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issuing from the calyx of a flower, of which the tendrils
and leaves are spread on each side. 2. rev. Mourners
bringing offerings to a tomb, in which a statue of a
youthful hero is represented. This magnificent vase, the
largest in the collection, is from Ruvo, and was bequeathed
by Sir Wm. Temple. The bronze stand on which it rests
is modern.
Crater. Red figures; Helios rising from the ocean in a
car drawn by winged horses; in front of him are four
youthful male figures representing stars setting; then Pan
on a mountain-top looking back at Aurora pursuing Ke-
phalos; on the extreme left the scene is closed by Selene
riding on a horse. This beautiful and unique composition
is one of the most interesting which have been handed
down to us in Fictile Art, and may have been derived from
the design of some great painter of the time of Phidias.
Musee Blacas, pi. xvii. xviii. Gerhard, Kleine Schriften,
1866, pi. v. Welcker,AltcDenkmaler, Atlas, pi. ix. Lenor-
mant et De Witte, Mon. Ceram. II., pi. Ill, 112. R. Ro-
chette, Mon. Ined., pi. lxxiii. Jjudia.
bases TaMe Case M.
Abater with medallion handles : Scene at the taking
of Troy. Ajax Oileus seizes Kassandra, who clings for
protection to the Palladium. The sacred image is clasped
by another female, who looks round at another youthful
warrior approaching. Perhaps this group represents Mene-
laos and Helen. On the right is a priestess flying from
the scene, and the aged Anchises leading away Ascanius ;
above Kassandra, Athene is seated, looking down unmoved
at the violation of her sanctuary. The introduction of
the goddess herself in this scene in immediate juxtaposi-
tion with the idol which symbolized her presence in the
sanctuary, is very unusual, and seems to indicate that
Athene, like the other gods, had finally abandoned the
temples of Troy. On the extreme left of the scene is an
Ionic column, which probably marks the tomb of Hektor.
This vase is remarkable for its size, as well as for the
excellence of the drawing. It measures 2 feet inches
in height. R. Rochette, Mon. Ined., pi. lxvi. Gerhard,
Archaol. Zeitung, 1848, pi. xv.
Abater; Sepulchral rites at the tomb of a hero. He
stands in an Aerdcn by the side of his horse, holding
issuing from the calyx of a flower, of which the tendrils
and leaves are spread on each side. 2. rev. Mourners
bringing offerings to a tomb, in which a statue of a
youthful hero is represented. This magnificent vase, the
largest in the collection, is from Ruvo, and was bequeathed
by Sir Wm. Temple. The bronze stand on which it rests
is modern.
Crater. Red figures; Helios rising from the ocean in a
car drawn by winged horses; in front of him are four
youthful male figures representing stars setting; then Pan
on a mountain-top looking back at Aurora pursuing Ke-
phalos; on the extreme left the scene is closed by Selene
riding on a horse. This beautiful and unique composition
is one of the most interesting which have been handed
down to us in Fictile Art, and may have been derived from
the design of some great painter of the time of Phidias.
Musee Blacas, pi. xvii. xviii. Gerhard, Kleine Schriften,
1866, pi. v. Welcker,AltcDenkmaler, Atlas, pi. ix. Lenor-
mant et De Witte, Mon. Ceram. II., pi. Ill, 112. R. Ro-
chette, Mon. Ined., pi. lxxiii. Jjudia.
bases TaMe Case M.
Abater with medallion handles : Scene at the taking
of Troy. Ajax Oileus seizes Kassandra, who clings for
protection to the Palladium. The sacred image is clasped
by another female, who looks round at another youthful
warrior approaching. Perhaps this group represents Mene-
laos and Helen. On the right is a priestess flying from
the scene, and the aged Anchises leading away Ascanius ;
above Kassandra, Athene is seated, looking down unmoved
at the violation of her sanctuary. The introduction of
the goddess herself in this scene in immediate juxtaposi-
tion with the idol which symbolized her presence in the
sanctuary, is very unusual, and seems to indicate that
Athene, like the other gods, had finally abandoned the
temples of Troy. On the extreme left of the scene is an
Ionic column, which probably marks the tomb of Hektor.
This vase is remarkable for its size, as well as for the
excellence of the drawing. It measures 2 feet inches
in height. R. Rochette, Mon. Ined., pi. lxvi. Gerhard,
Archaol. Zeitung, 1848, pi. xv.
Abater; Sepulchral rites at the tomb of a hero. He
stands in an Aerdcn by the side of his horse, holding