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TROY AND ITS REMAINS.
[Chap. XII.
I found several such pieces with extremely interesting
symbolical signs; one of them had a very fine engraving
of the flaming altar and the tree of life. In the same
stratum I found a neat little vase with three feet, two
handles, and prettily engraved decorations; lastly, a
number of small knives made of silex, in the form of saws.
At a depth of 6 meters (20 feet) we found a vessel, a little
more than 9 inches long, which is exactly in the shape of
an animal; it has three feet, a tail, and an upright neck,
which is connected with the back by a large handle. At a
depth of 7 meters (23 feet) I found a very pretty vase, with
the owl's head of the tutelary goddess of Troy, her two
female breasts and navel; the two arms
are raised by the side of the head, and
served as handles. From the same depth
we brought out a curious saw made
of bone; from a depth of 8 meters
(26 feet), idols with the image of the
. Ilian Athena, with her girdle, made of
No. 150. Terra-cotta Vase (7 M.). » O
very fine marble; at the same depth
some of those earthen funnels which I have already fre-
quently mentioned, also several terra-cotta balls covered with
engravings of little stars. I
also discovered during the
last few days, at depths of
from 8 to 11 meters (26 to
36 feet) a number of large
vases and vessels of various
forms, with two, three, and
four handles, and, besides
these, at 10 meters (33 feet)
deep, a vessel in the form
of an animal, with three feet
and a tail; a horn, which projects from the upright neck
and serves as a handle, connects the head with the end
of the back. This vessel is not unlike a locomotive engine.
No. 151. Terra-cotta Vase in the form of an
Animal, from the Trojan Stratum [10M.).
TROY AND ITS REMAINS.
[Chap. XII.
I found several such pieces with extremely interesting
symbolical signs; one of them had a very fine engraving
of the flaming altar and the tree of life. In the same
stratum I found a neat little vase with three feet, two
handles, and prettily engraved decorations; lastly, a
number of small knives made of silex, in the form of saws.
At a depth of 6 meters (20 feet) we found a vessel, a little
more than 9 inches long, which is exactly in the shape of
an animal; it has three feet, a tail, and an upright neck,
which is connected with the back by a large handle. At a
depth of 7 meters (23 feet) I found a very pretty vase, with
the owl's head of the tutelary goddess of Troy, her two
female breasts and navel; the two arms
are raised by the side of the head, and
served as handles. From the same depth
we brought out a curious saw made
of bone; from a depth of 8 meters
(26 feet), idols with the image of the
. Ilian Athena, with her girdle, made of
No. 150. Terra-cotta Vase (7 M.). » O
very fine marble; at the same depth
some of those earthen funnels which I have already fre-
quently mentioned, also several terra-cotta balls covered with
engravings of little stars. I
also discovered during the
last few days, at depths of
from 8 to 11 meters (26 to
36 feet) a number of large
vases and vessels of various
forms, with two, three, and
four handles, and, besides
these, at 10 meters (33 feet)
deep, a vessel in the form
of an animal, with three feet
and a tail; a horn, which projects from the upright neck
and serves as a handle, connects the head with the end
of the back. This vessel is not unlike a locomotive engine.
No. 151. Terra-cotta Vase in the form of an
Animal, from the Trojan Stratum [10M.).