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316" CATALOGUE
tresses are gathered under a net on her neck; she wears
bracelets, a talaric chiton with sleeves and a bordered peplos
which passes over the right shoulder, and of which the
ends, pteruges, hang down nearly to the ancles; before her
a thymiaterion or incense burner with a conical, perforated
top; 2. rev. a youth, wreathed with myrtle and slightly
bearded; he wears a mantle and advances his right arm ; on
the bottom of the foot incised characters, PI. B. 871. Nola.
Dur. No. 223.
872. Amphora, cxxxiv. i^-j^in. Design red on a
black ground; the outlines drawn in black, the inner mark-
ings faintly traced in red, with accessories in crimson; 1.
contest of Theseus with the Minotaur; the hero is naked
and beardless, a chlamys hangs from his shoulders, the scabbard
of his sword at his left side ; seizing the Minotaur by the horn,
he advances, sword in hand, to despatch him ; the Minotaur,
who is represented with a human body and a bull's head and
tail, vainly tries to escape from his antagonist, stretching out his
right arm to stay the sword thrust, and holding in his left hand
a stone ; blood flows from a wound in his right side; in front of
Theseus, HE PAIS, from right to left, repeated all but the
initial letter in front of his face, from left to right; 2. rev.
Minos moving towards the scene on the obv. and stretching
out his right hand to welcome Theseus; he is bearded and
wears a diadem, and a mantle which leaves his right arm and
side free; in his left hand he holds a sceptre, in front of his
mouth, [H]E TAIS. C.
DeWitte, Descr. No. 113.
873. ------------- cxxxiv. 1 ft. 1 in. Design red on a black
ground ; 1. two Amazons moving rapidly to the left; one, who
is leading the way, is accoutred with a Phrygian cap, and a
tight fitting jerkin and anaxy rides, both striped; over the jer-
kin is a cuirass with shoulder-straps and pteruges; in her right
hand she holds the sagaris, in her left a Scythian bow; she
looks back at her companion who is armed with a helmet, a
spear and an Argolic buckler with the device of a club, to
which is attached a laiseion or fringe with the device of an eye;
her shield hides the whole of her cuirass except the pteruges
under which is a chiton reaching to the hips; her helmet is
crested, has cheek-pieces and covers the back of the neck;
between the two figures, KAVVIGES, and between the legs of
tresses are gathered under a net on her neck; she wears
bracelets, a talaric chiton with sleeves and a bordered peplos
which passes over the right shoulder, and of which the
ends, pteruges, hang down nearly to the ancles; before her
a thymiaterion or incense burner with a conical, perforated
top; 2. rev. a youth, wreathed with myrtle and slightly
bearded; he wears a mantle and advances his right arm ; on
the bottom of the foot incised characters, PI. B. 871. Nola.
Dur. No. 223.
872. Amphora, cxxxiv. i^-j^in. Design red on a
black ground; the outlines drawn in black, the inner mark-
ings faintly traced in red, with accessories in crimson; 1.
contest of Theseus with the Minotaur; the hero is naked
and beardless, a chlamys hangs from his shoulders, the scabbard
of his sword at his left side ; seizing the Minotaur by the horn,
he advances, sword in hand, to despatch him ; the Minotaur,
who is represented with a human body and a bull's head and
tail, vainly tries to escape from his antagonist, stretching out his
right arm to stay the sword thrust, and holding in his left hand
a stone ; blood flows from a wound in his right side; in front of
Theseus, HE PAIS, from right to left, repeated all but the
initial letter in front of his face, from left to right; 2. rev.
Minos moving towards the scene on the obv. and stretching
out his right hand to welcome Theseus; he is bearded and
wears a diadem, and a mantle which leaves his right arm and
side free; in his left hand he holds a sceptre, in front of his
mouth, [H]E TAIS. C.
DeWitte, Descr. No. 113.
873. ------------- cxxxiv. 1 ft. 1 in. Design red on a black
ground ; 1. two Amazons moving rapidly to the left; one, who
is leading the way, is accoutred with a Phrygian cap, and a
tight fitting jerkin and anaxy rides, both striped; over the jer-
kin is a cuirass with shoulder-straps and pteruges; in her right
hand she holds the sagaris, in her left a Scythian bow; she
looks back at her companion who is armed with a helmet, a
spear and an Argolic buckler with the device of a club, to
which is attached a laiseion or fringe with the device of an eye;
her shield hides the whole of her cuirass except the pteruges
under which is a chiton reaching to the hips; her helmet is
crested, has cheek-pieces and covers the back of the neck;
between the two figures, KAVVIGES, and between the legs of