The Greek vases found here show us an entirely new type, derived from the form of the Egyptian metal vases, but with the pointed base replaced by a circular foot. The painting and style of these vases are also unknown elsewhere, and were never found at Naukratis, so that it is certain that they were made by Daphniote potters. Several other styles of vases are found here, but it is very remarkable to note the total difference from the pottery of Naukratis. If the vases had been mainly imported to these settlements in Egypt, we should certainly find the remains much alike in two towns both occupied by Ionians at the same period, and probably trading with the same places; whereas every style that is most common at either of these towns is almost or entirely unknown at the other town. Such a widespread distinction shows how largely the pottery was made by local schools of potters, at the place where we find it, and how little of it was carried by trade. [Illustration: 40. GREEK VASE, IMITATED FROM FORM OF EGYPTIAN METAL VASE.] The decoration of some of the vases is surprising, as showing at what an early date some patterns were used. On one vase are two bands of design, one of the archaic square volute, and the other of the lotus or ‘palmetto’ pattern, which would otherwise have been supposed to be a century later. [Illustration: 41. VASE WITH DIFFERENT PATTERNS.] The greater part of the vase fragments were found in two chambers of the out-buildings of the fort. These rooms had been standing unused by the Greeks, and served for rubbish holes, so that when we cleared them out every scrape of the earth brought up some painted fragments, and the lucky workmen who had these places filled basket after basket each day. The finest vase of all was found alone, in a passage on the north of the fort, and nearly every fragment [Illustration: 42. GREAT VASE; SUBJECTS, BOREAS AND TYPHON.] was secured, ninety-nine pieces in all; it had been very probably a present to the Egyptian governor, or possibly to the king on some visit there, as it had traces of an inscription in demotic written on it with ink. [Illustration: 43. IRON TOOLS. 1, PICK; 2, 3, KNIVES; 4, AXE; 5, 6, CHISELS; 7, COULTER?; 8, 9, HORSES’ BITS; 10, 11, CHISELS; 12, KNIFE; 13, FISH HOOK; 14, 15, ARROW-HEADS; 16, RASP. 1: 12.]