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OF VASES. 299
845. Shallow two-handled cup. cxliv. 4-^ in. by
1 1-rVin. Design red on a black ground; the outlines drawn in
black, the inner markings faintly traced in red, with accessories
in crimson ; 1. five youths standing conversing ; on the left a
group of three, one of whom rests his right hand on his staff,
balctron, looking round at his two companions ; his left hand is
enveloped in his mantle; the figure next to him stands with
both hands enveloped in his mantle; between these two hang
a net purse and a bag ; the third figure in this group regards the
other two, raising his right hand, and holding a staff in his left;
on the right of these figures a group of two youths, one of whom
turns round to the other, holding up with his right hand the
corner of his mantle; the youth standing by him holds in his
right hand his staff which terminates in a crook; all these
figures are beardless and wear diadems with a point rising up
over the forehead, and mantles ; in a line with their heads,
HO PAIS KAVOS AIXP; 2. rev. three youths and two
middle aged figures conversing; on the left, two youths, one,
the tallest of the two, holds up with both hands a diadem; he
wears a mantle, his staff rests against his body; before him
a naked youthful figure, holding in each hand a small bunch
of myrtle; behind him a group of three figures, a youth stand-
ing between two middle aged figures who lean forward on their
staffs, facing each other; each holds in one hand a flower; the
two middle aged figures are bearded ; all three wear mantles;
the figures in this scene have diadems, all with a point
rising up over the forehead, except that of the naked figure ; in
a line (with their heads, HO TAIS KAVOS, "the boy is
noble;" 3. inside the cup a middle aged figure,resting his right
hand on a staff with a crook, baktron; he is bearded and wears
a mantle which envelopes his left arm, and a diadem with a
point rising up over the forehead; he looks round; behind
him a net purse and bag ? hanging up; in a line with his
staff, HO TAIS KAVOS, " the boy is noble," from right to
left; on the bottom of the foot incised characters, PI. B. 845.
Vulci. C*
No. 1435.
846.--------------cxliv. 4<-fV in. by 114-in. Design red on
a black ground; the outlines drawn in black, the inner mark-
ings faintly traced in red, in a very fine style; 1. five figures
engaged in a drunken revel; all are bearded and wear broad,
embroidered diadems, or fillets, and bordered mantles; on
845. Shallow two-handled cup. cxliv. 4-^ in. by
1 1-rVin. Design red on a black ground; the outlines drawn in
black, the inner markings faintly traced in red, with accessories
in crimson ; 1. five youths standing conversing ; on the left a
group of three, one of whom rests his right hand on his staff,
balctron, looking round at his two companions ; his left hand is
enveloped in his mantle; the figure next to him stands with
both hands enveloped in his mantle; between these two hang
a net purse and a bag ; the third figure in this group regards the
other two, raising his right hand, and holding a staff in his left;
on the right of these figures a group of two youths, one of whom
turns round to the other, holding up with his right hand the
corner of his mantle; the youth standing by him holds in his
right hand his staff which terminates in a crook; all these
figures are beardless and wear diadems with a point rising up
over the forehead, and mantles ; in a line with their heads,
HO PAIS KAVOS AIXP; 2. rev. three youths and two
middle aged figures conversing; on the left, two youths, one,
the tallest of the two, holds up with both hands a diadem; he
wears a mantle, his staff rests against his body; before him
a naked youthful figure, holding in each hand a small bunch
of myrtle; behind him a group of three figures, a youth stand-
ing between two middle aged figures who lean forward on their
staffs, facing each other; each holds in one hand a flower; the
two middle aged figures are bearded ; all three wear mantles;
the figures in this scene have diadems, all with a point
rising up over the forehead, except that of the naked figure ; in
a line (with their heads, HO TAIS KAVOS, "the boy is
noble;" 3. inside the cup a middle aged figure,resting his right
hand on a staff with a crook, baktron; he is bearded and wears
a mantle which envelopes his left arm, and a diadem with a
point rising up over the forehead; he looks round; behind
him a net purse and bag ? hanging up; in a line with his
staff, HO TAIS KAVOS, " the boy is noble," from right to
left; on the bottom of the foot incised characters, PI. B. 845.
Vulci. C*
No. 1435.
846.--------------cxliv. 4<-fV in. by 114-in. Design red on
a black ground; the outlines drawn in black, the inner mark-
ings faintly traced in red, in a very fine style; 1. five figures
engaged in a drunken revel; all are bearded and wear broad,
embroidered diadems, or fillets, and bordered mantles; on