303-306. Golden Ornaments   199
Nos. 307, 308. Objects of Rock Crystal   200
Nos. 309, 310. Sceptres of Silver plated with Gold, with Handles of Rock Crystal   201
Nos. 311-315. Beads of Agate and Lentoid Gems of Sardonyx and Amethyst   202
No. 316. Golden Wheel   203
Nos. 317, 318. Goblet and Box of Gold   205
No. 319. Golden Vase, with lid attached by a golden wire   206
Nos. 320-322. Three Golden Vessels   207
No. 323. Box of Copper Plate, filled with wood   208
No. 324. Vessel of Terra-Cotta   209
No. 325. Object of Alabaster   209
CHAPTER VIII.—SEPULCHRE IV.
VIGNETTE.—No. 326. Golden Mask in the form of a Lion's Head    211
No. 327. Cow's Head of Silver, with Horns of Gold   216
No. 328. Another View of the Cow's Head   217
Nos. 329, 330. Two Golden Cow-Heads, with double axes   218
No. 331. Mask of Gold, found on the face of a body   220
No. 332. Gold Mask   221
No. 333 a, b. Two Gold Signet Rings   223
Nos. 334, 335. Intaglios on the Signet Rings   223
No. 336. Bracelet of Gold   227
No. 337. Splendid Crown of Gold found close to the head of one of the bodies in the Fourth Sepulchre   229
No. 338. Human Thigh-bone, with a Gold Ornament of the greaves still attached to it   230
No. 339. Golden Goblet with two handles   231
No. 340. Golden Goblet with one handle   232
No. 341. Golden Wine-Flagon   232
No. 342. Golden Cup   233
No. 343. Plain Massive Cup of Gold   233
No. 344. Large Massive Gold Goblet with two handles   234
No. 345. Gold Cup with one handle   236
No. 346. Golden Goblet with two doves on the handles   237
No. 347. Large Gold Cup   239
No. 348. Large Silver Goblet, richly plated with gold   240
No. 349. Hand-made Vase of Terra-cotta   240
Nos. 350, 351. Objects of Egyptian Porcelain, of unknown use   241
No. 352. Alabaster Model of a sort of Scarf tied in a noose   242
No. 353. Silver Flagon   243
No. 354. Gold Model of a Shoulder Belt   244
No. 355. Amber Necklace-beads   245
No. 356. Large three-handled Vase of Alabaster, recomposed from the Fragments   246
Nos. 357, 358. Belt and "Belle Hélène" of Gold   248
Nos. 359-365. Various Ornaments of Gold   250
No. 366. Highly-decorated Golden Cylinder, probably the handle of a sword or sceptre   251
Nos. 367-370. Golden Ornaments   253
Nos. 371, 372. Objects of Copper   255
Nos. 373-375. Two Bone Lids of Jars and a piece of an Alabaster Vase   256
No. 376. Stag, of an alloy of silver and lead   257
Nos. 377-386. Buttons of Wood, covered with plates of gold, highly ornamented   258, 259
Nos. 387-401. Plates of Gold   263
Nos. 402-413. Gold Buttons   264
Nos. 414-422a. " "   265
No. 423. Model of a Temple in Gold   267
No. 424. A Cuttle-fish in Gold   268
Nos. 425, 426. Two halves of a whorl-shaped object of thick Gold Plate   268
Nos. 427-434. Gold Covers of the Knobs of Sword-handles   269-271
No. 435. Arrow-heads of Obsidian   272
No. 436. Large Copper Vessel   274
No. 437. Two large Copper Vessels stuck together   275
No. 438. Large Copper Vessel with three handles   275
No. 439. Large two-handled Vessel of Copper   276
No. 440 Copper Tripod   278
No. 441. Lance-head of Bronze   279
Nos. 442, 442a. Small One-edged Bronze Swords   279
Nos. 443, 444. Fragment of a Two-edged Bronze Sword, and another weapon, probably a Dagger   280
No. 445 a, b, c. Two-edged Bronze Swords, and an Alabaster Sword Knob   281
No. 446. Two-edged Bronze Sword   282
Nos. 447-449. Two-edged Bronze Swords, and an Alabaster Sword Knob   283
No. 450. Human Jawbone   285
Nos. 451, 452. Golden Tube, and Golden Dragon with scales of rock crystal, both being probably pieces of a sceptre-handle   287
CHAPTER IX.—SEPULCHRE I.[27]
VIGNETTE.—No. 474. Massive Golden Mask of the body at the south end of the First Sepulchre   289
No. 453. Richly ornamented Cup of Gold. Sepulchre V.   292
No. 454. The upper part of a body found in the First Tomb. From an Oil Painting made directly after its discovery   297
No. 455. Golden Shoulder-belt, with a fragment of the two-edged Sword   299
No. 456. Small Jar of Rock Crystal   300
No. 457. Funnel-shaped object, of Rock Crystal   300
No. 458. Ornamented Breast-cover of Massive Gold   301
No. 459. Small Bone, with the fragment of a splendidly ornamented Gold Ribbon   302
No. 460. Two Bronze Swords with golden handles; Golden Buttons belonging to the destroyed Wooden Sheaths;
  two gold plates, &c.; found lying beside a body in Sepulchre I.
