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of Syrian origin in haematite count among the finest seals ever recovered from the soil of Cyprus. On one we see the god of lightning and war, Baal, helmeted and armed with a club, approaching a small sanctuary guarded by a winged sphinx where the naked goddess displays her charms. To the right of this scene an Egyptian goddess resembling Hathor receives the homage of two kings dressed in the Syrian manner, in embroidered loincloths and wearingof tall headdresses. - Another seal depicts the reception by two winged genii of a war leader behind whom an emblem is set, guarded by armed men. - The finest of these small masterpieces d'oeuvre de la glyptique du IIe millénaire gravé avec extreme care, shows on two registers a chariot hunting scene as well as the protective goddess of animals, the Potnia Theron. Seated, she extends her hand toward a fine ibex which rests against her with its hind legs. Two other goddesses, not yet identified, each seated on a chair in the form of a sphinx, converse with violent gestures. vu Not far from a large paving uncovered during the excavations of 1959, the Expedition cleared an important building with walls of ashlar. Its
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain