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OF VASES. 187
above the seated figure hang an embroidered sash and a
phiale; above the phiale held in the hand of the seated figure
is a fruit or small ball, and behind her another similar object;
the irregular ground of the scene is indicated by dotted lines;
inside the cup a wreath of vine (?) leaves ; the handles are
serpentine in form, and terminate at each end in a snake's
head, which lies along the brim of the vase.
Dur. No. 451.
1613. Two-handled Pinax. ccli. 1 ft. 2 in. by 4^ i»-
Design red and white on a black ground ; 1. a youthful male
figure following a female figure, who moves away to the left,
looking back at him ; the youthful male figure is naked and
beardless ; his head is bound with a diadem ; on his left arm
hangs a chlamys; in his right hand, which is advanced, is a
situla, in his left a.phiale; the female figure holds in her right
hand a mirror, in her left &pyxis and a sash; her hair is radiated
over the forehead, and partially covered with a cap open
behind ; she wears earrings, a necklace, armlets, and a talaric
chiton girt at the waist; on her left hangs a sash ; on a level
with the heads of these figures a bunch of grapes and an ivy,
leaf; on the situla held by the youth a figure is represented;
2. rev. on the left a female figure seated on a rock, before
whom a youthful male figure stands with his feet crossed,
holding out to her a wreath; he is beardless, and wears a
diadem ; a chlamys hangs from his arms ; in his left hand he
holds a wand; the female figure holds out towards him in
her left a sash and a phiale, in which are branches of myrtle ;
in her right she holds a mirror; her hair is radiated over the
forehead, and partially covered with a cap open at the back;
the long tresses which escape behind are tied at die roots
with a string; she wears a necklace, armlets, a talaric chiton
striped down the breast and side, and bordered at the bottom
with black, and sandals ; behind her hangs a sash, in front is
a flower; behind the male figure hangs a sash, above which is
an oblong object, perhaps a small window, ope; 3. inside the
cup, a female figure seated to the right on a rock; in her right
hand, which is drawn back, she holds a tympanon, in her left
ajnjxis; her hair is radiated over the forehead, and partially
covered with a cap open behind; she wears a talaric chiton,
striped down the breast and side, and bound with a girdle,
of which the tassels hang down; in front of her a bunch of
grapes, a flower, and an ivy-leaf; behind her an embroidered
sash, the branch of a fruit-tree, and a flower. R. P. K,
b b 2
above the seated figure hang an embroidered sash and a
phiale; above the phiale held in the hand of the seated figure
is a fruit or small ball, and behind her another similar object;
the irregular ground of the scene is indicated by dotted lines;
inside the cup a wreath of vine (?) leaves ; the handles are
serpentine in form, and terminate at each end in a snake's
head, which lies along the brim of the vase.
Dur. No. 451.
1613. Two-handled Pinax. ccli. 1 ft. 2 in. by 4^ i»-
Design red and white on a black ground ; 1. a youthful male
figure following a female figure, who moves away to the left,
looking back at him ; the youthful male figure is naked and
beardless ; his head is bound with a diadem ; on his left arm
hangs a chlamys; in his right hand, which is advanced, is a
situla, in his left a.phiale; the female figure holds in her right
hand a mirror, in her left &pyxis and a sash; her hair is radiated
over the forehead, and partially covered with a cap open
behind ; she wears earrings, a necklace, armlets, and a talaric
chiton girt at the waist; on her left hangs a sash ; on a level
with the heads of these figures a bunch of grapes and an ivy,
leaf; on the situla held by the youth a figure is represented;
2. rev. on the left a female figure seated on a rock, before
whom a youthful male figure stands with his feet crossed,
holding out to her a wreath; he is beardless, and wears a
diadem ; a chlamys hangs from his arms ; in his left hand he
holds a wand; the female figure holds out towards him in
her left a sash and a phiale, in which are branches of myrtle ;
in her right she holds a mirror; her hair is radiated over the
forehead, and partially covered with a cap open at the back;
the long tresses which escape behind are tied at die roots
with a string; she wears a necklace, armlets, a talaric chiton
striped down the breast and side, and bordered at the bottom
with black, and sandals ; behind her hangs a sash, in front is
a flower; behind the male figure hangs a sash, above which is
an oblong object, perhaps a small window, ope; 3. inside the
cup, a female figure seated to the right on a rock; in her right
hand, which is drawn back, she holds a tympanon, in her left
ajnjxis; her hair is radiated over the forehead, and partially
covered with a cap open behind; she wears a talaric chiton,
striped down the breast and side, and bound with a girdle,
of which the tassels hang down; in front of her a bunch of
grapes, a flower, and an ivy-leaf; behind her an embroidered
sash, the branch of a fruit-tree, and a flower. R. P. K,
b b 2