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of Hercules. On the extreme left is the bringing away of
Cerberus from Hades, the entrance to which is indicated
by a rock arching over like the entrance to a cavern. In
a recess in this rock is crouching a diminutive figure
looking towards Hercules, who looks back at him as he
moves to the right, dragging Cerberus by a chain held
in his right hand. His left grasps the club; the lion's
skin hangs from his left arm. The hind-quarters of
Cerberus are hidden behind the rock, beyond which the
nose of one of his other heads appears. He appears to
be sitting on his haunches. The next group represents
Hercules stooping over the body of the slain Hippolyte,
and despoiling her of her girdle, the end of which he
grasps with his right hand. The Amazon wears a chiton,
reaching to the hips, over which is a diploidion. Her
waist is encircled with a broad girdle. On her feet are
buskins. Her head hangs over her left shoulder. Her
left hand grasps the handle of her shield, the inside of
which is shown. Her right arm is stretched out behind
the left leg of Hercules, whose right foot rests on her waist.
The lion's skin is twisted round his left arm. Hercules is
turned to the left; the Amazon lies in the contrary direction.
The next group represents Hercules carrying off the
golden apples from the garden of Hesperus. In the centre
is the tree laden with fruit. Eound its trunk is coiled a
large snake. Hercules stands on the right, with his
back to the spectator. His head, turned to the left,
looks towards the tree. Both his arms are broken off
below the shoulder. The left hand remains, resting on
the top of his club in front of the nearest horse in the
next group. His left arm has been protected by the lion's
skin, which hangs below it. The snake's head bends
down towards the missing left arm, the mouth touching
the edge of the lion's skin. On the left are the three
daughters of Hesperus, two of whom are represented in
of Hercules. On the extreme left is the bringing away of
Cerberus from Hades, the entrance to which is indicated
by a rock arching over like the entrance to a cavern. In
a recess in this rock is crouching a diminutive figure
looking towards Hercules, who looks back at him as he
moves to the right, dragging Cerberus by a chain held
in his right hand. His left grasps the club; the lion's
skin hangs from his left arm. The hind-quarters of
Cerberus are hidden behind the rock, beyond which the
nose of one of his other heads appears. He appears to
be sitting on his haunches. The next group represents
Hercules stooping over the body of the slain Hippolyte,
and despoiling her of her girdle, the end of which he
grasps with his right hand. The Amazon wears a chiton,
reaching to the hips, over which is a diploidion. Her
waist is encircled with a broad girdle. On her feet are
buskins. Her head hangs over her left shoulder. Her
left hand grasps the handle of her shield, the inside of
which is shown. Her right arm is stretched out behind
the left leg of Hercules, whose right foot rests on her waist.
The lion's skin is twisted round his left arm. Hercules is
turned to the left; the Amazon lies in the contrary direction.
The next group represents Hercules carrying off the
golden apples from the garden of Hesperus. In the centre
is the tree laden with fruit. Eound its trunk is coiled a
large snake. Hercules stands on the right, with his
back to the spectator. His head, turned to the left,
looks towards the tree. Both his arms are broken off
below the shoulder. The left hand remains, resting on
the top of his club in front of the nearest horse in the
next group. His left arm has been protected by the lion's
skin, which hangs below it. The snake's head bends
down towards the missing left arm, the mouth touching
the edge of the lion's skin. On the left are the three
daughters of Hesperus, two of whom are represented in