Walters, Henry Beauchamp; British Museum <London> [Editor]: Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum (Band 2): Black-figured vases (London, 1893)

AMPHORAE WITH RED BODY. 149

a representation of one of the 'HpdicXeia Xovrpd, or hot springs connected with
the hero, which existed at Himera in Sicily and elsewhere (cf. Schol. in Ar.
Nub. 1050, and Pind. 01. xii. 27, and Gerhard, /. c). Heracles is retreating to
1. from beneath the stream, looking back ; he is nude and bearded, and wears a
fillet; suspended in the field in front of him is his chlamys ; below, his quiver, bow
and club. On the other side of the rock is Hermes to r., with face upturned to
1. ; he is bearded, with hair looped up under a fillet, short embroidered chiton,
petasos and endromides, r. hand raised above head.

ib) A Maenad to r., holding out a torch in either hand to another who
moves away to r. and looks back at her ; the latter holds in r. hand a vine-
branch with clusters of grapes. Both have long tresses, ivy-wreaths, long
embroidered chitons, and himatia. Between them is a hind to 1. regardant.

B 230. AMPHORA. Old No. 541. Ht. i;| in. 1842. Canino Coll. Schneider, Tro.

Sagenkr. p. 98, note ; Overbeck, Kunslmyth. (Apollo), p. 49. Below the designs, niaeander

and lotos-buds.

(a) Heracles conducted to Olympos (type E. 11): A quadriga to r. in
which are Athene, with long tresses, high-crested helmet with cheek-pieces
and fillet, long embroidered chiton with diploidion, spear in r. hand, reins in
both, and Heracles, bearded, with fillet and long embroidered chiton, one hand
muffled in drapery ; over his head is the lion's skin (?). Behind the quadriga is
a nude youth (Hyllos ?) to r., with hair looped up under a fillet. On the further
side of the quadriga are Apollo Citharoedos to n, with long tresses wreathed
with laurel, long chiton and himation, both embroidered, playing on the chelys,
and in advance of him Hebe to r., looking to 1., with long tresses, fillet, long
embroidered chiton, and striped himation. In advance of her is Hermes to r.,
in striped chlamys and endromides, the upper part of him hidden by the horses.
At the horses' heads is Dionysos to 1., with ivy-wreath, long bordered chiton and
embroidered himation, in 1. hand vine-branch with clusters of grapes.

(b) Procession of deities (type G.): On the r. Hermes to r., bearded,
with long hair, striped and embroidered chlamys, petasos, endromides, and
caduceus, looking back at a procession of female figures (Nymphs?) advancing
in order, two, one, and two ; they have long hair with fillets, long chitons and
striped himatia, both embroidered, hands extended ; the two last also have
embroidered diploidia, and the middle one holds crotala in 1. hand.

[This scene is an extension of the ordinary ' Judgment of Paris' type, Schneider, I.e.]

B 231. AMPHORA with cover. Old No. 534. Ht. i,§ in. From Vulci. Canino Coll. 1760.

Gas. Arch. ii. pi. 9. Below the designs, lotos-buds between two bands of niaeander.

(a) Heracles seizing the Keryneian stag : In the centre is Heracles to
r., with lion's skin girt round the waist, and short purple chiton, seizing the stag,
which stands before him to r. ; he grasps its r. antler, and holds the 1. antler,
which he has broken off, in I. hand. Behind him is Athene to r., with long
tresses, high-crested helmet with cheek-pieces, long chiton, and striped himation ;