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iS73-] STAMPED TERRA-COTTAS. 269
are very large dots, which may denote suns or moons;
upon another, in the form of a top, there are six trees in
the circle, the top and the foot of which are alternately
directed to the central sun.*
I have already repeatedly mentioned the terra-cotta
discs, between 1 and 2 inches in diameter, thick in the
middle and cut smooth on one side, in the shape of a Greek
lamp; they always have at one side two very small per-
forated holes, and frequently a round or oval potter's stamp,
in which one can recognise either an altar and a bee with
outspread wings, or a swan, an ox, a horse, a man, or some-
thing of the kind. I have also said that these discs must
have belonged to the Greek colony, for I generally find them
quite close to the surface as far down as 3^ feet and rarely
below 6i feet, and besides this the fine and almost micro-
scopical figures in the stamp show a Greek style of art.f
The small holes at the sides leave no doubt that the articles
have been used as votive offerings to be hung up in the
temples or beside the idols. These discs, which have
hitherto only occurred in terra-cotta, I have this week
found at a depth of 1 meter (3! feet), made of diorite with
two holes on one side, which, however, are not perforated ;
owing to the hardness of the substance it was no doubt
found difficult to make the two perforations.
During the last few days we have again found upon
the Tower, at a depth of 8 meters (26 feet), a mould of
mica-schist, 11 inches long, upon five sides of which there
are forms for casting twelve lances, knives, and extremely
curious implements, the use of which is a puzzle to me.
The many stone moulds for casting weapons, knives,
and implements, which are met with here, sufficiently prove
that Troy possessed a number of copper weapons, knives,
and instruments. It is, however, quite natural that I should
hnd comparatively few of them, for the copper implements
* Plate XXXIV., No. 404. t See p. 65.
are very large dots, which may denote suns or moons;
upon another, in the form of a top, there are six trees in
the circle, the top and the foot of which are alternately
directed to the central sun.*
I have already repeatedly mentioned the terra-cotta
discs, between 1 and 2 inches in diameter, thick in the
middle and cut smooth on one side, in the shape of a Greek
lamp; they always have at one side two very small per-
forated holes, and frequently a round or oval potter's stamp,
in which one can recognise either an altar and a bee with
outspread wings, or a swan, an ox, a horse, a man, or some-
thing of the kind. I have also said that these discs must
have belonged to the Greek colony, for I generally find them
quite close to the surface as far down as 3^ feet and rarely
below 6i feet, and besides this the fine and almost micro-
scopical figures in the stamp show a Greek style of art.f
The small holes at the sides leave no doubt that the articles
have been used as votive offerings to be hung up in the
temples or beside the idols. These discs, which have
hitherto only occurred in terra-cotta, I have this week
found at a depth of 1 meter (3! feet), made of diorite with
two holes on one side, which, however, are not perforated ;
owing to the hardness of the substance it was no doubt
found difficult to make the two perforations.
During the last few days we have again found upon
the Tower, at a depth of 8 meters (26 feet), a mould of
mica-schist, 11 inches long, upon five sides of which there
are forms for casting twelve lances, knives, and extremely
curious implements, the use of which is a puzzle to me.
The many stone moulds for casting weapons, knives,
and implements, which are met with here, sufficiently prove
that Troy possessed a number of copper weapons, knives,
and instruments. It is, however, quite natural that I should
hnd comparatively few of them, for the copper implements
* Plate XXXIV., No. 404. t See p. 65.