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188 CATALOGUE
horses, one of which is white, a female figure with long hair, and
clad in a talaric chiton and peplos; she raises her right hand to
her face; at the horses' heads a male figure,clad in a talaric chiton,
and embroidered mantle, seated on an okladias, and holding a
wand in his hand; at the opposite extremity of the scene is an-
other quadriga turned to the left, with the charioteer and three
other figures grouped like those on the right, except that the
female figure has her back to the charioteer; the warrior has no
device on his shield; one of the horses is white; the whole
frieze is bounded on each side by a female Sphinx, regardant,
her hair hanging down her neck and bound with a diadem;
2. a similar scene treated somewhat differently; here the
central quadriga is moving to the right ; in it stands a bearded
charioteer, clad in a chiton and embroidered mantle, his Boeo-
tian shield slung at his back ; he holds the reins in both hands
and in his right the goad; at his side stands a warrior only
partially seen, armed with a high-crested helmet, greaves and
two spears; he wears a bordered chiton reaching to the hips ;
facing him, and a little in advance of the quadriga stands a
bearded figure, clad in a talaric chiton and embroidered mantle,
and holding a wand; at the side of the horses stand two
figures, a warrior turned away from the charioteer, and
armed with a Corinthian helmet, an Argolic buckler, greaves
and a spear, and, facing him, a beardless figure, clad in a
talaric chiton and mantle, and holding a spear; at the horses'
heads stand two other figures, a warrior, wearing a chlamys
and armed with a Corinthian helmet, greaves, a spear, and an
vVrgolic buckler with the device of a trident; behind him a
youthful, beardless figure, clad in a talaric chiton and embroi-
dered mantle, and holding a spear; one of the horses is
white; on either side of this central group a quadriga to
the front, the charioteer hardly visible; the whole frieze is
bounded by two Sphinxes similar to those described on
the obverse; most of the horses in these friezes have their
collars ornamented with pendant pomegranate flowers. Vulci.
Dur. No. 085.
680. Shallow two-handled cup. cxlv. 6-jL in. by
S-j-'V in- Clay pale, varnish black ; design black, white and
crimson, with incised lines; ]. a female bust, the hair bound
with a diadem and falling down the neck in a club tied at the
end; she wears earrings and a necklace; on the shoulders
appears the edge of the chiton; below, STPOIBOS KALOS,
horses, one of which is white, a female figure with long hair, and
clad in a talaric chiton and peplos; she raises her right hand to
her face; at the horses' heads a male figure,clad in a talaric chiton,
and embroidered mantle, seated on an okladias, and holding a
wand in his hand; at the opposite extremity of the scene is an-
other quadriga turned to the left, with the charioteer and three
other figures grouped like those on the right, except that the
female figure has her back to the charioteer; the warrior has no
device on his shield; one of the horses is white; the whole
frieze is bounded on each side by a female Sphinx, regardant,
her hair hanging down her neck and bound with a diadem;
2. a similar scene treated somewhat differently; here the
central quadriga is moving to the right ; in it stands a bearded
charioteer, clad in a chiton and embroidered mantle, his Boeo-
tian shield slung at his back ; he holds the reins in both hands
and in his right the goad; at his side stands a warrior only
partially seen, armed with a high-crested helmet, greaves and
two spears; he wears a bordered chiton reaching to the hips ;
facing him, and a little in advance of the quadriga stands a
bearded figure, clad in a talaric chiton and embroidered mantle,
and holding a wand; at the side of the horses stand two
figures, a warrior turned away from the charioteer, and
armed with a Corinthian helmet, an Argolic buckler, greaves
and a spear, and, facing him, a beardless figure, clad in a
talaric chiton and mantle, and holding a spear; at the horses'
heads stand two other figures, a warrior, wearing a chlamys
and armed with a Corinthian helmet, greaves, a spear, and an
vVrgolic buckler with the device of a trident; behind him a
youthful, beardless figure, clad in a talaric chiton and embroi-
dered mantle, and holding a spear; one of the horses is
white; on either side of this central group a quadriga to
the front, the charioteer hardly visible; the whole frieze is
bounded by two Sphinxes similar to those described on
the obverse; most of the horses in these friezes have their
collars ornamented with pendant pomegranate flowers. Vulci.
Dur. No. 085.
680. Shallow two-handled cup. cxlv. 6-jL in. by
S-j-'V in- Clay pale, varnish black ; design black, white and
crimson, with incised lines; ]. a female bust, the hair bound
with a diadem and falling down the neck in a club tied at the
end; she wears earrings and a necklace; on the shoulders
appears the edge of the chiton; below, STPOIBOS KALOS,