. 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. No. 923. Spoon of Silver, wiUi a large o/x^aAojin tlie middle. The handle is ornamented ; aring for suspension is attached to its end.(Half actual size. Depth, 33 ft.) * This is the ouly instance at Troy in whiair we see metal plates not soldered, but joinedwith pins. 504 THE THIRD, THE BURNT CITY. No. 924. [Chap. Kus. 924-a2ti. tagle of Gold. (7 . 8 actual sue. ve^lu, ^uU.) At a dep
. 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. No. 923. Spoon of Silver, wiUi a large o/x^aAojin tlie middle. The handle is ornamented ; aring for suspension is attached to its end.(Half actual size. Depth, 33 ft.) * This is the ouly instance at Troy in whiair we see metal plates not soldered, but joinedwith pins. 504 THE THIRD, THE BURNT CITY. No. 924. [Chap. Kus. 924-a2ti. tagle of Gold. (7 . 8 actual sue. ve^lu, ^uU.) At a depth of from 30 to 33 ft., immediately to the east of the royalhouse, was found the remarkable bronze dagger, No. 927, which is8*2 in. long, very well preserved, and of a dark greycolour, just like iron. The blade is 4*2 in. long, andnearly 1^ in. wide at its thickest part. The handle isquadrangular, and is decorated with incised triangles,which makes it probable that it was not cased in end of the handle is ornamented with a couchantcow or ox with long horns. I hold with Mr. Gladstonethat this also was a ceremonial dagger, as, on accountof the cow, it seems too unhandy to have served forcommon use. By the cementing power of the chlorideof copper there stick to this dagger five glass beads,which are now white, but which have apparently oncebeen blue. Most certainly these glass beads have neverserved as ornaments of the dagger ; they can only havecome in contact with it accidentally: but their presenceseems to
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