There was also found the large drinking-cup of alabaster represented under No. 479; it is 10¼ in. high, and its form is not unlike our present glasses.
No. 479.
A large Goblet of Alabaster. Sepulchre I.
Size 3:8, about.
There were further found five plates of gold in the form of double eagles, of which I represent two under No. 480; all of them are of repoussé work, and have exactly the same size and shape. The figures of the eagles are true to nature, except for a spiral line which protrudes from their neck; just below this spiral we see a long serpent across the bodies of the two eagles: both the serpent and the spiral may have a symbolic meaning. The eagles are leaning against each other with their whole body, and even with their claws, but are turning their heads in opposite directions; above the heads we see a long tube, which can only have served to draw the ornaments on a string for a necklace.
No. 480. Double Eagles in Gold Plate. Sepulchre I. Actual size.
