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ling, or other Agonistic contests. The drawing of these
Agonistic representations is far more free and masterly than
that of the Goddess on the obverse.
On two of the vases discovered by Mr. Dennis, thepgpOs
of Athene is richly embroidered with flowers and figures,
and it is probable that the type of the Goddess here repre-
sented is adapted from the archaic statue of Athene Polias,
which stood in her temple on the Athenian Acropolis,
and of which the embroidered pcp7cs was renewed at the
Panathensea (See 0. Jahn, De Minervse simulacris Atticis,
Bonn, 1866).
On the centre vase, Table Case G, the shield of Athene
hears for device the group of Harmodios and Aristogiton
about to slay Hipparchos. This group also occurs on
several Athenian tetradrachms of the Macedonian period,
and on a marble seat found at Athens. This subject was
commemorated at Athens hv groups in bronze by three
ancient artists, Antenor, Kritios, and Praxiteles (See Fried-
erichs liber Harmodios u. Aristogiton in Gerhard's Denk-
maler, Forschungen, &c., 1859, p. 66).
On all the Panathenaic vases hitherto discovered, Athene
stands between two columns, which are usually surmounted
by cocks, probably used here as symbols of the public
games. On two of the vases from the Cyrenaica her
columns are surmounted by a small figure of Athene
Nikephoros, on two others by the figure of Triptolemos, in
his winged car drawn by serpents ; while on a fifth vase the
of the columns is a ram. The two first of these
symbols occur on the later Athenian tetradrachms as ad-
juncts, and are usually thought to be parasc/Maof the magis-
trates by whom the coins were struck.
One of the u??rp7ror^ discovered by Mr. Dennis bears the
name of the potter Kittos. All of them are inscribed ram
A(b]u?lf?ev aOAcm [upt]—"I am one of the prizes from
Athens."
In three of the inscriptions the archaic forms A^sne^rn
and aOAon are retained; in the other, the contemporary
long vowels H and n are substituted.
On the reverse of one of the ampTmrrB on Table Case E,
representing a at full speed, the charioteer is
dressed in a long white c7Fto%. In the fragments of a con-
temporary frieze from the Mausoleum, representing a chariot
race, the drivers wear the same dress. The Panathenaic
ling, or other Agonistic contests. The drawing of these
Agonistic representations is far more free and masterly than
that of the Goddess on the obverse.
On two of the vases discovered by Mr. Dennis, thepgpOs
of Athene is richly embroidered with flowers and figures,
and it is probable that the type of the Goddess here repre-
sented is adapted from the archaic statue of Athene Polias,
which stood in her temple on the Athenian Acropolis,
and of which the embroidered pcp7cs was renewed at the
Panathensea (See 0. Jahn, De Minervse simulacris Atticis,
Bonn, 1866).
On the centre vase, Table Case G, the shield of Athene
hears for device the group of Harmodios and Aristogiton
about to slay Hipparchos. This group also occurs on
several Athenian tetradrachms of the Macedonian period,
and on a marble seat found at Athens. This subject was
commemorated at Athens hv groups in bronze by three
ancient artists, Antenor, Kritios, and Praxiteles (See Fried-
erichs liber Harmodios u. Aristogiton in Gerhard's Denk-
maler, Forschungen, &c., 1859, p. 66).
On all the Panathenaic vases hitherto discovered, Athene
stands between two columns, which are usually surmounted
by cocks, probably used here as symbols of the public
games. On two of the vases from the Cyrenaica her
columns are surmounted by a small figure of Athene
Nikephoros, on two others by the figure of Triptolemos, in
his winged car drawn by serpents ; while on a fifth vase the
of the columns is a ram. The two first of these
symbols occur on the later Athenian tetradrachms as ad-
juncts, and are usually thought to be parasc/Maof the magis-
trates by whom the coins were struck.
One of the u??rp7ror^ discovered by Mr. Dennis bears the
name of the potter Kittos. All of them are inscribed ram
A(b]u?lf?ev aOAcm [upt]—"I am one of the prizes from
Athens."
In three of the inscriptions the archaic forms A^sne^rn
and aOAon are retained; in the other, the contemporary
long vowels H and n are substituted.
On the reverse of one of the ampTmrrB on Table Case E,
representing a at full speed, the charioteer is
dressed in a long white c7Fto%. In the fragments of a con-
temporary frieze from the Mausoleum, representing a chariot
race, the drivers wear the same dress. The Panathenaic