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STYLE OF ASSTEAS. 75
to ]., wearing wreath and himation, probably Achilles, who was the Centaurs
pupil. Above Cheiron is incised : XIPQN, Xlpwv. On the r. above is a line
indicating rocky ground, over which are seen the upper parts of two Nymphs
partly turned towards one another, as if conversing ; they have masks with
protruding lips, and wear white fillets, long chitons, and bordered himatia. The
one on the r. wears a veil, which she draws forward with r. hand, and the other
has curly hair and a beaded ampyx ; above them is incised : NY . . Al, ~Nv[/xcj>]ai,.
The presence of these two figures may have reference to the Nymphs of
Anigros, where Cheiron bathed after being wounded by Heracles (Paus. v. 5, 10).
(b) In the centre is an athlete seated on a rock to 1., nude and beardless,
holding up an aryballos by a thong in r. hand. On either side facing him is a
youth in a himation, the one on the r. with staff and r. shoulder left bare; above
hangs a pair of Iialteres.
BELL-CRATER. Old No. 134.4. Ht. I2| in. Diam. 12J in. Payne Knight Coll.
Furtwaengler, Eros in d. 1 'asenmalerei, p. 40, note. Designs red on black ground, with white
accessories. Above, laurel-wreath ; below, wave-pattern ; under the handles, palmettos.
(a) Dionysos to r., beardless, with long curls, ivy-wreath, and embroidered
taenia, beaded shoulder-belt, bordered and embroidered himation over lower
limbs, and shoes with white studs; r. hand on hip, in 1. he holds up a tympanon.
Facing him is Eros, wearing wreath, beaded shoulder-belt, bracelet on r. arm,
beaded circlet on 1. thigh, anklet on 1. leg, and shoes, holding a white taenia
in both hands ; above him hangs a wreath, and behind Dionysos is a taenia.
(b) Two youths conversing, with wreaths, and himatia over their 1. shoulders;
the one on the 1. has a staff in r. hand, and holds out a fruit or ball in 1. ;
the other has a taenia in r. hand.
BELL-CRATER. Old No. 1340. Ht. I2f in. Diam. n\ in. Hamilton Coll. Designs
red on black ground, with accessories of white and yellow on both sides. Above the designs,
laurel wreath ; below, wave-pattern ; below the handles, palmettos.
(a) Youthful Satyr moving to 1., with wreath, bracelets, circlet of beads
round 1. thigh, shoes, fruit in 1. hand, torch in r., by the light of which he
explores the way. He is followed by Dionysos, who is beardless, with long
hair, wreath, bracelets, beaded shoulder-belt, circlet of beads round 1. thigh,
shoes, and chlamys with border of dots over 1. arm and r. thigh, in r. hand a
bunch of grapes (?), in 1. a thyrsos tied with a taenia; between them hangs
a taenia.
(b) Two ephebi conversing, with wreaths, himatia, and shoes, staff in hand ;
the one on the 1. holds out a string of beads in r. hand.
BELL-CRATER. Old No. 1437. Ht. 23 in. Diam. 2oi in. From Santa Agata dei
Goti. Pourtales Coll., 1865 {Cat. 204). Panofka, Cab. Pour tales, pi. 11 ; Gerhard, Apul. Vascnb.
pi. A, fig. 3 ; Smith, Diet. Ant? ii. p. 931. Designs red on black panels, with white, yellow, and
dark brown accessories. In the style of Python (see p. 16). Above the designs, (a) ivy-wreath
(leaves and berries, white and yellow accessories) and egg-moulding, (J/) laurel-wreath. Round
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STYLE OF ASSTEAS. 75
to ]., wearing wreath and himation, probably Achilles, who was the Centaurs
pupil. Above Cheiron is incised : XIPQN, Xlpwv. On the r. above is a line
indicating rocky ground, over which are seen the upper parts of two Nymphs
partly turned towards one another, as if conversing ; they have masks with
protruding lips, and wear white fillets, long chitons, and bordered himatia. The
one on the r. wears a veil, which she draws forward with r. hand, and the other
has curly hair and a beaded ampyx ; above them is incised : NY . . Al, ~Nv[/xcj>]ai,.
The presence of these two figures may have reference to the Nymphs of
Anigros, where Cheiron bathed after being wounded by Heracles (Paus. v. 5, 10).
(b) In the centre is an athlete seated on a rock to 1., nude and beardless,
holding up an aryballos by a thong in r. hand. On either side facing him is a
youth in a himation, the one on the r. with staff and r. shoulder left bare; above
hangs a pair of Iialteres.
BELL-CRATER. Old No. 134.4. Ht. I2| in. Diam. 12J in. Payne Knight Coll.
Furtwaengler, Eros in d. 1 'asenmalerei, p. 40, note. Designs red on black ground, with white
accessories. Above, laurel-wreath ; below, wave-pattern ; under the handles, palmettos.
(a) Dionysos to r., beardless, with long curls, ivy-wreath, and embroidered
taenia, beaded shoulder-belt, bordered and embroidered himation over lower
limbs, and shoes with white studs; r. hand on hip, in 1. he holds up a tympanon.
Facing him is Eros, wearing wreath, beaded shoulder-belt, bracelet on r. arm,
beaded circlet on 1. thigh, anklet on 1. leg, and shoes, holding a white taenia
in both hands ; above him hangs a wreath, and behind Dionysos is a taenia.
(b) Two youths conversing, with wreaths, and himatia over their 1. shoulders;
the one on the 1. has a staff in r. hand, and holds out a fruit or ball in 1. ;
the other has a taenia in r. hand.
BELL-CRATER. Old No. 1340. Ht. I2f in. Diam. n\ in. Hamilton Coll. Designs
red on black ground, with accessories of white and yellow on both sides. Above the designs,
laurel wreath ; below, wave-pattern ; below the handles, palmettos.
(a) Youthful Satyr moving to 1., with wreath, bracelets, circlet of beads
round 1. thigh, shoes, fruit in 1. hand, torch in r., by the light of which he
explores the way. He is followed by Dionysos, who is beardless, with long
hair, wreath, bracelets, beaded shoulder-belt, circlet of beads round 1. thigh,
shoes, and chlamys with border of dots over 1. arm and r. thigh, in r. hand a
bunch of grapes (?), in 1. a thyrsos tied with a taenia; between them hangs
a taenia.
(b) Two ephebi conversing, with wreaths, himatia, and shoes, staff in hand ;
the one on the 1. holds out a string of beads in r. hand.
BELL-CRATER. Old No. 1437. Ht. 23 in. Diam. 2oi in. From Santa Agata dei
Goti. Pourtales Coll., 1865 {Cat. 204). Panofka, Cab. Pour tales, pi. 11 ; Gerhard, Apul. Vascnb.
pi. A, fig. 3 ; Smith, Diet. Ant? ii. p. 931. Designs red on black panels, with white, yellow, and
dark brown accessories. In the style of Python (see p. 16). Above the designs, (a) ivy-wreath
(leaves and berries, white and yellow accessories) and egg-moulding, (J/) laurel-wreath. Round