Note 69 — PART I. THE CHANGES UNDERGONE BY ANTIQUITIES IN EARTH AND IN AIR.

[This celebrated hoard was found Oct. 9, 1868, on the Galgenberg, near Hildesheim (Hanover), 10 feet below the surface. It consisted of more than 60 pieces, including plates, dishes, tripods, etc., the most notable being a crater, 151⁄ 2 inches in height, ornamented with graceful scroll-work, and a cylix with an Athene in high relief. The workmanship points to a date not later than the first century A.D. Cp. Wieseler, “Der Hildesheimer Silberfund,” Bonn, 1869. Darcel, “Trésor de Hildesheim,” 1870. Transl.]