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excavated for the Museum in 1894 at Amathus in Cyprus, but arrived, too late
to be included in the present volume ; it has a combat of Greeks and Amazons
for its subject. Besides decorative patterns, they are adorned with friezes in
relief, the subjects being often mythological. Scenes from Homer are not in-
frequent (cf. C. Robert, Homerischc Becker, in 50'" Winckelmannsfcstprogr. 1890),
while others present scenes from Euripides, of which we possess two examples,
both, singularly enough, from the Phoenissac. Another interesting and almost
unique subject is the rape of Auge by Heracles (G 103). These bowls may be
regarded as the origin of the so-called Samian or Aretine fabrics. On the
subject see Rayct and Collignon, Hist. Ccr. Grecque, p. 352 ; Benndorf, Gr. u.
Sic. Vasenb., p. 117; Furtwaengler, Coll. Sabouroff, text to pi. 73; Classical
Reviezv, viii. (1894), p. 325 ; and Robert, op. cit.
(5) Calenian phialae and fragments (G 118-150). Like the Megarian vases,
these consist of a series of bowls, but are much shallower, while the reliefs,
instead of being arranged round the outside in friezes, form medallions in the
centre of the bowl or friezes round the interior. They are regarded as having
been manufactured at Cales (see Gaz. Arch. 1879, p. 43). G 118-119 are two
very interesting complete examples, both with friezes of quadrigae containing
deities, each driven by a Nike. Several examples of this subject are known,
generally with slight variations in the deities. It is interesting to compare with
these vases two silver phialae in the Museum from Eze in France, which
have almost identical subjects embossed upon them (Blanchet in Mem. de la
•Soc. uationale ties Antiquaires de France, vol. 54). From the Castellani collec-
tion a series of fragments of these phialae have been acquired, all of which
are published in Benndorf's Gr. it. Sic. Vaseubilder, pis. 57-58. The subjects
are often repeated, showing" that the same mould was used more than once.
Several interesting scenes occur : Paris attacked by Deiphobos, Apollo with
Daphne and Marpessa, Heracles and Hylas, and also a purely Roman subject,
Romulus and Remus suckled by the wolf. The names of Roman potters on
some examples show that these phialae were made under Roman influence,
probably about 200 B.C. On the subject see Gamurrini in Gaz. Arch., I. c,
and Rayet and Collignon, op. cit., p. 346 ff.
(6) Vases in the shape of animals and human figures (G 151-178). Most
of these come from Southern Italy ; some are in the ordinary black-glazed ware,
in other cases the red clay is covered with a white slip, which often flakes off,
leaving the clay in its natural state.
(7) Vases of plain red ware with reliefs (G 179-194). These vases come
for the most part from Bolsena, and are probably of very late date. The clay is
glazed, but there are no traces of painting or even of black varnish being
employed. The sole ornamentation is in the form of reliefs. As a rule the
style is coarse and very poor, but the careful execution of the details on the
rhyton G 189 should be noted. Vases of a similar type have been found in
Italy, which bear traces of having been gilded or silvered ; this question has
been fully discussed by Klugmann in Ann. dell' Inst. 1871, p. 5 (C ; but there
excavated for the Museum in 1894 at Amathus in Cyprus, but arrived, too late
to be included in the present volume ; it has a combat of Greeks and Amazons
for its subject. Besides decorative patterns, they are adorned with friezes in
relief, the subjects being often mythological. Scenes from Homer are not in-
frequent (cf. C. Robert, Homerischc Becker, in 50'" Winckelmannsfcstprogr. 1890),
while others present scenes from Euripides, of which we possess two examples,
both, singularly enough, from the Phoenissac. Another interesting and almost
unique subject is the rape of Auge by Heracles (G 103). These bowls may be
regarded as the origin of the so-called Samian or Aretine fabrics. On the
subject see Rayct and Collignon, Hist. Ccr. Grecque, p. 352 ; Benndorf, Gr. u.
Sic. Vasenb., p. 117; Furtwaengler, Coll. Sabouroff, text to pi. 73; Classical
Reviezv, viii. (1894), p. 325 ; and Robert, op. cit.
(5) Calenian phialae and fragments (G 118-150). Like the Megarian vases,
these consist of a series of bowls, but are much shallower, while the reliefs,
instead of being arranged round the outside in friezes, form medallions in the
centre of the bowl or friezes round the interior. They are regarded as having
been manufactured at Cales (see Gaz. Arch. 1879, p. 43). G 118-119 are two
very interesting complete examples, both with friezes of quadrigae containing
deities, each driven by a Nike. Several examples of this subject are known,
generally with slight variations in the deities. It is interesting to compare with
these vases two silver phialae in the Museum from Eze in France, which
have almost identical subjects embossed upon them (Blanchet in Mem. de la
•Soc. uationale ties Antiquaires de France, vol. 54). From the Castellani collec-
tion a series of fragments of these phialae have been acquired, all of which
are published in Benndorf's Gr. it. Sic. Vaseubilder, pis. 57-58. The subjects
are often repeated, showing" that the same mould was used more than once.
Several interesting scenes occur : Paris attacked by Deiphobos, Apollo with
Daphne and Marpessa, Heracles and Hylas, and also a purely Roman subject,
Romulus and Remus suckled by the wolf. The names of Roman potters on
some examples show that these phialae were made under Roman influence,
probably about 200 B.C. On the subject see Gamurrini in Gaz. Arch., I. c,
and Rayet and Collignon, op. cit., p. 346 ff.
(6) Vases in the shape of animals and human figures (G 151-178). Most
of these come from Southern Italy ; some are in the ordinary black-glazed ware,
in other cases the red clay is covered with a white slip, which often flakes off,
leaving the clay in its natural state.
(7) Vases of plain red ware with reliefs (G 179-194). These vases come
for the most part from Bolsena, and are probably of very late date. The clay is
glazed, but there are no traces of painting or even of black varnish being
employed. The sole ornamentation is in the form of reliefs. As a rule the
style is coarse and very poor, but the careful execution of the details on the
rhyton G 189 should be noted. Vases of a similar type have been found in
Italy, which bear traces of having been gilded or silvered ; this question has
been fully discussed by Klugmann in Ann. dell' Inst. 1871, p. 5 (C ; but there