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 , such as adorned the halls of Alcinoüs, is recognized in a similar ornamentation (fig. 39) in the palace at Tiryns. A gold cup (fig. 40) from Mycenae, with doves above the handles, reminds us of the golden cup of Nestor described in, 632.



 The discovery of swords and spear-points, as well as battle scenes and hunting scenes portrayed on Mycenaean objects, furnishes us a fair picture of the armor of Mycenaean times. The large Mycenaean shield (fig. 34 and fig. 41) extended from