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her chiton is bordered with black at the skirt, her endro-
mides covered with white studs; in her left hand is a staff,
knotted at intervals ; she rests her right hand behind the back
of Hera ; Alkmene is seated before her on a rock, and holds
out to her in her right hand a wreath, resting her left arm
on the side of the rock ; her head is bound with an embroi-
dered opistho-sphendone ; the tresses are tied at the roots and
hang down behind; she wears earrings, a necklace, armlets,
a talaric chitdn girt at the waist, and a peplos with an en-
grailed black border ; above her head is a window (ope ?) ; in
front of Hera stands Pallas Athene, holding out to her in
her left hand a flower; she has long tresses flowing down
her neck, and wears a necklace, armlets, and a talaric chitdn,
with sleeves; over this falls an upper garment fastened
on the shoulders with a perone, girt at the waist with a
broad black girdle, and hanging down the sides in long
pteruges; it has a deep black border; on her left arm she
wears the cegis, in her right hand she holds a spear; behind
her is Aphrodite seated on a rock, holding up in her left
hand a mirror; her hair is bound with a beaded opistho-sphen-
done, the long tresses are tied at the roots, and project
behind; she wears earrings, a necklace, armlets, a talaric
chiton girt at the waist, an embroidered peplos with an en-
grailed border, and sandals ; her earrings are of the snake
pattern with pendent drops ; before her, on higher
ground, stands Eros, holding over her head in his right
hand a wreath; in his left he holds a long embroidered
sash, tainia; his hair is gathered into a knot behind, like a
woman's; he wears an hypothymis or wreath round the
body, and endromides : the rocky ground in this scene is
indicated by single or double lines of dots, placed at different
levels in the area of the scene; in front of Aphrodite is a
myrtle tree; in front of Hera and Alkmene several stones.
Anzi in the Basilicata. J. R. St.
Minervini, Memorie dell' Accad. Ercol. Napol. 1853, p. 317. Bullet.
Archeol. Napol. I., 1842, p. 7.
1536. Lekythos. clxiii. 1 ft. Lj^in. Design red, white,
and yellow, on a black ground ; on the left a female figure,
seated on a rock, holding out in her right hand a flat basket
full of fruits ; before her stands a warrior, behind whom is a
female figure who stands at a stele, holding in her right hand
aphiale,in hev\eft usitida; behind her, on the extreme right,
is a female figure seated on a rock, and looking round at the
her chiton is bordered with black at the skirt, her endro-
mides covered with white studs; in her left hand is a staff,
knotted at intervals ; she rests her right hand behind the back
of Hera ; Alkmene is seated before her on a rock, and holds
out to her in her right hand a wreath, resting her left arm
on the side of the rock ; her head is bound with an embroi-
dered opistho-sphendone ; the tresses are tied at the roots and
hang down behind; she wears earrings, a necklace, armlets,
a talaric chitdn girt at the waist, and a peplos with an en-
grailed black border ; above her head is a window (ope ?) ; in
front of Hera stands Pallas Athene, holding out to her in
her left hand a flower; she has long tresses flowing down
her neck, and wears a necklace, armlets, and a talaric chitdn,
with sleeves; over this falls an upper garment fastened
on the shoulders with a perone, girt at the waist with a
broad black girdle, and hanging down the sides in long
pteruges; it has a deep black border; on her left arm she
wears the cegis, in her right hand she holds a spear; behind
her is Aphrodite seated on a rock, holding up in her left
hand a mirror; her hair is bound with a beaded opistho-sphen-
done, the long tresses are tied at the roots, and project
behind; she wears earrings, a necklace, armlets, a talaric
chiton girt at the waist, an embroidered peplos with an en-
grailed border, and sandals ; her earrings are of the snake
pattern with pendent drops ; before her, on higher
ground, stands Eros, holding over her head in his right
hand a wreath; in his left he holds a long embroidered
sash, tainia; his hair is gathered into a knot behind, like a
woman's; he wears an hypothymis or wreath round the
body, and endromides : the rocky ground in this scene is
indicated by single or double lines of dots, placed at different
levels in the area of the scene; in front of Aphrodite is a
myrtle tree; in front of Hera and Alkmene several stones.
Anzi in the Basilicata. J. R. St.
Minervini, Memorie dell' Accad. Ercol. Napol. 1853, p. 317. Bullet.
Archeol. Napol. I., 1842, p. 7.
1536. Lekythos. clxiii. 1 ft. Lj^in. Design red, white,
and yellow, on a black ground ; on the left a female figure,
seated on a rock, holding out in her right hand a flat basket
full of fruits ; before her stands a warrior, behind whom is a
female figure who stands at a stele, holding in her right hand
aphiale,in hev\eft usitida; behind her, on the extreme right,
is a female figure seated on a rock, and looking round at the