Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890 · New York : Scribner, Armstrong · leaf 307
has done so with this silver cow-head, whose mouth, eyes and ears he had to plate, and,therefore, he first plated them with copper and then platedthe copper with gold. On the mouth the gold platingis very well preserved, but from the eyes and ears it hasalmost entirely disappeared. There can be no… … Nos. 329, 330. Two Golden Cow-heads with double axes. Actual size. axe between the horns. I shall discuss hereafter thesymbol of the double axe, which occurs repeatedly in thesetombs. I would here call particular attention to the threecowheads with long horns, two of which are of gold, andone…
