Hogarth, David G.; Smith, Cecil Harcourt [Contr.]: Excavations at Ephesus: the archaic Artemisia: Text (London, 1908)

180 The Archaic Artemisia of Ephesus.

and has a double band of wave pattern between two plain lines running along it. At the upper edge
it is pierced transversely. Possibly a seal (?).
xxxi. 18. 10. Human right leg. H. -042 m. Split vertically from a figure in the round or in high relief,

resting on a thin plinth; it is broken oft"at the waist.
xxx. 10. n. Bone plaque. H. -042 m. YV. -012 m. Perrot and Chipiez, hi., p. 850, Fig. 622.

Apparently complete, though the edges of the sides are slightly irregular. A lion in low relief
standing to 1. with forepaws raised, as if resting on an object not indicated; head averted to r. The
design suggests a comparison with the favourite Minoan motive best known from the doorway of
Mycenae. Above and below, a raised border. The field is pierced above and below the line; and a
third hole is drilled (now partly broken away) through the upper border. The back is plain, but
shows traces of a design which seems to have been sketched out, but never completed; it consists of
sets of concentric circles with a central dot, disposed alternately; they appear to have been made
with some form of centre-bit similar to that which was employed for some of the Fphesus ivories.
See especially the forepart of the horse, no. 27, p. 164.

[Perrot, loc. cit., places this plaque on its side and describes it as an animal running.]
xxx. 6. 12. Bone plaque. '037 x "02 m. The surface has partly perished. The design is in engraved

lines; a head of Hathor to front, in outline.
xxx. 4. 13. Similar plaque. '037 X 017 m.

xxx. 1 ■ T4- Plaque. H. on 1. side '02 m., on r. side "025 m. \V. -035 m. Within a narrow raised

xxxi. 1. border, a scene in relief; a horse galloping to r., a bird with long neck (vulture?) seated on its
back pecking at it; beneath the horse a fallen tree (?). The horse's tail has a bunch of hair at the
end, and more resembles that of an ass. Rev. geometric patterns, partly engraved, partly in relief.

On each side a hole is drilled from the centre of the thickness obliquely to the back. From this
and the form it would seem to have been intended as one of the side pendants in a chain or necklace,
which widens towards the centre.
xxx. 3. IS- Placlue on which is a sleeping quadruped. "03 X '038 m. and "oi in. thick. The head is

almost all flaked away; except from the character of the feet, which appear feline, it would seem
to be a horse. Back plain. Pierced lengthwise through the thickness of the plaque; and a further
hole is drilled at the upper r. corner. Under surface plain.
xxx. 2; J6- Plaque on which is couchant bull. '03 X '015 m. The muzzle of the bull rests on the

xxxi. 2. ground, as if the animal were asleep. Pierced from front to back, through the body. The under
surface is engraved with two longitudinal rows of a pattern consisting of triple zigzags, enclosing
wedges and set opposite ways.
xxx 11* x7- Blaque on which is a couchant lion. '02 x '01 m. The lion rests its head on the ground

xxxi. 13. between its forepaws. Pierced as preceding. On the under surface is a design roughly carved in
intaglio within a border formed by two lines joined at intervals: apparently a horseman, with r. arm
raised, as if hurling a spear; behind him a tree.

[From the character of the design, this would seem to be intended as a seal.]
xxx. 7* x8- Similar to preceding, but part has longitudinally flaked away. -02 x '012 m. Similarly

xxxi. 9. pierced. On the under surface, intaglio within a plain line, a bird amid branches (?).
xxx. 5- :9- Plaque on which is a frog. '025 X "02 m. The eyes are indicated by holes drilled

xxxi. 3. vertically in the head. Pierced as preceding. On the under surface a pattern engraved, consisting

of diagonal lines, with the quarters filled in with zigzags.
xxxi 10 20. Scarab. '018 x 'oi in. Pierced as preceding. Roughly carved; between head and body

a raised band.
xxxi. 12. 2I- Scaraboid (beetle?). L. -019 m. Apparently not a scarab, but a beetle of the cockchafer

type; the wings are scored with engraved lines. Pierced longitudinally; under surface plain.
xxxi. 8. 22- Scaraboid. L. '02 m. Around the rim is a border formed of ten dotted circles within

engraved lines, and in the centre of the back a group of four dotted circles, < )u the under surfai e
intaglio, a man leading a horse; above the horse's back a bird (?) flying downward towards its
shoulder. Pierced longitudinally; slightly stained brown beside each hole, as if an iron ring had
passed through.