jars of saffron , jars of myrrh , jars of pepper and curry and cardamom , an onyx mask , twelve jade monkeys , casks of ink in red and black and green , a box of rare black amethysts , a box of pearls , a cask of pitted olives stuffed with maggots , a dozen casks of pickled cave fish , a great brass gong and a hammer to beat it with , seventeen ivory eyes , and a huge chest full of books written in tongues that dany could not read .