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When Carrey drew this slab, the head of the charioteer
(No. 36) and the head and body of the ajpobates (No. 37), of
which only the lower part now remains, were extant.
Close behind the wheel are traces of a horse's forefoot,
which, as we see from Carrey's drawing, belonged to the
chariot on the slab which follows next on the right (xx.
according to the order of Michaelis). Of slab xiii., which
Carrey places next, nothing has been identified with
certainty, but Michaelis is probably right in assigning to
this group the fragment of four horses of which a cast
from the original at Athens is here inserted. Slabs
xii. xi. complete the series of chariots. Slab xi. is a
cast from the original marble fragment found at Athens
probably about 1834. It represents a marshal (No. 31)
eagerly pressing back the plunging horses of the chariot
which follows on the next slab (xii.) In the haste of his
movement he has nearly thrown off his mantle, holding it
from slipping further with his right hand on his right
thigh. We see from Carrey's drawing that his right leg
was planted firmly on the ground, with the knee bent.
On the slab next on the right (xii.) is the hindquarter of
one of the horses, cut off at the joint, as Carrey has drawn
it. At the side of the chariot is a marshal (No. 32), his
face turned, and his right arm extended, towards the
procession following on the right. The charioteer (No.
33), who was mistaken for a Victory by Visconti and
others, but whose figure is certainly not female, differs in
costume from the others in this frieze. He wears a long
chiton, over which is a diploidion reaching to the hips.
The breast is crossed diagonally by two bands.
A striking contrast to the animated chariot groups
presents itself in the group which immediately succeeds
it on slabs ix. x. In this group are bearded men
(Nos. 19-30), all clad in the mantle, himation, and moving
forward at a leisurely pace. Nos. 25 and 26 _wear a band,
When Carrey drew this slab, the head of the charioteer
(No. 36) and the head and body of the ajpobates (No. 37), of
which only the lower part now remains, were extant.
Close behind the wheel are traces of a horse's forefoot,
which, as we see from Carrey's drawing, belonged to the
chariot on the slab which follows next on the right (xx.
according to the order of Michaelis). Of slab xiii., which
Carrey places next, nothing has been identified with
certainty, but Michaelis is probably right in assigning to
this group the fragment of four horses of which a cast
from the original at Athens is here inserted. Slabs
xii. xi. complete the series of chariots. Slab xi. is a
cast from the original marble fragment found at Athens
probably about 1834. It represents a marshal (No. 31)
eagerly pressing back the plunging horses of the chariot
which follows on the next slab (xii.) In the haste of his
movement he has nearly thrown off his mantle, holding it
from slipping further with his right hand on his right
thigh. We see from Carrey's drawing that his right leg
was planted firmly on the ground, with the knee bent.
On the slab next on the right (xii.) is the hindquarter of
one of the horses, cut off at the joint, as Carrey has drawn
it. At the side of the chariot is a marshal (No. 32), his
face turned, and his right arm extended, towards the
procession following on the right. The charioteer (No.
33), who was mistaken for a Victory by Visconti and
others, but whose figure is certainly not female, differs in
costume from the others in this frieze. He wears a long
chiton, over which is a diploidion reaching to the hips.
The breast is crossed diagonally by two bands.
A striking contrast to the animated chariot groups
presents itself in the group which immediately succeeds
it on slabs ix. x. In this group are bearded men
(Nos. 19-30), all clad in the mantle, himation, and moving
forward at a leisurely pace. Nos. 25 and 26 _wear a band,