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 5o6 Primitive Greece: Mycenian Art. Figure 424. 1. Cornelian. 'Ec^ij/x. 1889, X, 12. Vaphio. 2. Yellow jasper. 'Ei]fjL. 1889, X. 2. Vaphio. 3. Sardonyx. Schliemann, -^/jj'^^/i^, 3 1 3. Mycenae. 4. Sardonyx. 'E^t;/x. X. 26. Vaphio. 5. Amethyst. Schliemann, -J/)'^-?;/^, 315. Mycenai. 6. Sardonyx. *Erjti. 1888, X. 43. Mycenai. II. Rock-crystal. Mycenai, 1892. Figure 425. 1. Sardonyx. Br. M. Cala/. 87 (?) 2. Green jasper. Br. M. Cata/, 83 (?) 3. Agate. Br. M. Caia/. 73. Greek Islands. 4. Hematite. Br. M. Ca^a/. 8o(?) 5. Brown chalcedony. Scaraboeoid. Br. M. Caia/. 112. Egypt. 6. Chalcedony. Br. M. Caia/. 121. Camiros. 7. Green schist. Cone. Br. M. Cata/, 93 (?) 8. Agate. Scaraboeoid. Br. M. Cata/, 116(f) 9. Sardonyx. Br. M. Catal, 39 (?) 10. Agate. Scaraboeoid. Br. M. Cata/. ii8(.^) 11. Green schist. Br. M. Catal. loi (}) 12. Hematite. Br. M. ArcA. Anzeiger^ 1890, p. 69 (?) 13. Burnt Sardonyx. Br. M. Greek Islands. 14. Steatite. Br, M. CataL 21 (.?) 15. Green porphyry. Br. M. CataL y6, Crete. 16. Yellow steatite. Br. M. Ca^a/. 82 (?) The stones from which the engravers of this school oftener cut their gems were the many varieties of the agate, for the sake of their creamy white tone ; the onyx, sardonyx, chalcedony, cornelian, and the like. Rock-crystal seems to have been an expensive material, which was reserved for carefully-wrought pieces. Yellow, green, and red jaspers are not unfrequent, and here and there porphyry occurs. Precious stones, such as the amethyst, are still more rare. Semi-soft stones, the steatite, hematite, and schist, are seldom found among intaglios whose