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 . to yap avre ctS^pou ye Kpdros iffrlv 6 Aen, viii. 450; Georg. iv. 172. 2 i 482 THE THIRD, THE BURNT CITY. [Chap. VIT. says that bronze was dipped into it while it was still ignited and quotes Pollux, who confirms the passage of Pausanias bya remarkable example. Noticing the use of /Sdyfn^ instead of /3acf)rj,Antiphon, he observes, speaks of the tempering (/Scn/r^) of copper
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 . to yap avre ctS^pou ye Kpdros iffrlv 6 Aen, viii. 450; Georg. iv. 172. 2 i 482 THE THIRD, THE BURNT CITY. [Chap. VIT. says that bronze was dipped into it while it was still ignited and quotes Pollux, who confirms the passage of Pausanias bya remarkable example. Noticing the use of /Sdyfn^ instead of /3acf)rj,Antiphon, he observes, speaks of the tempering (/Scn/r^) of copper andiron. 9 I have further to mention the 7 large double-edged bronze daggers ofthe Treasure, of which I represent one under No. 811, 11 in. in length and22 in. broad at the broadest part. A second dagger, No. 812, which is1J in. broad, has had the point broken off, and is now only 9 in. long, butit appears to have been 11 in. long. A third dagger (not engraved) is8*6 in. long, and measures 1J in. across at the broadest part. A fourth,No. 813, has become completely curled up in the conflagration, but appearsto have been above 11 in. long. Of the fifth, sixth, and seventh daggers No. 811. No. Nos. 811-814. Trojan two-edged bronze Daggers, v\ith hooked stems that have been fastened into wooden handles;the Dagger No. 813 is curled up by the conflagration. No. 815. Six Battle-axes, Daggers, and Lance-headsmolten together. Nos. 816, 817. Quadrangular bronze Bars, probably weapons, with a sharp edge at the end.(1 : 5 actual size. Depth, 28 ft.) I only discovered fragments, such as No. 814: these are from 4 to 5 J But in the mass of lance-heads and battle-axes, No. 815, whichhave been fused together by the intense heat of the conflagration,another entire dagger is visible in the front of the engraving. All thesedaggers have handles from 2 to 2*8 in. long, the end of which is bentround at a right angle. These handles must at one time have been 7 ii. 3. 3: Kal rhv KopivBio
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