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152 . CATALOGUE
left hand a keras ; he wears an embroidered, talaric chitSn and
peplos; his long hair is ivy-crowned, his beard long and pointed;
next to him at the side of the horses stands Apollo Citharce-
dus with his back to Pallas Athene; his long hair is bound
with a diadem; his body, nearly concealed by the horses, is
clad in a talaric chiton and peplos; he plays on the hepta-
chord lyre with the plectrum; next to him Artemis clad in
a talaric chiton and peplos, both embroidered ; she is turned
towards Pallas Athene but her head is concealed behind the
horses' necks; at their heads stands Hermes with Aphrodit^
at his side, who moves away with her back to Pallas Athene ;
her long hair is bound with a diadem ; she wears a necklace,
a peplos and an embroidered, talaric chiton, over which an up-
per fold or garment, also embroidered, falls as low as the
waist; Hermes appears to be leading her away, lookWo
back at the same time at Pallas Athene ; he has his usual
attributes; his long hair is bound with a diadem; his bear
is long and pointed; 2. Bacchic thiasos ; in the centre or the
scene Dionysos, holding in his right hand the vine, in his lei
the kantharos; his hair, ivy-crowned, falls in tresses over his
shoulders ; he wears an embroidered, talaric chiton with looped
up sleeves, and an embroidered peplos ; before him stands
Ariadne clad in a talaric chiton, over which an upper fold or
garment falls as low as the girdle; both are embroidered and
bordered with the wave pattern ; her hair falls in tresses and is
bound with a diadem; she advances her hands towards Dion-
ysos as if conversing ; behind her stands a Satyr looking back
at Dionysos, and expressing surprize by the movement of lns
right hand; his long hair, bound with a diadem, falls in
tresses over his breast; behind him a Maenad with long hair,
ivy-crowned; she wears a necklace, and a striped and em-
broidered, talaric chiton with looped up sleeves and bound by
a girdle at the waist; the movement of her right hand expresses
surprize ; behind Dionysos another Mtenad similarly attired,
and behind her a Satyr. Vulci. C*
No. 642.
599. Amphora, cxxxvi. 1 ft. 8-^in. Clay pale, varnish
black, white and crimson, with incised lines; 1. contest ot
Herakles and Apollo for the tripod; Herakles is bearded
and is clad in the lion's skin under which is an embroidered
chitdn, reaching to the hips; he wears a girdle round the
waist and two shoulder belts crossed; he is moving away
left hand a keras ; he wears an embroidered, talaric chitSn and
peplos; his long hair is ivy-crowned, his beard long and pointed;
next to him at the side of the horses stands Apollo Citharce-
dus with his back to Pallas Athene; his long hair is bound
with a diadem; his body, nearly concealed by the horses, is
clad in a talaric chiton and peplos; he plays on the hepta-
chord lyre with the plectrum; next to him Artemis clad in
a talaric chiton and peplos, both embroidered ; she is turned
towards Pallas Athene but her head is concealed behind the
horses' necks; at their heads stands Hermes with Aphrodit^
at his side, who moves away with her back to Pallas Athene ;
her long hair is bound with a diadem ; she wears a necklace,
a peplos and an embroidered, talaric chiton, over which an up-
per fold or garment, also embroidered, falls as low as the
waist; Hermes appears to be leading her away, lookWo
back at the same time at Pallas Athene ; he has his usual
attributes; his long hair is bound with a diadem; his bear
is long and pointed; 2. Bacchic thiasos ; in the centre or the
scene Dionysos, holding in his right hand the vine, in his lei
the kantharos; his hair, ivy-crowned, falls in tresses over his
shoulders ; he wears an embroidered, talaric chiton with looped
up sleeves, and an embroidered peplos ; before him stands
Ariadne clad in a talaric chiton, over which an upper fold or
garment falls as low as the girdle; both are embroidered and
bordered with the wave pattern ; her hair falls in tresses and is
bound with a diadem; she advances her hands towards Dion-
ysos as if conversing ; behind her stands a Satyr looking back
at Dionysos, and expressing surprize by the movement of lns
right hand; his long hair, bound with a diadem, falls in
tresses over his breast; behind him a Maenad with long hair,
ivy-crowned; she wears a necklace, and a striped and em-
broidered, talaric chiton with looped up sleeves and bound by
a girdle at the waist; the movement of her right hand expresses
surprize ; behind Dionysos another Mtenad similarly attired,
and behind her a Satyr. Vulci. C*
No. 642.
599. Amphora, cxxxvi. 1 ft. 8-^in. Clay pale, varnish
black, white and crimson, with incised lines; 1. contest ot
Herakles and Apollo for the tripod; Herakles is bearded
and is clad in the lion's skin under which is an embroidered
chitdn, reaching to the hips; he wears a girdle round the
waist and two shoulder belts crossed; he is moving away