. 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. Nci. 604. Fiagiiient of a Mould of Mica-schist, .for casting arrow-heads. (Half actual size. Depth, 26 ft.) to the left lower corner is one of the holes by which this mould wasfixed to another of the same shape which was put upon it; the otherperforation has probably been in the missing part of the stone. Themould No. 605 is of very rude clay, which has been much exposed to theconflagratio
. 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. Nci. 604. Fiagiiient of a Mould of Mica-schist, .for casting arrow-heads. (Half actual size. Depth, 26 ft.) to the left lower corner is one of the holes by which this mould wasfixed to another of the same shape which was put upon it; the otherperforation has probably been in the missing part of the stone. Themould No. 605 is of very rude clay, which has been much exposed to theconflagration and is thoroughly baked. Here, again, there are no per-forations nor funnel-shaped holes through which the metal might havebeen poured into the beds; it is therefore certain that the beds were in 436 THE THIRD, THE BURNT CITY. [Chap. VIL this case simply filled with liquid metal and covered witli a flat moulds of this stone represent merely bars; similar moulds occurredhalf-a-dozen times. A mould of sandstone similar to No. 601 was found at Piling and Hampel informs me that such also occur at Szihalom; hut theseHungarian moulds are all of the category before described, the fused. No. 606. Spit of Mica-schist. (.Halfactual size Depth, 32 ft.)
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