Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890 · New York : Scribner, Armstrong · leaf 459
s corroded com-pletely through. The crust was removed by warm diluteammonia-water and gentle rubbing; the residual metal wasfound to be very brittle, much pitted on the surface, dull whitein fracture, granular, and containing minute irregular cavities ;no appearance of fibre or crystalline… … Fragments of a Silver Vase. Sepulchre IV. Actual size.No. 544. Convex Surface. No. 545. Concave Surface. 544 545 or outer surface wascompletely coveredwith a somewhat ir-regular crust whilethe concave or innersurface was onlypartly covered witha similar crust, andpartly with a yellow-ish,…
