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stands on the left, holding in his right hand a branch; the
female figure has a veil drawn over the hack of her head. H.

D'Hancarville, iv, PI. 118.

1334. Krater. ccxiv. 1 ft. 1-^in. by 1 ft. !•& in. De-
sign red on a black ground, with accessories in white;

1. Symposio?i, or banquet of four youthful figures in an
arbour; they recline on couches under the shade of a
vine; on the right a figure leaning on his left elbow, his
right arm thrown back so as to support his head; next, a
figure half turned towards him, holding in his right hand a
rhyton, in his left a deep cup; both these figures wear
wreaths; next, a figure holding in his right hand a phiale, •
and looking towards the fourth figure, who turns half round
to look at him ; this last figure wears a wreath ; above
him Eros, floating in the air, places on his head a dia-
dem ; Eros also wears a wreath; all these figures are beard-
less; over their lower limbs are thrown embroidered
mantles ; at the foot of the couch and on the extreme left is
a youthful beardless figure, kneeling and playing on the
tympanon; he wears a wreath ; in front of the couch are two
small tables,, on which are fruits ; the figures are in very
bad condition, and their sex is not clearly distinguishable :

2. rev. three youthful athletes standing conversing; the cen-
tral figure holds in his right hand a strigil ; he and the figure
on the left face the figure on the right; all three wear bor-
dered mantles. H.

D'Hancarville, iv, PI. 52.

1335. -------------- ccxiv. 1 ft. 1 in. by 1 ft. 1 in. Design

red and white on a black ground; 1. Bacchic scene, in the
centre of which is Ariadne seated, holding in her left hand
a thyrsus; her right elbow rests on a rock ; before her Eros
floating in the air, and holding out towards her a wreath;
behind him, on the extreme right, is an ithyphallic Satyr
moving out of the scene, and looking back at Ariadne; he
raises his right hand, as if saluting her; in his left he holds a
thyrsus; behind Ariadne is another Satyr moving rapidly to
the left, but looking towards her ; his left hand is raised
above his head, balancing in the composition the upraised
right arm of the Satyr opposite; between his legs a laurel
branch; behind him a Maenad seated, holding in her right
hand a tympanon, and drawing forward with her left the edge
 
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