Shelmerdine, Cynthia W.2015-12-012018-01-222015-12-012018-01-222007-05http://hdl.handle.net/2152/32651textThe Fr tablets of Pylos record allocations and inventories of perfumed olive oil stored within the Palace of Nestor. this report reexamines the interpretations of the adjectives, adjunct and ligatures that describe this oil. The study concludes that a new approach to the analysis of ligatures and their administrative function, as well as continued research into the properties and potential uses of aromatics already identified will significantly expand our knowledge of the Mycenaean perfume industry.electronicengCopyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.Bronze ageGreeceGreek inscriptionsPylos, ancient GreeceBronze age--Greece.Inscriptions--Greece.Pylos (Greece)--Antiquities.ThesisRestricted