Ilios; the city and country of the TrojansThe 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 . ha-racter vo. This possibility is suggestedby a whorl, found at a depth of 13 ft.,which contains the following inscrip- © r^l CD J\ /TV No. 1526. Inscription on whorl, No. 1860. Here the second character is the Cy-priote si (^^)> the third is mo, thefourth u, and the last vo. It is a pitythat the value of the first remains un-known, since we seem to have in si-mo-u-vo the same root as in Sim
Ilios; the city and country of the TrojansThe 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 . ha-racter vo. This possibility is suggestedby a whorl, found at a depth of 13 ft.,which contains the following inscrip- © r^l CD J\ /TV No. 1526. Inscription on whorl, No. 1860. Here the second character is the Cy-priote si (^^)> the third is mo, thefourth u, and the last vo. It is a pitythat the value of the first remains un-known, since we seem to have in si-mo-u-vo the same root as in Simoeis (=^C/jLO-F€VT-^). There are four other whorls aboutwhich I am in doubt. They bearmarks which may be intended for cha-racters, but if so they are not recog-nizable, and I am disposed to thinkthat they are mere ornaments. Ofcourse it is always possible that theaitist was unskilfully endeavouringto reproduce real characters which hedid not understand. Here are the in-scriptions :— No. 152V. Inscription on whorl, No. 1994 (No. 3544).No. 1523. Inscription on whorl No. 1962 (No. 2640). App. III.] BY PROFESSOR No. 1529. Inscription on whorl, No. 4148. No. 1530. Inscription on whorl, No. No. 1531. An inscribed fragment of pottery.(2:3 actual size. Depth 33 ft.) Alreadyrepresented on p. 29S, No. 173. A. H. SAYCE. 697 The same uncertainty Langs over afragment of pottery of which a copyis here given (No. 1531 ; No. 173,p. 298). The last character on theleft looks like one of those in theinscription of Eyuk, and the nexttwo characters may be intended for yeand go. I feel no uncertainty, however, aboutthe marks which run round twovases and which have been takenfor inscriptions. They are mani-fest^ mere decorations, the first con-sisting of a series of rudely-formedtaus, the second of crosses. Here areexact copies of them :— No. 1532 Marks round the neck of the vase, No. 305 (p. 369).No. 1533. Marks round the neck of the vase, Nos. 1010,1011, 1012 (p. 527). I am inclined t
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