Schliemann, Heinrich: Troy and its remains: a narrative of researches and discoveries made on the site of Illium, and in the Trojan Plain (London, 1875)

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CHAPTER XIX.

Splendid vases found on the Tower — Other articles — Human skull,
bones, and ashes, found in an urn — New types of whorls — Greek
votive discs of diorite — Moulds of mica-schist — The smaller quan-
tity of copper than of stone implements explained — Discussion of the
objection, that stone implements are not mentioned by Homer —
Reply to Mr. Calvert's article — Flint knives found in the Acropolis
of Athens— A narrow escape from fire.

Pergamus of Troy, March 29th, 1873.
Since my report of the 22nd of this month I have unfor-
tunately made little or no progress, for most of the villagers
are trimming their vineyards during this week ; and besides
this, we have been tormented by a horrible icy-cold high
north wind, which yesterday and to-day rendered it impos-
sible to carry on the works.

But in spite of this, during the week we have found at a
depth of 8 meters (26 feet), and upon the Tower, a great
number of splendid vases of the most remarkable form ;
they are indeed all in a more or less broken condition,
but they can easily be mended, as I have all the pieces.
Those especially deserving of being mentioned are a brilliant
black vase with two large female breasts, a large navel, and
with two mighty upraised arms (No. 183); further, a vase
3$z inches high, in a good state of preservation; a large
mixing bowl (Kpar-qp) with two handles, and a smaller vase,
round below, with four handles of two different forms.
Among the smaller vessels there are, especially deserving
of attention, a brilliant black cup cover, with a handle in
the form of a coronet, and a brilliant red cover, with a very
curious human face, in which the features of the owl cannot
be mistaken. (Nos. 184, 185, p. 268.) Of the other articles.