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STYLE OF ASSTEAS. J J
each arm. On the 1. of the altar are three figures to r. : the first, Diomedes,
looks back, and is beardless, with long curls, white pilos, short embroidered
bordered chiton over 1. shoulder, white cross-belt and girdle, and endromides; in
1. hand a spear, in r. he holds up a sheathed sword. Next is Periboia, with short
hair, long girt bordered chiton and apoptygma to the hips, and sandals, looking back
at Oineus, holding out 1. hand as if making some request, and laying r. hand
on his shoulder. Oineus draws back as if in surprise ; he has white hair and
beard, long girt sleeved chiton with palmettes and engrailed border, embroidered
himation over 1. shoulder with border of wave-pattern, and endromides with
studs, both hands extended, in r. a staff.
[Vogel's interpretation has been adopted here on account of the inscribed figure Agrios ;
cf. Schol. in Ar. AcJi. 418, Anton. Liber. Tratisformat. 37, Apollod. i. 8, 6, and the Olvevs of
Euripides ; but the interpretation of the old Catalogue (Orestes on the altar of the Tauric
Artemis) seems equally suitable. For the Erinnys, cf. Roscher, i. p. 1335 ; Rosenberg, /. c.
p. 53, no. A, 2 ; Miiller-Wieseler, Denkm. d. a. Kunst, ii. 862.]
Under each handle is a female head turned towards the design ; the one
on the 1. has close embroidered cap, earrings, necklace, chiton, and 1. hand
raised ; the other has hair in a knot, embroidered opislhospliendoue, earrings,
necklace, and bordered chiton, r. hand raised.
HYDRIA. Ht. 15 in. From Xola. Blacas Coll., 1867. Designs red on black ground,
with white accessories. Round the lip, wave-pattern ; on the neck, laurel-wreath and egg-
moulding ; at the back, palmettes. Between the designs, egg-moulding; below all round,
wave-pattern.
1. On the shoulder : On the 1. is a female figure seated to 1., looking back, Plate V.
with wreath, earrings, necklace, bracelets, long girt embroidered chiton with
stripe down the front, and sandals, in r. hand a mirror, in 1. she holds out a
phiale containing fruit ; before her is a swan to 1. with outstretched neck. In
the centre of the scene is a female figure seated to r. (as the last, but no stripe
on chiton), with a branch in 1. hand and a fruit in r. ; underneath her r.
arm is a cista ornamented with chequer, on which is fruit. Before her is a
nude female figure seated on a stool to r., with legs in the air, looking back ;
she wears a wreath, bracelet on r. arm, and shoes ; her r. hand rests on the
knee of the last figure, and in the 1. is a phiale containing fruit. On the r. is
another female figure reclining to r. looking back, with wreath and sandals,
in 1. hand a tympanon with rosjtte in centre and pattern of network round the
edge, r. hand extended. The ground is indicated by white lines.
2. On the body, Dionysiac thiasos: In the centre is a Maenad to 1., with
curly hair, wreath, earrings, necklace, bracelets, long bordered embroidered
chiton with apoptygma to hips and girdle with white studs, embroidered himation
over 1. arm, and shoes ; she looks down and holds out a lighted torch in
each hand. Behind her is a Maenad to r. with embroidered double spheudoue,
earrings, necklace, bracelets, chiton as the last, and shoes, in 1. hand a thyrsos,
111 r. a mirror, into which she is looking. Below her is a Maenad ieate.l on
STYLE OF ASSTEAS. J J
each arm. On the 1. of the altar are three figures to r. : the first, Diomedes,
looks back, and is beardless, with long curls, white pilos, short embroidered
bordered chiton over 1. shoulder, white cross-belt and girdle, and endromides; in
1. hand a spear, in r. he holds up a sheathed sword. Next is Periboia, with short
hair, long girt bordered chiton and apoptygma to the hips, and sandals, looking back
at Oineus, holding out 1. hand as if making some request, and laying r. hand
on his shoulder. Oineus draws back as if in surprise ; he has white hair and
beard, long girt sleeved chiton with palmettes and engrailed border, embroidered
himation over 1. shoulder with border of wave-pattern, and endromides with
studs, both hands extended, in r. a staff.
[Vogel's interpretation has been adopted here on account of the inscribed figure Agrios ;
cf. Schol. in Ar. AcJi. 418, Anton. Liber. Tratisformat. 37, Apollod. i. 8, 6, and the Olvevs of
Euripides ; but the interpretation of the old Catalogue (Orestes on the altar of the Tauric
Artemis) seems equally suitable. For the Erinnys, cf. Roscher, i. p. 1335 ; Rosenberg, /. c.
p. 53, no. A, 2 ; Miiller-Wieseler, Denkm. d. a. Kunst, ii. 862.]
Under each handle is a female head turned towards the design ; the one
on the 1. has close embroidered cap, earrings, necklace, chiton, and 1. hand
raised ; the other has hair in a knot, embroidered opislhospliendoue, earrings,
necklace, and bordered chiton, r. hand raised.
HYDRIA. Ht. 15 in. From Xola. Blacas Coll., 1867. Designs red on black ground,
with white accessories. Round the lip, wave-pattern ; on the neck, laurel-wreath and egg-
moulding ; at the back, palmettes. Between the designs, egg-moulding; below all round,
wave-pattern.
1. On the shoulder : On the 1. is a female figure seated to 1., looking back, Plate V.
with wreath, earrings, necklace, bracelets, long girt embroidered chiton with
stripe down the front, and sandals, in r. hand a mirror, in 1. she holds out a
phiale containing fruit ; before her is a swan to 1. with outstretched neck. In
the centre of the scene is a female figure seated to r. (as the last, but no stripe
on chiton), with a branch in 1. hand and a fruit in r. ; underneath her r.
arm is a cista ornamented with chequer, on which is fruit. Before her is a
nude female figure seated on a stool to r., with legs in the air, looking back ;
she wears a wreath, bracelet on r. arm, and shoes ; her r. hand rests on the
knee of the last figure, and in the 1. is a phiale containing fruit. On the r. is
another female figure reclining to r. looking back, with wreath and sandals,
in 1. hand a tympanon with rosjtte in centre and pattern of network round the
edge, r. hand extended. The ground is indicated by white lines.
2. On the body, Dionysiac thiasos: In the centre is a Maenad to 1., with
curly hair, wreath, earrings, necklace, bracelets, long bordered embroidered
chiton with apoptygma to hips and girdle with white studs, embroidered himation
over 1. arm, and shoes ; she looks down and holds out a lighted torch in
each hand. Behind her is a Maenad to r. with embroidered double spheudoue,
earrings, necklace, bracelets, chiton as the last, and shoes, in 1. hand a thyrsos,
111 r. a mirror, into which she is looking. Below her is a Maenad ieate.l on