Fig. 225

Fig. 238 - Plan of catacomb no. 982.	Fig. 239 - Cross-section of catacomb no. 982 at EF.
Fig. 240 - Cross-section of catacomb no. 982 at AB.	Fig. 241 - Scale for Figs. 238-240

This tomb and the right from the door one were covered: the first with 2 slabs on the ends, having uncovered space of 0.70 m in the middle, and the second with 2 slabs covering the whole tomb. Above the left tomb from the east, there was only one slab, on which stood plain earthen<ware> lamp, double-handled amphora, and single-handled 5 earthen<ware> cups. Besides these tombs, there were 3 niches carved into the walls, on the left and on the right (0.57 m w<ide> and 0.57 m h<igh> each) and opposite to the door (1.06 m w<ide> and 1,06 m h<igh>). The floor of the latter is composed of the slabs covering long tomb, carved into bedrock, with the niche in the w<est> wall. In the niches and tombs, there were 11 skeletons: in the left niche, of a child and a man, with the heads oriented to the w<est>; in the right niche, of a woman, with the head to the e<ast>; in the middle niche, of a child and a woman, with the heads to the n<orth>. In the left tomb, there was skeleton of a child, with the head to the w<est>; in the right tomb, there were skeletons of a child and a man, with the heads to the e<ast>; in the central tomb, skeletons of a child and a woman, with the heads to the n<orth>. Besides that, there was skeleton of a man laying above the slabs that covered the right tomb, with the head to the e<ast>. At the head of the child’s skeleton in the left tomb, which was covered with the slab with above-mentioned vessels, there were: g<old> wire earring; 2 g<old> impressions of coins, with illegible images; bone head pin with round head; 4 plain earthen<ware> lamps; earthen<ware> lamp with rough image of Jupiter and Leda, in relief; and oval g<old> leaf for covering mouth. At the waist, there were: bronz<e> key and, near it, iron belt buckle and bronz<e> fishhook; 3 bronz<e> coins of Chersonesos (Burachkov, <Op. cit., pl.> XVI, 106,108, and 114). In the left niche, the skeletons of a child, near the wall, and of adult person (obviously male) were accompanied with: at the head, earthen<ware> bowl containing single-handled earthen<ware> cup with 5 pieces of silfur and charcoal; at the waist, ir<on> knife blade, bronz<e> belt buckle, and bronz<e> coin of Chersonesos (Burachkov, <Op. cit., pl.> XVI, 118). In the long tomb, opposite to the entrance, at the heads of the skeletons of a child (in the niche on the wes<tern> side) and a woman (in the main tomb), there were: single-handled earthen<ware> cup; g<old> wire earring; 2 g<old> earrings in the form of hemisphere of thin badge with a hook soldered to it (similar to the ones from catacombs nos. 798 and 903); g<old> impression of coin portraying wreathed head facing right; 72 blue glass beads in the form of tetradecahedrons; and bone head pin with round head. At the waists, there were: silv<er>finger-ring with oval, convex carnelian, with incised image of warrior, standing, wearing helmet, with shield in his lowered right hand and spear in raised left hand; oval jasper, with incised image of woman’s head facing right; round metal mirror; 2 ir<on> knife blades with fragments of wooden handles, and 2 bronz<e> coins of Chersonesos (Burachkov, <Op. cit., pl.> XVI, 108 and 110). At the legs, there were: gl<ass> vessel; wood<en> circle in the form of spindle whorl, put on wooden stick, half-rotten; and rough earthen<ware> lamp. In the central niche, above the long tomb, there were 2 oval g<old> leaves for covering mouth, located at the heads of the skeletons of a child and a woman. At the waist, there were: gl<ass> bottle, of a milk color, in the form of a head with two faces (one with broken nose), located similarly to the images of Janus

Fig. 242	Fig. 243

the heads of the skeletons of a child and a woman. At the waist, there were: gl<ass> bottle, of a milk color, in the form of a head with two faces (one with broken nose), located similarly to the images of Janus (Fig. 242,  243) ; round mirror of some alloy; wooden comb; wood<en> casket (we succeded to preserve a part of its lid, with survived wooden bolt, and rosette of 12 petals, carved by pair of compasses within 8 circles; this decoration is adjoined, on either of the longer sides of the board, with a pyramid composed of 7 circles with dot in the middle). This casket did not have lock or metal devices. It did not contain anything. At the same place, there were ir<on> blade of small knife and bronz<e> coin of Chersonesos (Burachkov, <Op. cit., pl.> XVI, 114). At the legs, there were fragmented leather soles and plain earthenware lamp. Deep in the niche, there were 2 small tombs, carved into bedrock, blocked with stone and plastered with lime; the south tomb (0.62 m l<ong>, 0.26 m h<igh>, and 0.35 m d<eep>) is located 0.17 m far from the north one (0.57 m l<ong>, 0.35 m h<igh>, and 0.35 m d<eep>). Each contained skeleton of a child, with the head to the s<outh>, accompanied with nothing but round-bottom gl<ass> balsamarium in the s<outh> tomb and small bronze bell in the north one. In the right tomb, at the heads of the skeletons of a man and a child, there were: bronz<e> coin (it sticked to a tooth and colored it green) from Panticapaeum (s<ee> Burachkov’s Sbornik [Collection], pl. XXI, cat. no. 133); green paste pendant in the form of bunch of grapes; and 11 blue glass beads in the form of flat circles. At the waist, there were wide plain bronz<e> finger-ring; ir<on> knife blade; bone knife handle, and gl<ass> circle (with one side flat and another side convex). There were no artifacts at the legs.

