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44 CATALOGUE
449. Hydiua. lxxxv. 1 ft. 7 in. Clay pale, varnish
black; design black, crimson and white, with incised lines;
contest of Herakles with the Nemean lion, in the presence of
Pallas Athene and Iolaos; Herakles, kneeling on his right
knee, clasps the lion's throat with his left arm, while with his
right hand he has seized him behind the elbow of the left
foreleg; the lion, about to be strangled, has raised his left
hind leg to strike the naked head of Herakles ; Pallas
stands at the side, helmeted, on her breast the aegis, on her left
arm an Argolic shield, in her right hand a spear; she looks back
at Iolaos who stands behind Herakles, bearded and armed with
a cuirass and sword, the gesture of his left hand expressing
admiration of the hero; at the side of the scene hang the
sword, chlamys and quiver of Herakles, who is entirely naked ;
2. frieze of three Minotaurs with human bodies, and bulls'
heads and tails, running rapidly to the right, their arms
akimbo, their heads regardant; on the bottom of the foot
an A incised. C.
De "Witte, Descr. No. 74.
450. -------------- lxxxv. 1 ft 7-s- iii. Clay pale, varnish
black ; design black, white, and crimson, with incised lines ;
1. Herakles strangling the Nemean lion ; he is kneeling down
and has locked the lion's head between his arms; in the centre
of the scene stands Pallas Athene, helmeted and wearing the
eegis, her spear pointed towards the lion, but with the point
reversed; behind Herakles is Hermes holding his caducous over
him; he is bearded and wears the pelasus, endromides and an
embroidered chiton; behind the lion is Iolaos, naked, bearded,
and with a sword hung from his shoulders; he holds the
club in his right hand; a quiver is suspended behind him ;
in front of Pallas, XOI NENNO; above and at the side of
Iolaos, XENNHOX NKIK; 2. Achilles pursuing Troilos;
Achilles is in the Greek panoply, from his shoulder hangs his
chlamys, with his right hand he directs his spear, on his
left arm is his shield ornamented with a device ; Troilos is
on horseback in full flight, with a second horse galloping at
his side, he wears no garment but a short chlamys; before
him flies Polyxena, abandoning her broken hydria, with
which she had gone to fetch water outside the walls of Troy;
behind Achilles is another female figure also with a hydria;
and behind her a warrior wearing a chlamys and armed
with two spears and an Argolic buckler, on which are three
449. Hydiua. lxxxv. 1 ft. 7 in. Clay pale, varnish
black; design black, crimson and white, with incised lines;
contest of Herakles with the Nemean lion, in the presence of
Pallas Athene and Iolaos; Herakles, kneeling on his right
knee, clasps the lion's throat with his left arm, while with his
right hand he has seized him behind the elbow of the left
foreleg; the lion, about to be strangled, has raised his left
hind leg to strike the naked head of Herakles ; Pallas
stands at the side, helmeted, on her breast the aegis, on her left
arm an Argolic shield, in her right hand a spear; she looks back
at Iolaos who stands behind Herakles, bearded and armed with
a cuirass and sword, the gesture of his left hand expressing
admiration of the hero; at the side of the scene hang the
sword, chlamys and quiver of Herakles, who is entirely naked ;
2. frieze of three Minotaurs with human bodies, and bulls'
heads and tails, running rapidly to the right, their arms
akimbo, their heads regardant; on the bottom of the foot
an A incised. C.
De "Witte, Descr. No. 74.
450. -------------- lxxxv. 1 ft 7-s- iii. Clay pale, varnish
black ; design black, white, and crimson, with incised lines ;
1. Herakles strangling the Nemean lion ; he is kneeling down
and has locked the lion's head between his arms; in the centre
of the scene stands Pallas Athene, helmeted and wearing the
eegis, her spear pointed towards the lion, but with the point
reversed; behind Herakles is Hermes holding his caducous over
him; he is bearded and wears the pelasus, endromides and an
embroidered chiton; behind the lion is Iolaos, naked, bearded,
and with a sword hung from his shoulders; he holds the
club in his right hand; a quiver is suspended behind him ;
in front of Pallas, XOI NENNO; above and at the side of
Iolaos, XENNHOX NKIK; 2. Achilles pursuing Troilos;
Achilles is in the Greek panoply, from his shoulder hangs his
chlamys, with his right hand he directs his spear, on his
left arm is his shield ornamented with a device ; Troilos is
on horseback in full flight, with a second horse galloping at
his side, he wears no garment but a short chlamys; before
him flies Polyxena, abandoning her broken hydria, with
which she had gone to fetch water outside the walls of Troy;
behind Achilles is another female figure also with a hydria;
and behind her a warrior wearing a chlamys and armed
with two spears and an Argolic buckler, on which are three