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CALYX-FORM CRATERS. 281
(b) Acamas and Demophon bringing back Aethra. Aethra is repre-
sented as an old bent woman in a long spotted dress of Ionic form, with a broad
black stripe down the centre, and a heavy mantle gathered up over her shoulders,
her hair looped up with a narrow fillet : she walks to 1. with the aid of a crutched
staff in her r. hand ; beside her face is her name, AEOPA, "Aedpa. Her 1. wrist is
grasped by the r. hand of Demophon (x^P eVt Kapirm), who helps her along,
looking round at her. On the 1. Acamas follows as the rear guard, looking
round to 1. as if to guard against attack. Each of the warriors is bearded, and
has a short chiton decorated with minute crosses, a cuirass with scale pattern, a
mantle falling from the shoulders in ptcryges, sword at side, long hair falling
loose, helmet, shield, and spear ; the helmet of Demophon has visor and raised
cheek-pieces ; his shield has the device (in black silhouette) of a Centaur on a
plinth, galloping to 1., swinging with both hands over his back a pine tree ;
his greaves are decorated with spirals ; beside his head, AEM090N, Arjfiocfxov.
Acamas has a helmet tilted back, and a shield which is black with a red rim, and
has for device a red-figure Pegasos prancing to 1. The lower edges of his greaves
are indicated, but the artist seems to have omitted the remainder. Beside his head,
AKAMAI, "A/ca/ia?. On the foot, an incised character, Old Catalogue, pi. B 786.
*• 4o9. CRATER (two fragments). Athens. Large style, with great refinement of details.
Purple wreaths, inscriptions, vine-leaves ; brown inner markings, edge of hair, and upper folds
of drapery, which are very delicately drawn. The grapes are indicated by raised black dots
on a black mass enclosed within an engraved outline. The eye is of a late stage of the archaic
form ; the pupil is thrown forward and down, the inner angle slightly open. Above the handles
has been a fine pattern composed of two large palmettes and a flower. On the lower moulding
is a pattern composed of alternate palmetto and flower ; on the upper, the same pattern on
one inverted, interlaced.
(a) I. Ht. 18 in.; width, 15 in. Hermes and a quadriga. The quadriga
stands to r. ; Hermes faces it, holding, apparently with both hands, the
head of a horse, which is wanting; he is bearded and wreathed, and has short
girt chiton, chlamys, winged endromides with flaps in front, and petasos hanging
at his back ; his long hair is fastened in a horizontal plait over the neck
(cf. the Euphronios cup in Berlin, Hartwig, Meisterscli. pi. 51). Beside him
has been his name, of which o3H,"Ep[/Lt???, is preserved. Of the horses only the
head of one is shown, bending downwards as if about to browse ; its teeth are
carefully drawn.
2. Ht. 4i in. by Sh in. Lower part of the chariot, the eight hind legs
of the horses, and the lower part of a figure in chiton and himation, who
moves to 1. beside the horses. The wheel of the chariot is nearly complete ;
it has eight spokes, of which two of the upper ones are by an error drawn as
inside the body of the car. The cords with which the spokes and chariot-pole
are lashed arc carefully drawn in in brown, the lynch-pin and axle in black.
The car is decorated with a X-shaped ornament; on the 1. is seen the drapery
of a figure stepping into it.
[Probably a represents the marriage-car of Zeus.]
(b) Acamas and Demophon bringing back Aethra. Aethra is repre-
sented as an old bent woman in a long spotted dress of Ionic form, with a broad
black stripe down the centre, and a heavy mantle gathered up over her shoulders,
her hair looped up with a narrow fillet : she walks to 1. with the aid of a crutched
staff in her r. hand ; beside her face is her name, AEOPA, "Aedpa. Her 1. wrist is
grasped by the r. hand of Demophon (x^P eVt Kapirm), who helps her along,
looking round at her. On the 1. Acamas follows as the rear guard, looking
round to 1. as if to guard against attack. Each of the warriors is bearded, and
has a short chiton decorated with minute crosses, a cuirass with scale pattern, a
mantle falling from the shoulders in ptcryges, sword at side, long hair falling
loose, helmet, shield, and spear ; the helmet of Demophon has visor and raised
cheek-pieces ; his shield has the device (in black silhouette) of a Centaur on a
plinth, galloping to 1., swinging with both hands over his back a pine tree ;
his greaves are decorated with spirals ; beside his head, AEM090N, Arjfiocfxov.
Acamas has a helmet tilted back, and a shield which is black with a red rim, and
has for device a red-figure Pegasos prancing to 1. The lower edges of his greaves
are indicated, but the artist seems to have omitted the remainder. Beside his head,
AKAMAI, "A/ca/ia?. On the foot, an incised character, Old Catalogue, pi. B 786.
*• 4o9. CRATER (two fragments). Athens. Large style, with great refinement of details.
Purple wreaths, inscriptions, vine-leaves ; brown inner markings, edge of hair, and upper folds
of drapery, which are very delicately drawn. The grapes are indicated by raised black dots
on a black mass enclosed within an engraved outline. The eye is of a late stage of the archaic
form ; the pupil is thrown forward and down, the inner angle slightly open. Above the handles
has been a fine pattern composed of two large palmettes and a flower. On the lower moulding
is a pattern composed of alternate palmetto and flower ; on the upper, the same pattern on
one inverted, interlaced.
(a) I. Ht. 18 in.; width, 15 in. Hermes and a quadriga. The quadriga
stands to r. ; Hermes faces it, holding, apparently with both hands, the
head of a horse, which is wanting; he is bearded and wreathed, and has short
girt chiton, chlamys, winged endromides with flaps in front, and petasos hanging
at his back ; his long hair is fastened in a horizontal plait over the neck
(cf. the Euphronios cup in Berlin, Hartwig, Meisterscli. pi. 51). Beside him
has been his name, of which o3H,"Ep[/Lt???, is preserved. Of the horses only the
head of one is shown, bending downwards as if about to browse ; its teeth are
carefully drawn.
2. Ht. 4i in. by Sh in. Lower part of the chariot, the eight hind legs
of the horses, and the lower part of a figure in chiton and himation, who
moves to 1. beside the horses. The wheel of the chariot is nearly complete ;
it has eight spokes, of which two of the upper ones are by an error drawn as
inside the body of the car. The cords with which the spokes and chariot-pole
are lashed arc carefully drawn in in brown, the lynch-pin and axle in black.
The car is decorated with a X-shaped ornament; on the 1. is seen the drapery
of a figure stepping into it.
[Probably a represents the marriage-car of Zeus.]