Buried cities . —From Schliemanns Mycence THE WARRIOR VASE. This vase was made of clay and baked. Then the artist paintedfigures on it with colored earth. This was so long ago that menhad not learned to draw very well, but we like the vase becausethe potter made it such a beautiful shape, and because we learnfrom it how the warriors of early Mycenas dressed. Under theirarmor they wore short chitons with fringe at the bottom, andlong sleeves, and they carried strangely shaped shields and shortspears or long lances. Do you think those are knapsacks tiedto the lances?. -Metropolitan Museum

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