. 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. pe<;). Both are hand-made; the former has two, the latterfour handles; both are of a rude fabric, but little polished, and morethan usually baked. Mixing vessels like No. 437 are not rare; but largeones of the size of No. 438 occur so. seldom that I collected only eightof them. Chap. VIL] CRATERS OR MIXING VESSELS. 403. Mixing vessels were in general use tlirougliout antiquity; for thea
. 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. pe<;). Both are hand-made; the former has two, the latterfour handles; both are of a rude fabric, but little polished, and morethan usually baked. Mixing vessels like No. 437 are not rare; but largeones of the size of No. 438 occur so. seldom that I collected only eightof them. Chap. VIL] CRATERS OR MIXING VESSELS. 403. Mixing vessels were in general use tlirougliout antiquity; for theancients—wiser than we are—never drank wine unless mixed with water.^We find the word KprjTr]pmentioned fourteen timesin the Iliad,^ includingthree instances in theplural. But terra-cottamixing vessels being toocheap and common forheroes, the poet musthave had in view Kpr]-rrjpe<; of metal—namely,gold, silver, or perhapsbronze or copper; foronce he expressly saysthat Achilles, holdingin his hand a double-handled goblet (SeVa?a/ncfitKVTreWov), pouredall night wine from agolden mixing vessel{Kpr}Tr}p) on the earthand moistened it withthe libation.^ Anothertime he makes Achillesset a silver KprjTT^p asa prize for the foot-raceat the funeral games.*A third time he makesHector order the heraldIdaeus to bring from Trnv n cjViimn cr miYiTifT No. 438. Large Mixing Vessel (Crater) with four handles, 1 ft. 9in. XlOy a Sninmg mixing in diameter. (1:9 actual size. Depth, 23 ft.) No. 437. Mixing Vessel (Ciater) with two han
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