Smith, Cecil Harcourt; British Museum <London> [Hrsg.]: Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum (Band 3): Vases of the finest period (London, 1896)

382 CATALOGUE OF VASES.

(as in E 4.62^ with her r. an edge of drapery from her shoulder, and extending
her 1., looking back towards Dionysos, who has pursued her from r. She wears a
saccos with ends hanging, and earrings of unusual form. Over her is inscribed
. . . . E, 'ApuiBp]7j (?) ; on r., A . . ., A[mWcto? ?

E 808. KYATHOS. Old No. 760. Ht. 7! in. Canino Coll. Ete Witte, "Descr. ho. 147. Style

of Brygos. Purple blood, sword-belt and quiver-belt, and inscription. Brown inner markings,
and wash on skin and inside of round shield, and hair on cheek. Eye in archaic type. Below,
two thin red lines ; above, round lip, a band of tongue pattern.

Combat. On the 1. a youthful warrior, with helmet (raised cheek-pieces),
sword, greaves, and Boeotian shield extended on ]., charges at full speed with 1.
leg raised and couched spear against a young warrior similarly armed, but with
circular shield (seen in perspective) and without sword or spear, who has fallen
forward to r. upon r. hand and knees, bleeding from a wound in the back.
The pupil of his eye is already turning upwards in death ; the rest of his face
is concealed by his r. shoulder as he tries vainly to crawl to r. On the r.
an Amazon in a kidaris, with quiver and bow-case at side and a panther-skin
hanging over the 1. arm, steps to L, shooting at the assailant; one arrow is flying
through the middle space, and a second is already fitted to the bent bow, as she
takes aim. On the r. is inscribed, . . . Al$, in the centre KAVOJ, on the 1. nai+i ;
O 77]at? «:aXo? valyi.

E 809. STAND FOR VASE. Old No. 972. Ht. 2 in. Diam. 3^ in. Canino Coll. 1843. Purple

used for wreath. No inner markings traceable. Drapery without folds on upper part. Eye
in archaic type, with pupil as dotted circle.

On the upper surface, within a sunk medallion, the edge of which is left red,
a Maenad dances to r., catching up with both hands about her waist the skirt of
her Ionic chiton, so that her legs from the knee downwards are free ; her hair
is looped up behind and confined with an ivy-wreath ; she wears earrings ;
both feet rest on the border, separated from it by a black line.

E 810. AMPHORA with tall stand. Ht. (neck restored) io\ in. Athens. Burgon Coll. Found

by Burgon himself in 1813, in fragments. For the form, cf. Stackelbcrg, Graeber, pi. 25, also
Berlin Cat. 2404-2406, and Athens Mus. no. 1454 ; a similar vase is shown in the design on
E 774, where it seems to be in use as a nepi.ppavTripi.ov ; it is probably analogous to the
loutrophori, and the design would suit this. Later fine style. White fillet and necklace. The
hair is drawn in single fine lines, as on the prcthesis-amphora, Mon. dell' Inst, viii, pi. 5.
The main design (1) occupies the whole of the body ; above and below, bands of egg pattern ;
and around the lowest part, rays. Of the design on the stand only one fragment (2) is pre-
served ; round the foot, rays.

(1) Toilet for a wedding (?). On a couch with two pillows decorated with
laurel, a woman in long chiton, mantle, and saccos, sits sideways to r., with her
feet on a footstool ending in claws ; she looks down into a mirror held in her 1.
hand, her r. resting on the couch behind her. Beside the footstool is a large
rectangular box on four legs. On the 1. a woman in long chiton and mantle,