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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

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CORINTHIAN STYLE. 57

B 29. LEKYTHOS. Old No. 627. Ht. 5* in. Payne-Knight Coll. Handle broken off.

Design black on a buff panel, incised, with purple accessories. On the shoulder, large tongue-
pattern, purple and black.

Two cocks fighting ; on either side a nude youth, crouching down, and
urging them on by clapping hands. On the back is incised : EV.

° 30. LEKYTHOS. Ht. iof in. Corinth, 1S83. Designs black on red ground, with incised Plate I.

lines and accessories of white and purple. On the neck, a moulded ring.

On the shoulder : Two hounds at full speed to r. pursuing a hare which
looks back at them. In the field, leaves.

On the body, Nessos carrying off Deianeira (type-form E. 7) : The
Centaur gallops to r., looking back: he has long hair, and carries Deianeira
in his arms ; she has long hair with a fillet, long purple chiton, and arms
extended ; her flesh is painted white. Behind Nessos runs Heracles pursuing,
bearded, with a fillet, short purple chiton with chevron border, sword and
double cross-belt, 1. hand raised, in r. his club; his face is painted purple.
Confronting the Centaur is a panther rearing to 1., with face turned to the front.
In the field, rosettes and leaves.

** 31. LEKYTHOS. Ht. 9^ in. Gela, 1863. One side much injured. Purple accessories.

On the shoulder: Two cocks confronted, as if about to fight; between
them, a rosette. On the body: Two bearded male figures confronted, in long
chitons and purple himatia ; the one on the r. wears a fillet. Between them, a
panther to r. In the field, rosettes.

* 32. OLPE. Ht. 10} in. Nola, 1867. Blacas Coll. Panofka, Musde Blacas, pi. xxv.,

p. 74 ; il. Cir. iii. "]"]. Grooved handle. Design in black on a red panel, with rosettes above ;
accessories of white and purple. Shape Fig. 8.

Two Sphinxes crouching confronted, with long tresses, curly in front,
confined with a fillet and a band at the nape of the neck ; wings recurved.
Between them is Hermes standing to r. on a helix, beardless, with long hair (as
that of the Sphinxes), short purple chiton with partialis over it, caditceus in r.
hand ; he is looking back, with 1. hand extended. In the field, rosettes ; behind
each Sphinx, a lotos-flower.

33. OLPE. Ht. iol in. Nola, 1867. Blacas Coll. Handle formed of two ribs ; trefoil

mouth. Design in black on a red panel, on the r. side of the handle, with four rosettes above ;
accessories of white and purple.

A lion to r., with teeth showing, and tail curled on his back. On the r. is
a large palmette with tendrils ; in the field, rosettes and leaves.

* 34. OINOCHOE. Old No. 438. Ht. 10J in. 1S43. Canino Coll. Ribbed handle and

trefoil mouth. Designs in black on red panels, separated by a black border, with accessories
of white and purple. Shape Fig. 3.

On the shoulder, lotos-buds inverted. On the body: Two Sirens con-
Iron ted ; they have long hair, fillets and necklaces, and wings outspread, one
 
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