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… and several bottles of glass, some multicoloured, all of the same period. The excavators put it at the beginning of late Cypriote II C (1275-1200), an attribution that is in agreement with our own classification based on comparison with parallel findings of the end of late Ugarit III. Separated from the lower level by a layer of earth and rock debris put there intentionally, the second burial level in the main chamber contained seven skeletons in a dorsal position, juxtaposed and well preserved. Their ceramic furnishing is composed chiefly of dishes painted with matt colour dating from the extreme end of late Cypriote III, several glass bottles, diadems and the like in gold leaf with repoussé decoration, five rings, of which two were worn on the toes, and forty-five large gold necklaces in the best Mycenaean style. Finally there were a great many hemispherical bowls of bronze and several tripod mortars in steatite provided with pestles, identical with those from Tomb 6. Most of the mortars were placed beside the two skeletons identified as feminine thanks to the numerous jewels with which they were adorned. They probably served in the preparation of colouring matter for cosmetics.
To the left of these two skeletons lay five others, probably all masculine. Their furnishings are quite exceptional for Enkomi, including bronze weapons, unfortunately not reproduced in the report. The weapons under consideration are a sword 75 cm. long, with a cruciform hilt "of common Mycenaean type", placed upon the left shoulder of Skeleton IV; two incomplete spear heads, one triangular with an arrow down the middle; and a helmet also of bronze but of mutilated shape, placed of so to the skull of Skeleton VI. The seventh skeleton was not provided with arms, but wore a beautiful gold intaglio ring incised with a lion with head turned back.
The presence of offensive and defensive weapons among the offerings indicates the insecurity of the times, and agrees with the date most conveniently assigned to these burials. These, judging by the Mycenaean pottery which is made up primarily of flat dishes of crude fabric, ornamented with a painted … continues
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