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

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3. Below, a panther to 1. regardant between two goats ; on either side of
them a palmette.

B 313. HYDRIA. Old No. 452. Ht. iS-J in. 1837. Canino Coll. De Witte, Descr. No. 92 ;

Gaz. Arch. i. (1875), pis. 20, 21, p. 85 ; Arch. Zeit. 1885, p. 107 ; W. Miiller, Tkeseusmetopen,
p. 13, no. 26 ; Wulff, Theseussagc, p. 31. Designs in black on red panels, with borders of ivy
down the sides and palmettes along the bottom ; accessories of white and purple.

Fig. 37, j. On the shoulder: Theseus slaying the Minotaur (type N.): In the

P- 30- centre is Theseus to r., beardless, with short chiton, seizing the Minotaur's
horn with 1. hand, and with r. plunging his sword into his neck. The Minotaur
has a bull's head and tail, and holds a stone in 1. hand. On either side is a
seated female figure, with long hair, fillet, long chiton and himation, both
embroidered ; behind them, beardless male figures in embroidered chlamydes,
each with two spears ; behind them female figures as the last, the one on the 1.
standing, with a wreath in 1. hand, the one on the r. seated. All these are
facing the centre group; they are probably Athenian youths and maidens.

2. On the body : Contest of Heracles with Acheloos (cf. B 22d): In the
centre is Heracles to r., with lion's skin over short embroidered chiton, quiver
and sword ; he seizes Acheloos by the horn and plants 1. foot on his r.
flank ; Acheloos is represented with human head and body united at the
waist to a bull's body, with bull's horns and ears, long beard and tresses ; he
holds up a rock in 1. hand, to hurl at Heracles. Before him are Deianeira to 1.
and Hermes to r. looking to 1., side by side ; the former has long hair, and long
chiton and himation, r. hand raised to mouth ; the latter is bearded, with long
tresses, petasos, chlamys, endromides, and caduceus. Behind Deianeira is her father
Oineus seated on an okladias to 1., partly bald, with long white tresses and
beard, wrapped in an embroidered himation ; both he and Deianeira wear large
wreaths. Behind Heracles stands Athene to r., with 1. hand raised, long tresses,
high-crested helmet with cheek-pieces, aegis, long embroidered chiton and
spear ; by her side her shield, on which is a pellet. Behind her stands Iolaos,
bearded, in visored helmet and embroidered himation, holding a spear.

B 314. HYDRIA. Old No. 462. Ht.2oin. 1837. Canino Coll. De \N\tta, Descr. No. 91 ; Jahn,

Ber. d. Sachs. Gesellsch. 1853, p. 139 ; Arch. Zeit. 1884, p. 31, note. Much injured. Designs
in black on red panels, with borders as last, and accessories of white and purple.

i. On the shoulder : Departure of a warrior : A quadriga to r. into which
a charioteer is stepping, in petasos and long white chiton, with goad in r. hand
and reins in both. Behind him is a warrior to L, with lofty visored helmet,
chlamys, greaves, spear, and shield with device of a bent leg, conversing with a
female figure with lon°" chiton, himation and fillet, 1. arm raised. In front of
the horses is a male figure seated to 1. on an okladias, bearded, wearing a fillet,
and wrapped in an embroidered himation, staff in r. hand. Behind him is a
warrior to 1., armed as the other, with three pellets on shield.

2. On the body : Heracles slaying the giant Alkyoneus : In the centre
Heracles to r., with lion's skin, short embroidered chiton, sword-belt, and club