  303
No. 461. Gold Sword-tassel   304
No. 462. Golden Covers of Sword-handles, with intaglio ornamentation   305
Nos. 463-466. Bronze Battle-axe and Swords   306
No. 467. Sword-handle, plated with gold, richly ornamented   307
Nos. 468, 469. Curious object of Gold, and Silver Tongs   308
No. 470. Gold Plate, with Intaglio of a Lion chasing a Stag   309
No. 471. Gold Plate, with Intaglio of a Lion catching a Stag   309
No. 472. Gold Plate, with a spiral ornamentation in Intaglio   311
No. 473. See Vignette to Chapter X.   333
No. 474. See Vignette to Chapter IX.   289
No. 475. Large Gold Cup   313
No. 476. Large Gold Cup   314
No. 477. Golden Goblet   315
No. 478. Top and lower part of a large Silver Vase, from the First Sepulchre   316
No. 479. Large Goblet of Alabaster   317
No. 480. Double Eagles in Gold Plate   318
No. 481. Gold Plate, with a pattern in repoussé work   319
No. 482. Golden Mouthpiece of a Vase   320
No. 483. Golden Vase-handle   320
No. 484. Cylinder of Gold Plate   321
Nos. 485-506. Ornamented Gold Buttons   322-324
Nos. 507-512. " "   326
Nos. 513-518. Ornamented Gold Ribbons   326
No. 519. Golden Ornament of the Greaves   328
Nos. 520-524. Bone Tubes and Buttons   328
No. 525. Piece of Ivory; perhaps the Handle of a Dagger   329
No. 526. Object of Egyptian Porcelain   330
No. 527. Wheel-made Vase of Terra-cotta   331
CHAPTER X.—THE ROYAL TOMBS.
VIGNETTE.—No. 473. Massive Golden Mask of the body at the north end of the First Sepulchre   333
CHAPTER XI.—TOMB SOUTH OF THE AGORA.[28]
VIGNETTE.—No. 528. Golden Goblet, with Dog's Head Handles   350
No. 529. Gold Rings, Gold Wire (round and quadrangular) in spirals, and one Silver Ring   353
No. 530. Gold Signet-ring   354
No. 531. Second Gold Signet-ring   360
No. 532. Golden Lion   361
Nos. 533-538. Gold Beads of a Necklace   361
Nos. 539-541. Three Lentoid Gems of Serpentine and Agate with intaglio-work, found on the site of Phœnicé and of the Heræum   362
APPENDIX.
ANALYSIS OF METALS. FROM SEPULCHRE IV.
No. 542. Piece of Argentiferous Gold Foil   368
No. 543. Piece of Sheet Gold   369
Nos. 544, 545. Fragments of a Silver Vase   370
No. 546. Piece of a Bronze Sword   372
Nos. 547-549. Plan, side elevation, and end elevation, of a Bronze Handle of a Vase   375
Illustration to Appendix C—Egyptian Badge   384
Illustration to Appendix D—Two-edged Bronze Sword, after cleaning   386