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ST 323: Whetstone Fragment

One corner of thin rectangular slab of stone. Sides and bottom worked smooth, the top deeply worn. Light grayish-yellow sandstone (?). Well 15; late Mycenaean. 1746 ff. Leica ... 28 March-3 April 1939

ST 340: Blade

Broken at both ends. One side flat; the other in three planes with sharp cutting edges at the sides. Obsidian. Middle Helladic Pit. 2732 Leica, 83-524 ... 4 May 1940

ST 388: Spindle Whorl

Intact. Conical type, with straight sides. Purplish steatite. Λίθινο σφονδύλιο κωνικού τύπου, από ερυθρό στεατίτη. Finished Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Dec.1, 2003- South Workroom-Case 52-U, Container 4 280 ... 8 May 1947

ST 389: Two Spindle Whorls

Both intact. Straight-sided conical type. Purplish steatite. Δύο λίθινα σφονδύλια κωνικού τύπου, από ερυθρό στεατίτη. Finished Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Dec.1, 2003- South Workroom-Case 52-U, Container 4 ... 8 May 1947

ST 390: Six Whorls or Buttons

All intact. Conical, with concave sides: shanked type. Not diminishing size. Grayish steatite. Έξι λίθινα σφονδύλια ή κομβία από γκρί στεατίτη. Finished Mycenaean Chamber Tomb; near head of second skeleton ... 8 May 1947

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ST 427: Celt

Complete except for small chips on cutting edge. Smooth polished towards cutting edge; roughened and rounded on other end. Dark red stone. Λίθινος πέλεκυς. Σχεδόν ακέραιος. Modern fill in triangular cutting ... 16 March 1948

ST 491: Button

Conical, with flat bottomed and slightly rounded top. Pierced vertically. Scratched on bottom. Hard black stone, polished smooth. Mycenaean Graves; Grave A. 1387 Leica ... 24 April 1951

ST 498: Sheal

Intact. In shape of Minoan shield. Pierced horizontally, with boss on upper surface and four regular circular depressions on under side. Hard black stone; steatite (?). Mycenean Chamber Tomb at North Side ... 7 May 1951

ST 499: Bead or Button

Intact. Typical "spindle-whorl" shape: truncated conoid; lopsided outline. Somewhat scratched and worn; rather rough. Steatite. Mycenean Chamber Tomb at North Side of Temple of Ares. 1475, 1489 ff. Leica, ... 9 May 1951

ST 500: Bead or Button

Intact; in excellent condition. Double conical shape, sharp median ridge. Clear horizontal polishing marks. Smooth soapy surface. Steatite. Mycenean Chamber Tomb at North Side of Temple of Ares. 1475, ... 9 May 1951