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a wreath and a spear. Behind him his cuirass hangs on
the wail. On each side of the tomb a male and female
figure bring sepulchral offerings. This subject may repre-
sent the tomb of Agamemnon, and the mourners may be
Orestes, Pylades, Elektra, Chrysothemis. On the reverse
are represented similar rites at a sepulchral stMc. Inghi-
rami, Vasi Fitt. pll. xix. xx. xxi. If.
Eases To Me Case 0.
fO-ater; The sacrifice of Iphigenia. In the centre of
the scene is an altar, on the right of which stands Iphi-
genia, behind whom, and nearly concealed by her figure, is
the hind substituted as a victim through the intervention of
Artemis; behind the altar stands the ministering priest,
Ealchas, holding out the sacrificial knife. Above this group
on the left, is Apollo seated, and on the extreme right,
Artemis armed with a bow and two spears. The treatment
of the subject on this vase differs materially from the
mural painting found at Pompeii, in which Agamemnon is
introduced with his head veiled, as in the picture by
Timanthes described by Pliny, and the hind is seen in
the air above the altar. 2. ?-gv. This scene probably relates
to the myth of Adonis. Overbeck, Gallerie Heroisch. Bildw.
PI. xiv. fig. 9. Rasih'cata, gro?H. tAc DoMrtaMg Co/A<?-
ydwpAora, Upper Division.—(1). The confe-
rence of Pelops and Oinomaos at the altar of Zeus, before
the chariot race. In the centre of the scene is the altar of
Zeus, in front of the palace of Oinomaos, who is in the act
of pouring a libation. Opposite him stands Pelops, attired
in a rich Lydian costume ; behind Oinomaos his cha-
rioteer Myrtilos, and Aphrodite seated on a rock, accom-
panied by Eros; and behind Pelops, Hippodameia led by
her mother, Sterope. Above these figures are the heads of
Pelar and Periphas, two former suitors, slain by Oinomaos.
The position of these heads, and of the pMcs and sword
hanging up in line with them, serve to indicate the palace
of Oinomaos in the background, to which these objects
were attached. (2) In the upper division, on the reverse,
is a group of youths and female figures, holding sashes,
wreaths, dishes of fruit, and other objects, probably love
tokens. (3). Lower Division.—Round the vase runs a
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a wreath and a spear. Behind him his cuirass hangs on
the wail. On each side of the tomb a male and female
figure bring sepulchral offerings. This subject may repre-
sent the tomb of Agamemnon, and the mourners may be
Orestes, Pylades, Elektra, Chrysothemis. On the reverse
are represented similar rites at a sepulchral stMc. Inghi-
rami, Vasi Fitt. pll. xix. xx. xxi. If.
Eases To Me Case 0.
fO-ater; The sacrifice of Iphigenia. In the centre of
the scene is an altar, on the right of which stands Iphi-
genia, behind whom, and nearly concealed by her figure, is
the hind substituted as a victim through the intervention of
Artemis; behind the altar stands the ministering priest,
Ealchas, holding out the sacrificial knife. Above this group
on the left, is Apollo seated, and on the extreme right,
Artemis armed with a bow and two spears. The treatment
of the subject on this vase differs materially from the
mural painting found at Pompeii, in which Agamemnon is
introduced with his head veiled, as in the picture by
Timanthes described by Pliny, and the hind is seen in
the air above the altar. 2. ?-gv. This scene probably relates
to the myth of Adonis. Overbeck, Gallerie Heroisch. Bildw.
PI. xiv. fig. 9. Rasih'cata, gro?H. tAc DoMrtaMg Co/A<?-
ydwpAora, Upper Division.—(1). The confe-
rence of Pelops and Oinomaos at the altar of Zeus, before
the chariot race. In the centre of the scene is the altar of
Zeus, in front of the palace of Oinomaos, who is in the act
of pouring a libation. Opposite him stands Pelops, attired
in a rich Lydian costume ; behind Oinomaos his cha-
rioteer Myrtilos, and Aphrodite seated on a rock, accom-
panied by Eros; and behind Pelops, Hippodameia led by
her mother, Sterope. Above these figures are the heads of
Pelar and Periphas, two former suitors, slain by Oinomaos.
The position of these heads, and of the pMcs and sword
hanging up in line with them, serve to indicate the palace
of Oinomaos in the background, to which these objects
were attached. (2) In the upper division, on the reverse,
is a group of youths and female figures, holding sashes,
wreaths, dishes of fruit, and other objects, probably love
tokens. (3). Lower Division.—Round the vase runs a
c 2