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right, towards a Gryphon, who confronts her, and whose
body is only shown as low as the shoulder; the Amazon
wears a Phrygian cap, ornamented with a border of dots,
and with dots in trefoil; the face of the Amazon and the
head and neck of the Gryphon are painted white ; 2. rev.
two youths stand, face to face ; they are beardless, and wear
mantles; the one on the right advances his right hand,
leaving his right arm and shoulder bare. Benghazi. G. D.
C. 28. Amphora, ccxvi. 6 in. Design red on a black
ground ; 1. two female figures stand, facing each other ; be-
tween them an altar ; the figure on the right has her hair
drawn back and fastened in a knot behind, and wears a
talaric chiton, ornamented with a deep black border, formed
of parallel vertical stripes, placed at right angles to a hori-
zontal stripe ; a hemi-diplo'idion, similarly bordered, falls over
the chiton, as low as the waist; this figure holds out her
right hand over the altar; her left arm is broken away; the
figure on the left advances both hands, as if holding a
wreath over the altar; her hair is gathered up behind ; she
wears a talaric chiton, from which hang pteruges with a deep
black border; 2. rev. a female figure running to the left,
and looking back; she wears a talaric chiton, and appears to
be carrying a large basket on her right arm, but the figure
being nearly obliterated, this is not certain. Ptolemais.
G.D.
C. 29. ■------------- ccxvi. 6-$a in. Design red on a black
ground; 1. two youthful male figures stand, face to face;
between them a plinth ; they are beardless, and wear wreaths
and mantles; the one on the left advances his right arm,
holding a ball in his right hand ; his companion has his arms
muffled in his drapery: 2. rev. a youthful male figure,
wearing a wreath and a mantle, which leaves his right arm
and shoulder bare ; in his right hand he holds a ball. G. D.
C. 30.--------■----- clii. 11^ in. Design red on a black
ground; 1. Ariadne (?) or a Masnad and a Satyr standing,
confronted ; Ariadne stands on the left, holding in her right
hand a thyrsus, and advancing her left, with the fore finger
pointed towards the ground; the Satyr is bearded; he leans
forward, placing his left foot on a rock ; in his right hand
he holds a thyrsus; he supports his chin with his left arm,
resting his left elbow on his left knee; behind his head
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right, towards a Gryphon, who confronts her, and whose
body is only shown as low as the shoulder; the Amazon
wears a Phrygian cap, ornamented with a border of dots,
and with dots in trefoil; the face of the Amazon and the
head and neck of the Gryphon are painted white ; 2. rev.
two youths stand, face to face ; they are beardless, and wear
mantles; the one on the right advances his right hand,
leaving his right arm and shoulder bare. Benghazi. G. D.
C. 28. Amphora, ccxvi. 6 in. Design red on a black
ground ; 1. two female figures stand, facing each other ; be-
tween them an altar ; the figure on the right has her hair
drawn back and fastened in a knot behind, and wears a
talaric chiton, ornamented with a deep black border, formed
of parallel vertical stripes, placed at right angles to a hori-
zontal stripe ; a hemi-diplo'idion, similarly bordered, falls over
the chiton, as low as the waist; this figure holds out her
right hand over the altar; her left arm is broken away; the
figure on the left advances both hands, as if holding a
wreath over the altar; her hair is gathered up behind ; she
wears a talaric chiton, from which hang pteruges with a deep
black border; 2. rev. a female figure running to the left,
and looking back; she wears a talaric chiton, and appears to
be carrying a large basket on her right arm, but the figure
being nearly obliterated, this is not certain. Ptolemais.
G.D.
C. 29. ■------------- ccxvi. 6-$a in. Design red on a black
ground; 1. two youthful male figures stand, face to face;
between them a plinth ; they are beardless, and wear wreaths
and mantles; the one on the left advances his right arm,
holding a ball in his right hand ; his companion has his arms
muffled in his drapery: 2. rev. a youthful male figure,
wearing a wreath and a mantle, which leaves his right arm
and shoulder bare ; in his right hand he holds a ball. G. D.
C. 30.--------■----- clii. 11^ in. Design red on a black
ground; 1. Ariadne (?) or a Masnad and a Satyr standing,
confronted ; Ariadne stands on the left, holding in her right
hand a thyrsus, and advancing her left, with the fore finger
pointed towards the ground; the Satyr is bearded; he leans
forward, placing his left foot on a rock ; in his right hand
he holds a thyrsus; he supports his chin with his left arm,
resting his left elbow on his left knee; behind his head
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