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186 CATALOGUE OF VASES.
on the body, white laurel-wreath. At the upper juncture of the handle are two female heads
in relief.
Female figure reclining with feet to 1., with hair tied in a bunch, open
embroidered cap, earrings, double necklace, bracelets, long girt chiton fastened
with fibulae on the shoulders, and sandals ; in r. hand a phiale with fruit, in
1. a mirror; ground-lines indicated.
F 396. EPICHYSIS. Old No. 1534. Ht. 71 in. From the Basilicata. Durimd Coll. 567.
Design red on black ground, with white accessories ; above and below, egg-moulding ; at the
back, palmettos. Sloping shoulder ; body cup-shaped and fluted, on high stem. At the upper
juncture of the handle are two female heads in relief.
Eros to 1. leaning forward with r. foot on rock, open cap radiated in front,
bracelets, string of beads over r. shoulder, anklet on 1. leg, and sandals ; in r.
hand a phi'ale with fruit, in 1. a bunch of grapes ; before him, two pomegranates,
and behind, a laurel-branch.
F 397. EPICHYSIS. Old No. 1530. Ht. 5J in. Design red on black ground, with white
accessories. On either side of the handle, tendrils ; on the body, a laurel-wreath.
Female figure reclining with feet to r., looking back, with close cap, ear-
rings, necklace, bracelets, and long girt chiton, in r. hand a mirror, in 1. a cista ;
in th? field, an ivy-leaf.
F 398 , EPICHYSIS. Ht. 55 in. From Anzi, Basilicata. Temple Coll., 1856. Slightly
restored. Design red on black ground, with while accessories. Round the edge, egg-mould-
ing ; at the back, palmettes ; on the body, a white ivy-wreath.
Eros kneeling on r. knee to I., with white fillet, earrings, necklace, bracelets,
strings of beads over r. shoulder and round 1. thigh, and sandals, in r. hand a
mirror, in 1. a white taenia ; in front of him, a small stele.
F 399, LEKYTHOS. Ht. 12J in. From Apulia. Blacas Coll., 1S67. El. Ce'r. ii. pi. 23A.
Restored. Design red on black ground, with accessories of white, yellow, and purple. Shape
as Fig. 13. Above the design, palmettes and rosettes; below, maeander; at the back,
palmettes ; on the handle, myrtle-wreath.
In the centre are Aphrodite and Apollo (?) seated to front, side by side on
a couch. Aphrodite on the 1. turns back to look at Apollo ; she has an open
embroidered cap, earrings, double necklace, bracelets, long chiton and himation,
and white shoes. Apollo has curly hair, himation over lower limbs, and
shoes ; his r. hand is placed on Aphrodite's shoulder, and in 1. he holds a lyre
(white with yellow markings); her 1. hand rests on his lap. Their feet rest on
a long low footstool on which is a chevron pattern in white ; on it is perched a
pigeon to r. The couch has a striped cushion at each end, a purple mattress,
and legs with bases painted white ; on each base are painted three human
figures in black, on the couch are various patterns, and on the cushion by
Aphrodite is a large white cylindrical cista with patterns in yellow. Against
on the body, white laurel-wreath. At the upper juncture of the handle are two female heads
in relief.
Female figure reclining with feet to 1., with hair tied in a bunch, open
embroidered cap, earrings, double necklace, bracelets, long girt chiton fastened
with fibulae on the shoulders, and sandals ; in r. hand a phiale with fruit, in
1. a mirror; ground-lines indicated.
F 396. EPICHYSIS. Old No. 1534. Ht. 71 in. From the Basilicata. Durimd Coll. 567.
Design red on black ground, with white accessories ; above and below, egg-moulding ; at the
back, palmettos. Sloping shoulder ; body cup-shaped and fluted, on high stem. At the upper
juncture of the handle are two female heads in relief.
Eros to 1. leaning forward with r. foot on rock, open cap radiated in front,
bracelets, string of beads over r. shoulder, anklet on 1. leg, and sandals ; in r.
hand a phi'ale with fruit, in 1. a bunch of grapes ; before him, two pomegranates,
and behind, a laurel-branch.
F 397. EPICHYSIS. Old No. 1530. Ht. 5J in. Design red on black ground, with white
accessories. On either side of the handle, tendrils ; on the body, a laurel-wreath.
Female figure reclining with feet to r., looking back, with close cap, ear-
rings, necklace, bracelets, and long girt chiton, in r. hand a mirror, in 1. a cista ;
in th? field, an ivy-leaf.
F 398 , EPICHYSIS. Ht. 55 in. From Anzi, Basilicata. Temple Coll., 1856. Slightly
restored. Design red on black ground, with while accessories. Round the edge, egg-mould-
ing ; at the back, palmettes ; on the body, a white ivy-wreath.
Eros kneeling on r. knee to I., with white fillet, earrings, necklace, bracelets,
strings of beads over r. shoulder and round 1. thigh, and sandals, in r. hand a
mirror, in 1. a white taenia ; in front of him, a small stele.
F 399, LEKYTHOS. Ht. 12J in. From Apulia. Blacas Coll., 1S67. El. Ce'r. ii. pi. 23A.
Restored. Design red on black ground, with accessories of white, yellow, and purple. Shape
as Fig. 13. Above the design, palmettes and rosettes; below, maeander; at the back,
palmettes ; on the handle, myrtle-wreath.
In the centre are Aphrodite and Apollo (?) seated to front, side by side on
a couch. Aphrodite on the 1. turns back to look at Apollo ; she has an open
embroidered cap, earrings, double necklace, bracelets, long chiton and himation,
and white shoes. Apollo has curly hair, himation over lower limbs, and
shoes ; his r. hand is placed on Aphrodite's shoulder, and in 1. he holds a lyre
(white with yellow markings); her 1. hand rests on his lap. Their feet rest on
a long low footstool on which is a chevron pattern in white ; on it is perched a
pigeon to r. The couch has a striped cushion at each end, a purple mattress,
and legs with bases painted white ; on each base are painted three human
figures in black, on the couch are various patterns, and on the cushion by
Aphrodite is a large white cylindrical cista with patterns in yellow. Against