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2.34 CATALOGUE
ing behind the ear; his beard is long and pointed; he wears
a chiton reaching to the hips and gathered up under his girdle ;
from his shoulders hangs a panther's skin knotted round
his neck ; on his feet are boots, endromides, made of panther's
skin, reaching halfway up the calf and with flaps turning over ;
in his left hand he holds the kantharos and two ivy-branches ;
the skirt of his chiton is encircled by a row of dots; he has
wounded the fallen Giant under the right arm and is about
to transfix him with his spear; a second Giant advances from
behind to the rescue of his companion, and threatens Diony-
sos with his spear; the fallen Giant is armed with a helmet,
cuirass, Argolic buckler and a sword which he holds in his
right hand, wearing the scabbard at his left side; under his
cuirass is a chiton; his sword is a kind of falchion, Icopis, with a
long curved handle studded with nails; the panther of Dionysos
has fastened on his right shoulder, rendering his sword arm
powerless; blood flows from a wound in his right side and
from his right thigh ; his companion is armed with a helmet,
an Argolic buckler, a cuirass, greaves and a spear ; on his shield
part only of the device, a lion walking, is visible; at the back
" of his cuirass a horizontal strap or bar passes across the
shoulders; both Giants are bearded and have hair falling in
tresses; their helmets are crested, have cheek-pieces and
cover the back of the neck, the skull cap being painted black ;
under their cuirasses they wear pteruges to protect the loins
and chitons reaching to the hips; 2. rev. Apollo attacking
with his sword two Giants; he is beardless, his long hair is
rolled up behind, a single tress hangs down behind the ear;
he wears a chiton with sleeves, over which is a peplos with a
black border studded with little black balls at regular inter-
vals ; his sword is a kind of falchion; he holds the scabbard in
his left hand, dealing a blow at a Giant, probably Ephialtes,
whom he has already wounded in the throat; his antagonist,
who is giving way before him, draws back his right arm to
hurl a stone; behind, a second Giant, who heaves a rock over
his head with both hands ; both Giants are bearded and have
hair falling in tresses ; they wear panthers' skins knotted round
the neck ; the one who is falling before Apollo has a Corinthian
helmet, crested, the skull cap being left black; on the
"bottom of the foot incised characters, PI. B. 788.* Vulci.
Dur. No. 121. Gerhard, Auserl. Vasenb. Taf. lxiv.
789. Amphora, clv. lOfV in. Design red on a black
ing behind the ear; his beard is long and pointed; he wears
a chiton reaching to the hips and gathered up under his girdle ;
from his shoulders hangs a panther's skin knotted round
his neck ; on his feet are boots, endromides, made of panther's
skin, reaching halfway up the calf and with flaps turning over ;
in his left hand he holds the kantharos and two ivy-branches ;
the skirt of his chiton is encircled by a row of dots; he has
wounded the fallen Giant under the right arm and is about
to transfix him with his spear; a second Giant advances from
behind to the rescue of his companion, and threatens Diony-
sos with his spear; the fallen Giant is armed with a helmet,
cuirass, Argolic buckler and a sword which he holds in his
right hand, wearing the scabbard at his left side; under his
cuirass is a chiton; his sword is a kind of falchion, Icopis, with a
long curved handle studded with nails; the panther of Dionysos
has fastened on his right shoulder, rendering his sword arm
powerless; blood flows from a wound in his right side and
from his right thigh ; his companion is armed with a helmet,
an Argolic buckler, a cuirass, greaves and a spear ; on his shield
part only of the device, a lion walking, is visible; at the back
" of his cuirass a horizontal strap or bar passes across the
shoulders; both Giants are bearded and have hair falling in
tresses; their helmets are crested, have cheek-pieces and
cover the back of the neck, the skull cap being painted black ;
under their cuirasses they wear pteruges to protect the loins
and chitons reaching to the hips; 2. rev. Apollo attacking
with his sword two Giants; he is beardless, his long hair is
rolled up behind, a single tress hangs down behind the ear;
he wears a chiton with sleeves, over which is a peplos with a
black border studded with little black balls at regular inter-
vals ; his sword is a kind of falchion; he holds the scabbard in
his left hand, dealing a blow at a Giant, probably Ephialtes,
whom he has already wounded in the throat; his antagonist,
who is giving way before him, draws back his right arm to
hurl a stone; behind, a second Giant, who heaves a rock over
his head with both hands ; both Giants are bearded and have
hair falling in tresses ; they wear panthers' skins knotted round
the neck ; the one who is falling before Apollo has a Corinthian
helmet, crested, the skull cap being left black; on the
"bottom of the foot incised characters, PI. B. 788.* Vulci.
Dur. No. 121. Gerhard, Auserl. Vasenb. Taf. lxiv.
789. Amphora, clv. lOfV in. Design red on a black