Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890 · New York : Scribner, Armstrong · leaf 157
. [Chap. III. Tiryns, they must either be intended to represent cow-horns,or the symbolic horns of the crescent moon, or both at once.The head of those idols is of a very compressed shape, andusually covered by a large polos. The lower part is inthe form of a gradually widening tube. It deserves… … No. in. Terra-cotta Idol. (4 H.) Actual size. low polos (No. 111), and perhaps a dozen idols withoutany horns; the whole upper part of the body, as far asthe neck, being in the form of a disk (Nos. 90, 91, 92,93, 112*); the head is uncovered, and the hair is oftenindicated by a long tress on the…
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