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same depth, a quantity of beautiful terra-cotta vases and
jugs, prettily ornamented, ivory needles for knitting
or embroidering, and a very neat perforated terra-cotta
cylinder ii inch long, covered with engraved symbolical

No. 206. Terra-cotta Cylinder, li in. long, with Symbolical Signs (5 M.).

signs. But the most curious article, found at a depth of
5 meters (i6i feet), is an idol of the Ilian Athena with an
owl's head, which is rounded off in front and at the back;
the eyes are very large and beautiful, but the beak is
small and roughly made; on the neck there is a cross line,
and above it ten upright lines, which are probably intended
to denote armour; the whole of the rest of the body is
covered with lines, in which, more especially on the back,
the bird's feathers are unmistakable; and there is a pecu-
liar ornament on the abdomen. This idol, like all the
others, has a human figure.*

At a depth of 6 meters (20 feet) I found two splendid
brilliant red vases with representations of the Ilian Athena
with the owl's head, a kind of helmet, two upraised arms,
two breasts, and the large circular prominent elevation on
the abdomen.f At the same depth I found an idol of the
usual form, made of bone; and upon a handle of black
terra-cotta, which has probably belonged to.a large cup, the
head of an ox, executed in high relief with great skill; X this
involuntarily reminds one of Homer's Bow7ris ttotviol °Hpr)
(" Our Lady Hera, with the head [or eyes] of a cow").
Among many other remarkable terra-cotta vessels, at this
depth, I also found a small but really splendidly ornamented
vase, the surface of which is divided into fourteen alter-

* See No. 29, p. 36. t No. 207, p. 294.

+ No. 208, pp. 294. Respecting such an impersonation of the
goddess Hera, see pp. 113, 114, 353-