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 (1880)
Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890, Virchow, Rudolf, 1821-1902, Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max), 1823-1900, Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933, Mahaffy, J. P. (John Pentland), 1839-1919, Brugsch, Heinrich, 1827-1894, Ascherson, Paul, 1834-1913, Postolakas, Achilles, Burnouf, Emile, 1821-1907, Calvert, Frank, Dufield, Alexander James, 1821-90 · New York: Harper & Bros · leaf 432
in the British Museuma large number of such terra-cotta bottles, found at Nimroud and else-where. No. 437, as well as No. 438, are mixing vessels (Kparr/pe^, called byHomer tcprjrrjpes;). Both are hand-made; the former has two, the latterfour handles; both are of a rude fabric, but little polished,… … Mixing vessels were in general use throughout antiquity; for theancients—wiser than we are—never drank wine unless mixed with water.1We find the word /cprjrtfpmentioned fourteen timesin the Iliad,2 includingthree instances in theplural. But terra-cottamixing vessels being toocheap and common…
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