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OF VASES. 53
his neck, and he wears a talaric chiton with long sleeves; facing
him, at the side of the horses, stands Aphrodite, holding in
her right hand a flower, in her left the skirt of her talaric
chiton; her hair hangs down in long tresses; the quadriga is
preceded hy Hermes, with his attributes; his beard is long
and pointed, his hair falls in tresses on his shoulders ; 2. battle
scene ; in the centre is a warrior advancing in a quadriga
at full speed, armed with two spears; on his Argolic buckler
is the device of a tripod; on the left a warrior has fallen
almost at his horses' feet; this figure has a Boeotian shield with
the device of two pellets ; behind him are two warriors, the fore-
most [aims his spear, apparently, at the advancing horses, and
bears the device of a wreath on his Argolic buckler, the second
has an Argolic buckler with the device of a tripod; behind the
quadriga is another group of two combatants, one armed with
a Boeotian shield is thrusting with his spear at his adversary
who has fallen on his left knee, and is armed with an Argolic
buckler ; all these figures are armed in the Greek panoply, and
have Corinthian helmets, and three of them,—the pair of com-
batants on the right, and the fallen warrior on the left,—have
high crests; 3. groups of a boar and lion confronted, twice
given; on the bottom of the foot incised characters, PI. A.
461. Vulci. C.*
No. 1815.
462. Hydria. lxxxv. 1 ft. 8 in. Clay pale, varnish
black; design black, white and crimson, with incised lines;
1. Herakles killing the giant Alkyoneus in his cave; the hero
clad in a short chiton and the lion's skin, and with his bow
and quiver hanging on his left arm, is rushing forward ; -with
his left hand he has seized the pine branch with which the
sleeping giant is crowned, and is preparing to strike him with
the sword in his right hand, his club rests against his right
thigh; Alkyoneus, in a half recumbent position, with his left
leg bent under him, holds in his right hand his brazen club;
his hair falls in a mass over his shoulders ; his beard is long
and pointed; behind Herakles is Pallas Athene, seated on a
cube, and wearing a high-crested helmet, the a3gis, a talaric
chiton, earrings and a necklace; in her right hand she holds
a spear, with her left she is encouraging the hero; behind her
appear the heads of four horses harnessed to a quadriga; 2.
the farewell of Hector and Andromache; in the centre of
the scene is the quadriga of Hector, into which his charioteer,
Kebriones, wearing a white tunic and the petasus, and furnished
his neck, and he wears a talaric chiton with long sleeves; facing
him, at the side of the horses, stands Aphrodite, holding in
her right hand a flower, in her left the skirt of her talaric
chiton; her hair hangs down in long tresses; the quadriga is
preceded hy Hermes, with his attributes; his beard is long
and pointed, his hair falls in tresses on his shoulders ; 2. battle
scene ; in the centre is a warrior advancing in a quadriga
at full speed, armed with two spears; on his Argolic buckler
is the device of a tripod; on the left a warrior has fallen
almost at his horses' feet; this figure has a Boeotian shield with
the device of two pellets ; behind him are two warriors, the fore-
most [aims his spear, apparently, at the advancing horses, and
bears the device of a wreath on his Argolic buckler, the second
has an Argolic buckler with the device of a tripod; behind the
quadriga is another group of two combatants, one armed with
a Boeotian shield is thrusting with his spear at his adversary
who has fallen on his left knee, and is armed with an Argolic
buckler ; all these figures are armed in the Greek panoply, and
have Corinthian helmets, and three of them,—the pair of com-
batants on the right, and the fallen warrior on the left,—have
high crests; 3. groups of a boar and lion confronted, twice
given; on the bottom of the foot incised characters, PI. A.
461. Vulci. C.*
No. 1815.
462. Hydria. lxxxv. 1 ft. 8 in. Clay pale, varnish
black; design black, white and crimson, with incised lines;
1. Herakles killing the giant Alkyoneus in his cave; the hero
clad in a short chiton and the lion's skin, and with his bow
and quiver hanging on his left arm, is rushing forward ; -with
his left hand he has seized the pine branch with which the
sleeping giant is crowned, and is preparing to strike him with
the sword in his right hand, his club rests against his right
thigh; Alkyoneus, in a half recumbent position, with his left
leg bent under him, holds in his right hand his brazen club;
his hair falls in a mass over his shoulders ; his beard is long
and pointed; behind Herakles is Pallas Athene, seated on a
cube, and wearing a high-crested helmet, the a3gis, a talaric
chiton, earrings and a necklace; in her right hand she holds
a spear, with her left she is encouraging the hero; behind her
appear the heads of four horses harnessed to a quadriga; 2.
the farewell of Hector and Andromache; in the centre of
the scene is the quadriga of Hector, into which his charioteer,
Kebriones, wearing a white tunic and the petasus, and furnished