. Ilios : the city and country of the Trojans : the results of researches and discoveries on the site of Troy and throughout the Troad in the years 1871-72-73-78-79, including an autobiography of the author. a pointed foot, must have had in their rooms heapsof sand into which they put them. Or might they perhaps have usedas stands for this kind of vase the large stone discs, from 6 to 8 in. indiameter, with a round perforation in the centre, 2 to 3 in. in diameter,of which so many are found in the pre-historic cities of Hissarlik ?This idea was suggested to me by Dr. Victor Gross, who, in his
. Ilios : the city and country of the Trojans : the results of researches and discoveries on the site of Troy and throughout the Troad in the years 1871-72-73-78-79, including an autobiography of the author. a pointed foot, must have had in their rooms heapsof sand into which they put them. Or might they perhaps have usedas stands for this kind of vase the large stone discs, from 6 to 8 in. indiameter, with a round perforation in the centre, 2 to 3 in. in diameter,of which so many are found in the pre-historic cities of Hissarlik ?This idea was suggested to me by Dr. Victor Gross, who, in his beautifulAtlas of the objects found in the Lake-habitations at Moeringen andAuvernier, has on PI. No. 22, put a vase with a pointed foot intoa large ring, which appears to be of slightly-baked clay. But as clayrings of such large size are very rare at Hissarlik, the large perforatedstone discs may have been used in their stead. Mr. Philip Smith men-tions to me that in chemical laboratories in England earthenware ringsare used in the same way, as supports for basins, flasks, &c. No. 171 represents a hand-made lustrous dark-brown vessel with aconvex base, two handles, and a spout in the No. 111. Vase with spout and two handles.(1:4 actual size. Depth, 48 It.) No. 172. Fragment of lustrous-grey Pottery, with anincised ornamentation.(2:3 actual size. Depth, 33 ft.) No. 174. No. 175.
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