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 290 HISTORY OF ART IN ANTIQUITY. two masks, very similar in style to the goddess, separated by a rosette encircled within a narrow band (Fig. 205) ; above the tube, are three discs with central navel, and granulated work. Many of these ornaments of double gold leaf have a vertical tube ; they are simpler in plan and execution than the pre- ceding, and are cut in the shape of a double-edged axe (Fig. 206). The largest specimens have a pearl border, and the crescents terminate in a fluted knob or button, one on each side. More pearls are arranged cross-wise in the field. In another plaque, precisely similar but smaller, the pearls are replaced by filigree work. Other two discs are juxtaposed and surmounted FIG. 205. Lydian trinket. Height, 35 c. ; length, 89 c. Louvre. Drawn by St. Elme Gautier. FIG. 206. Lydian trinket. Height, 99 c. ; length, 89 c. Louvre. Drawn by St. Elme Gautier. by a tube, adorned by three sets of rings and a granulated edge (Fig. 207). They are followed by two more discs of exactly the same type, but without tube, and sixteen ornaments semi-cylin-