Fig. 244	Fig. 245

On the slabs above the right tomb, the skeleton of a woman was accompanied with: earthen<ware> lamp with relief rosette with sixteen petals and the maker’s name on the bottom (Fig. 244,  245) ; green paste pendant in the form of a hand showing fig sign; gold impression of coin with image of lion stepping right; and a great number of beads (34 of amb<er>, in the form of flat circles; 62 round, of multicolored glass; 16 of the same glass, in the form of thin tubes, and 8 of blue glass, in the form of tetradecahedrons). At the waist, there were finger-ring of dark glass and gl<ass> bottle. At the legs, there were: 4 plain earthen<ware> lamps and gray marble slab with the edges aslant on one side, similar to the ones that were uncovered from catacombs nos. 888 и 902 in the year under report. At the head of the skeleton of a woman in the right niche, there were: 2 plain earthen<ware> lamps; single-handled earthen<ware> cup; g<old> impression of coin, imaging bust of some Roman emperor, facing right, and illegible Greek inscription; and 2 earrings in the form of hemisphere of thin gold badge with soldered hook, similar to the one from this catacomb described above. At the waist, there were plain earthen<ware> lamp and 2 bronz<e> coins of Chersonesos (Burachkov, <Op. cit., pl.> XVI, 108 and 120, but with the second, illegible countermark).

Fig. 246

Fig. 248	Fig. 249	Fig. 250

Although 3 bells keep iron clappers, no one has a loop on top (probably, these were of iron as well). The diameter at the base is as follows: of 3 bells 0.056 m each, 2 of 0.053 m each, and 3 of 0.05 m each, and 2 of 0.045 m. At the head of the child’s skeleton, there were: gold impression of coin imaging lion facing right; very rough earthen<ware> lamp; bone stick with hole that was used as a handle for toy bell; 24 round beads of multicolored glass; at the waist, there was silver expandable bracelet.

Fig. 251

The mound of the necropolis contained:

1. grave slab, of local stone, with six-line Greek inscription. The end of the last line, with the age of the buried person, citizen of Heraclea, is missing [31] ;
2. fragment of top right corner of 5-line Greek inscription, that was located below some relief picture, carved in marble, of which only damaged paws and hoofs of some animals survived [32] ; fragment of marble slab with fragment of Greek inscription, in two lines [33]; [33] ;
3. fragment of marble cornice, 1.05 m l<ong>, with dowel hole;
4. fragment of grave stele of yellowish sandstone, with a part of relief image of sword and bow, similar to the ones described in 1892 Otchёt <Arkheologicheskoy> Komissii (Archaeological Commission Report), p. 109, cat. no. 66;
5. fragment of pediment, of sandstone, from ancient Greek grave stele;
6. 13 quadrangular slabs of local stone, with carved rectangular slots for fixing pointed decorations of the same stone in horizontal position [34] ;
7. 11 stone poited decorations of this type;
8. three handles of earthen<ware> amphorae, stamped;
9. seven earthen<ware> sinkers for fishing nets in the form of truncated pyramids (one has illegible image in relief);
10. black slip saucer, broken;
11. earthen<ware> single-handled juglet;
12. top fragment of earthen<ware> lamp, with relief image of gladiator, with lowered helmet and big quadrangular shield, walking to cypress tree on the right (Fig. 254) ;
13. terracotta statuette of genius, standing, with long lowered wings, wearing high headdress;
14. small oval carnelian with carved symbol of alliance (handshaking);
15. broken silv<er> ear cleaner, similar to the one uncovered from catacomb no. 888;
16. one silv<er> (Fig. 255) and one bronz<e> (Fig. 256) belt buckles;
17. plain silv<er> finger-ring;
18. bronz<e> bracelet with pointed ends;

    Fig. 254	Fig. 255	Fig. 256

19. silv<er> child’s bracelet of the same construction;
20. bone awl;
21. paste pierced bead of black color with yellow stripes;
22. several bronz<e> coins of Chersonesos, and namely: 2 from the Greek period, 7 from the Roman period, 3 from the Byzantine period (of Justinian I, Basil I and Constantine Х);
23. bronz<e> coin from Tyras, with the head of Demeter and bull, and with countermark in the shape of horse’s head in circle;
24. colonial bronz<e> coin, illegible;
25. bronz<e> coin from Sinope;
26. sil<ver> coin of the emperor Titus (AD 79-81);
27. bronz<e> late Roman coin (of the sixth century);
28. human skull, slightly deformed;
29. top fragment of deformed skull, heavily damaged;
30. flint end scraper;
31. obsidian whetstone;
32. nucleus of very good preservation.