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ATHENIAN HYDRIAE. 151
is bearded and has long tresses, winged petasos, embroidered chlamys, endromides
and caduceus; he is looking away to 1.
B 311 HYDRIA. Ht. 12*- in. Nola, 1856. Temple Coll. Designs black on red panels, with
borders of ivy down the sides ; accessories of white and purple.
1. On the shoulder, frieze of animals: Swan to r. pluming itself, with
wings spread ; cock to r. confronting Siren with wings spread ; lion to 1. with
r. paw raised, Siren to 1. (as last).
2. On the body : Combat of Heracles and Triton (type E. 8): Heracles
to r., in short embroidered chiton and lion's skin, astride the fish-body
of the Triton, r. knee on ground, his r. hand seizing the Triton's 1. arm.
while his 1. grasps him round the neck ; the Triton is bearded, the hair,
beard, and upper part of his body painted purple ; the lower part ends in a
long tail, with scales incised and white markings. Above in the field are two
dolphins to 1. On the r. is Nereus to 1., bald in front, with white hair and
beard, long chiton and embroidered himation, staff in r. hand. Behind him is
an excited Nereid moving to r. and looking back, with hair gathered up,
necklace, and long embroidered chiton, over which a skin is tied, 1. hand raised
above head. On the 1. is a Nereid as the last, moving away to 1. and looking
back, with hair gathered up, fillet, necklace, and long embroidered chiton with
diploidion, r. hand raised.
B 312. ' HYDRIA. Old No. 451. Ht. 15 in. Canino Coll. 1831. Overbeck, Her. Bildw. p. 209 ;
id. Kunstmyth. {Herd), p. 29, note b ; Schneider, Prolegomena, p. 21. Imperfectly fired. De-
signs in black on red panels, with borders of ivy down the sides ; accessories of white and
purple.
Fig. 34 i. On the shoulder: Judgment of Paris (type G.) : Paris is moving
P- 26. rapidly away to r.; he is bearded, with long chiton, himation, and endro-
mides, and spear in r. hand. He is looking back at Hermes, who advances to r.,
leading up the goddesses ; he is bearded, and has petasos, chlamys, endromidrs,
and caduceus in r. hand. Hera comes first, with long hair, fillet, long chiton
and himation, both embroidered, sceptre in r. hand. Next, Athene, with
high-crested helmet, long chiton and himation, both embroidered, spear in
r. hand. She is looking back at Aphrodite who has long hair, long chiton and
himation, both embroidered, and sceptre in r. hand ; all three have the 1. hand
raised.
2. On the body : Contest of Heracles with Triton (type E. 8) : Heracles,
in short chiton and lion's skin, has seized the Triton from behind, with
legs astride round his fish-body, and 1. arm round his breast; the Triton has
a wreath, long tresses, and a long pointed beard ; his body from the breast
downwards ends in a long fish's tail with scales incised. On the 1. stands
Nereus to r., with white tresses and beard, in long chiton and himation, both
embroidered ; in 1. hand a staff, r. hand raised. On the r. stands a Nereid to
1., with long hair, fillet, long chiton and himation, both embroidered, r. hand
raised, holding a flower.
is bearded and has long tresses, winged petasos, embroidered chlamys, endromides
and caduceus; he is looking away to 1.
B 311 HYDRIA. Ht. 12*- in. Nola, 1856. Temple Coll. Designs black on red panels, with
borders of ivy down the sides ; accessories of white and purple.
1. On the shoulder, frieze of animals: Swan to r. pluming itself, with
wings spread ; cock to r. confronting Siren with wings spread ; lion to 1. with
r. paw raised, Siren to 1. (as last).
2. On the body : Combat of Heracles and Triton (type E. 8): Heracles
to r., in short embroidered chiton and lion's skin, astride the fish-body
of the Triton, r. knee on ground, his r. hand seizing the Triton's 1. arm.
while his 1. grasps him round the neck ; the Triton is bearded, the hair,
beard, and upper part of his body painted purple ; the lower part ends in a
long tail, with scales incised and white markings. Above in the field are two
dolphins to 1. On the r. is Nereus to 1., bald in front, with white hair and
beard, long chiton and embroidered himation, staff in r. hand. Behind him is
an excited Nereid moving to r. and looking back, with hair gathered up,
necklace, and long embroidered chiton, over which a skin is tied, 1. hand raised
above head. On the 1. is a Nereid as the last, moving away to 1. and looking
back, with hair gathered up, fillet, necklace, and long embroidered chiton with
diploidion, r. hand raised.
B 312. ' HYDRIA. Old No. 451. Ht. 15 in. Canino Coll. 1831. Overbeck, Her. Bildw. p. 209 ;
id. Kunstmyth. {Herd), p. 29, note b ; Schneider, Prolegomena, p. 21. Imperfectly fired. De-
signs in black on red panels, with borders of ivy down the sides ; accessories of white and
purple.
Fig. 34 i. On the shoulder: Judgment of Paris (type G.) : Paris is moving
P- 26. rapidly away to r.; he is bearded, with long chiton, himation, and endro-
mides, and spear in r. hand. He is looking back at Hermes, who advances to r.,
leading up the goddesses ; he is bearded, and has petasos, chlamys, endromidrs,
and caduceus in r. hand. Hera comes first, with long hair, fillet, long chiton
and himation, both embroidered, sceptre in r. hand. Next, Athene, with
high-crested helmet, long chiton and himation, both embroidered, spear in
r. hand. She is looking back at Aphrodite who has long hair, long chiton and
himation, both embroidered, and sceptre in r. hand ; all three have the 1. hand
raised.
2. On the body : Contest of Heracles with Triton (type E. 8) : Heracles,
in short chiton and lion's skin, has seized the Triton from behind, with
legs astride round his fish-body, and 1. arm round his breast; the Triton has
a wreath, long tresses, and a long pointed beard ; his body from the breast
downwards ends in a long fish's tail with scales incised. On the 1. stands
Nereus to r., with white tresses and beard, in long chiton and himation, both
embroidered ; in 1. hand a staff, r. hand raised. On the r. stands a Nereid to
1., with long hair, fillet, long chiton and himation, both embroidered, r. hand
raised, holding a flower.