the changing seasons and the ancient association of the pomegranate with the young goddess. The basic explanation of the latter need be sought no further than in the character of the fruit itself: so many slippery fat red seeds packed closely within the skin inevitably suggest abundance and fertility. existence of the eleven model crowns indicates that they were The popular and presumably that they had a specific purpose. That they were actually used on statues of Persephone seems quite unlikely. On the other hand, it is known that worshipers dedicated at their favorite shrines many kinds of objects more or less appropriate to the presiding deity. What more fitting gift could a votary place at the feet of the Theban Persephone than a model of the crown which proclaimed both her rank as a goddess and her special role as a giver of fruitfulness? Illustrations by courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Fig. 4. Terra-cotta figurine of the seventh century b.c. a seated goddess. Found in Boeotia; it is now in the Boston Museum (01.7765). Lost Cover Found In the Autumn 1950 issue of Archaeology (pages 162-163) a silver treasure from Hamah, in Syria, dating from the sixth century of our era, was published by Marvin C. Ross. One of the objects was a round box which had lost its lid. Its purpose was to contain wafers used in the church service. Recently the Walters Art Gallery, which owns the treasure, received a silver cover from an anonymous donor who said he had reason to believe that it belonged to the box. It was found that the cover fitted the box perfectly. Not only does it have similar turning for decoration, but it bore incrustation like that which was on the box before it was cleaned. The accompanying photograph shows how much more attractive the box is with the cover added, and its value for the study of Byzantine silver is now greatly increased. 38 ARCHAEOLOGY