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M. M. Ill: THE TEMPLE REPOSITORIES 471
instance there was further attached to this a casing of gold-leaf, laid behind
the silver-foil apparently to preserve it from oxidization, to which
immediate contact with wood or ivory might have rendered it liable.
The crystal petals, which were 3-4 centimetres in length, seem to have
formed part of Marguerite flowers, like those seen on the borders of
the Gaming Board. Their larger scale, however, in the present case,
which points on the above analogy to their having surrounded the cloisons
of disks slightly more than their length in diameter, leads to the conclusion
that they occupied a more central position in the composition to which they
belonged. They are thus shown in the restoration given below.1 From
the number of the petals it is clear that they had formed part of more than
one medallion.
In addition to these there was found a large crystal disk 108 centi-
metres (over 4 inches) in diameter, slightly convex above and backed below
in the same way with silver-foil. It seems probable that it had formed
part of the inlays to which the medallions containing the crystal petals
belonged. It is a noteworthy fact that a crystal disk, also somewhat convex
above, was found, together with smaller bossed disks of the same material, in
a deposit attributed to the third stage of the Second City at Hissarlik.2
As to the character of the object of which these formed part consider-
able light is thrown by other relics from this Repository in the shape of
plaques for inlaying, composed of the native faience, some of them with
incurved edges that had evidently been adapted to the circumference of
medallions such as the above. These, as will be shown below, present
a remarkable conformity both in shape and even in the details of the
painted decoration of the native porcelain with similar inlays found in the
Fourth Shaft Grave at Mycenae. In that case too the faience plaques inlays
were associated with others of rock crystal, and a portion that it has been ^"th°o^eUS
possible to put together 3 receives its true explanation from the still more of Royal
Draught-
magnificent work of the kind, the ' Royal Draught-boardto which boarct
reference has already been made.4 Its discovery, described above, stands
in relation to the remains of an important Hall on the Eastern borders
of the Central Court, but it has been thought desirable to reserve its
1 See below, p. 481, Fig. 344. Ilion. Faience beads and a curious object
2 Now in the Museum fur Volkerkunde at in a similar glazed paste (op. cit., p. 391, Figs.
Berlin. One of the smaller bosses is attached 374, 375) were found in the same deposit.
to a copper backing. Professor Hubert :i See below, p. 482, and Fig. 34G.
Schmidt kindly drew my attention to these 4 See above, p. 386 seqq.
objects, which are not described in Troja und
instance there was further attached to this a casing of gold-leaf, laid behind
the silver-foil apparently to preserve it from oxidization, to which
immediate contact with wood or ivory might have rendered it liable.
The crystal petals, which were 3-4 centimetres in length, seem to have
formed part of Marguerite flowers, like those seen on the borders of
the Gaming Board. Their larger scale, however, in the present case,
which points on the above analogy to their having surrounded the cloisons
of disks slightly more than their length in diameter, leads to the conclusion
that they occupied a more central position in the composition to which they
belonged. They are thus shown in the restoration given below.1 From
the number of the petals it is clear that they had formed part of more than
one medallion.
In addition to these there was found a large crystal disk 108 centi-
metres (over 4 inches) in diameter, slightly convex above and backed below
in the same way with silver-foil. It seems probable that it had formed
part of the inlays to which the medallions containing the crystal petals
belonged. It is a noteworthy fact that a crystal disk, also somewhat convex
above, was found, together with smaller bossed disks of the same material, in
a deposit attributed to the third stage of the Second City at Hissarlik.2
As to the character of the object of which these formed part consider-
able light is thrown by other relics from this Repository in the shape of
plaques for inlaying, composed of the native faience, some of them with
incurved edges that had evidently been adapted to the circumference of
medallions such as the above. These, as will be shown below, present
a remarkable conformity both in shape and even in the details of the
painted decoration of the native porcelain with similar inlays found in the
Fourth Shaft Grave at Mycenae. In that case too the faience plaques inlays
were associated with others of rock crystal, and a portion that it has been ^"th°o^eUS
possible to put together 3 receives its true explanation from the still more of Royal
Draught-
magnificent work of the kind, the ' Royal Draught-boardto which boarct
reference has already been made.4 Its discovery, described above, stands
in relation to the remains of an important Hall on the Eastern borders
of the Central Court, but it has been thought desirable to reserve its
1 See below, p. 481, Fig. 344. Ilion. Faience beads and a curious object
2 Now in the Museum fur Volkerkunde at in a similar glazed paste (op. cit., p. 391, Figs.
Berlin. One of the smaller bosses is attached 374, 375) were found in the same deposit.
to a copper backing. Professor Hubert :i See below, p. 482, and Fig. 34G.
Schmidt kindly drew my attention to these 4 See above, p. 386 seqq.
objects, which are not described in Troja und