Yonian Islands. 227° 
the vase was found, bronze nails were seen with large heads, 
and a smal! golden calf. 
The monuments which have been discovered in greatest 
quantity are inscriptions on bricks. Almost all ibese frag 
meuts are of the same form: their colour is generally yel- 
lowish, although some are reddish. 
The form of the letters is more or fess regular, the or- 
dinary dialect is the Doric. Several decrees of .the Senate 
ot Coreyra engraved in brass, and which are still preserveds 
are drawn up in the same dialect. 
Some inscriptions contain the names of magistrates, and 
of other dignitaries, and the different districts of the island 5 
discoveries @hich have been highly useful in elucidating 
the ancient topography. 5 ; 
The proper name is always preceded by the preposition 
EMI: which announces the title of the Pritannus or 
Archontas. We read on one for example ENIAAKAIO?: 
on another EMIBOIXK. This name might have been that 
of the son of Lycophron of Dodona, whom the Council 
of the Corcyrans admit in the number of the citizens of 
their country, as asserted in the decree engraved in brass, 
and preserved at Corfu by the antiquary Victor Gangady, 
EMNTATOAAQNAOPOYL. EUIAPISTOKAEO® . AXAPPO= 
AITAI. These three monuments are in good preservation. 
The last seems to have been dedicated to Venus. The let- 
ters Ay are wanting to complete the name. 
PIAQNIAA . EVIPIANNIAA. In the Museums of indi- 
viduals at Corfu, we find a-medal in brass exhibiting a head 
with a long beard, and crowned with laurel. In the exergue 
there is a ship with the word KOPKTPAIQN GIANNIAA. - 
A still more interesting monument is the following; 
IXTONHY. It is the name of a mountain celebrated in 
the history of Coreyra. Thucydides informs us that upon 
this mountain 500 Corcyrans saved themselves, having 
escaped trom a massacre occasioned by a civil commotion. 
This mountain stil! preserves its name. 
Anothey not less important is the following: SAAAKPOT. 
Strabo thus denominates a promontory of Corcyra, which 
Was probably barren and devoid of trees. Besides the above 
inscription, are cups, urns, lamps, small statues, idols, bas=. 
relicts, heads of nymphs, &c. The substance of these mo- 
numeuts is partly a pale yellow without varnish, and some- 
times a deep yellow with varnish. The style is various, and 
seems to indicate that there were various schools of art in 
the island, Some are in bigh preservation, others pat 
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