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 Descku'tion anu Restoration of Tomb I. 59 about a certain number of the pieces, their situation being determined by their shape and dimension ; so that the central part of the edifice may be restored with almost absolute certainty. For the framing and crowning members of the region near the triangular space the case is different. Here, either the ornament has disappeared without leaving a trace, or the piece of wall to which it was applied no longer exists. Nevertheless, glean- ings may be made out of the condition of the wall, the presence of dowel-holes, and the arrangement of the stones. Besides our general knowledge of the habits of the Mycenian orna- mentist, we are guided by practical observations of other very similar buildings, where what is mutilated or wanting in one place is found in better condition in another. Nobody will dispute our right to utilize the data furnished in this direction
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F[C. 265. — Tomb I. Frogmenl of decoralion of fafadc. by Tomb II. ; its plan, structure, and design have much similarity to the Treasury of Atreus {Tomb I.), and its outward aspect was scarcely less rich. Let us suppose all the fragments pieced together and spread out on the floor ; in sorting them we shall find that some are scraps of bands {/ascue), and were fixed, therefore, lengthwise in narrow strips, with a feeble salience over the field (PI. IV. p, H, L, K, v) ; others are nearly square, and would come under the denomination of slabs (o). Bearing in mind the arrangement of the dowel-holes, it is plain that the facing must have been composed of a series of bands and slabs set flat, which formed a succession of superimposed zones. As the bands had to support the casing stones, they were given greater thickness, and firmly fastened to the wall with pins and clamps, i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 represent the dowel-holes of said bands. Among the remains of these fascia; are several pieces with the same design ; but difference of scale precludes their being pieced together —