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192 CATALOGUE OF VASES.
yellow ; below, egg-moulding ; on either side, palmettes. The gazelle's head is black with white
horns, the eyes white with black markings and yellow cornea.
Eros kneeling to 1., with hair in a bunch, open embroidered cap, earrings,
necklace, bracelets, strings of beads over r. shoulder and round 1. thigh, anklet
on 1. leg, and shoes, in r. hand a branch, in 1. a fan. At his 1. side is a torch
with four arms ; in front of him is a taenia; behind, an ivy-leaf.
F 421. RHYTON, terminating in a horse's head. Length, 8i in. Diam. 3$ in. From Ruvo.
Blacas Coll., 1867. Design red on black ground, with accessories of white and yellow. Above,
egg-moulding; on either side, tendrils. The horse's head is painted black, with markings of
eyes and bit in yellow, purple head-stall, and a tuft of hair on the forehead.
Eros seated to 1. on a rock, with hair in a bunch, earrings, necklace,
bracelets, strings of beads over r. shoulder and round 1. thigh, anklet on 1. leg,
and sandals ; in r. hand a cista ornamented with a wavy line, on which is
fruit, and a wreath of large flowers.
P 422. RHYTON, terminating in a bull's head. Length, 7I in. Diam. 3J in. From Ruvo.
Blacas Coll., 1867. Design red on black ground, with accessories of white and yellow ; round
the lip, egg-moulding ; on either side, palmettes. The bull's head is painted black, the eyes
and nostrils left in the colour of the clay.
Youthful Satyr moving to 1., wearing a fillet, playing the double flute ;
above, two ivy-leaves.
P 423. RHYTON, terminating in a bull's head. Length, 8| in. Diam. 4f in. From Ruvo.
Blacas Coll., 1867. Design red on black ground, with white accessories ; above, egg-moulding ;
on either side, a palmette. The bull's head is black, the eyes red with black markings.
Female figure seated on a rock to r., with hair in a bunch, open beaded
cap, earrings, necklace, bracelets, long girt chiton, himation over lower limbs,
and sandals ; in r. hand a wreath, in 1. a tympanon ; ground-lines indicated.
F 424. RHYTON, terminating in a cow's head. Old No. 1473. Length, 8^ in. From the
Basilicata. Durand Coll. 1269. Design red on black ground, with accessories of white and
yellow. Round the lip, wave-pattern; below the design, egg-moulding; on cither side,
palmettes. The cow's head is black, with white horns and eyes, the cornea yellow with a
black ring round ; ears, mouth, and nostrils red inside.
Eros kneeling to L, with hair in a bunch, open beaded cap, earrings,
necklace, bracelets, strings of beads over r. shoulder and round 1. thigh, anklet
on 1. leg, and sandals ; in r. hand a cista with gabled lid and handle on the
top, on which are painted three human figures (?) in white ; in 1. hand a fan.
In front of him, an ivy-leaf and taenia ; behind, a white taenia and ivy-leaf.
F 425. RHYTON, terminating in a ram's head. Old No. 1465. Ht. ~j\ in. Archaeologia,
li. p. 392. Design red on black ground, with white accessories. The ram's head is black, the
horns left in the colour of the clay and marked with red transverse lines ; the cornea of the eye
yellow with black spots, the pupil black. Round the lip, egg-moulding ; on cither side of the
design, palmettes.
yellow ; below, egg-moulding ; on either side, palmettes. The gazelle's head is black with white
horns, the eyes white with black markings and yellow cornea.
Eros kneeling to 1., with hair in a bunch, open embroidered cap, earrings,
necklace, bracelets, strings of beads over r. shoulder and round 1. thigh, anklet
on 1. leg, and shoes, in r. hand a branch, in 1. a fan. At his 1. side is a torch
with four arms ; in front of him is a taenia; behind, an ivy-leaf.
F 421. RHYTON, terminating in a horse's head. Length, 8i in. Diam. 3$ in. From Ruvo.
Blacas Coll., 1867. Design red on black ground, with accessories of white and yellow. Above,
egg-moulding; on either side, tendrils. The horse's head is painted black, with markings of
eyes and bit in yellow, purple head-stall, and a tuft of hair on the forehead.
Eros seated to 1. on a rock, with hair in a bunch, earrings, necklace,
bracelets, strings of beads over r. shoulder and round 1. thigh, anklet on 1. leg,
and sandals ; in r. hand a cista ornamented with a wavy line, on which is
fruit, and a wreath of large flowers.
P 422. RHYTON, terminating in a bull's head. Length, 7I in. Diam. 3J in. From Ruvo.
Blacas Coll., 1867. Design red on black ground, with accessories of white and yellow ; round
the lip, egg-moulding ; on either side, palmettes. The bull's head is painted black, the eyes
and nostrils left in the colour of the clay.
Youthful Satyr moving to 1., wearing a fillet, playing the double flute ;
above, two ivy-leaves.
P 423. RHYTON, terminating in a bull's head. Length, 8| in. Diam. 4f in. From Ruvo.
Blacas Coll., 1867. Design red on black ground, with white accessories ; above, egg-moulding ;
on either side, a palmette. The bull's head is black, the eyes red with black markings.
Female figure seated on a rock to r., with hair in a bunch, open beaded
cap, earrings, necklace, bracelets, long girt chiton, himation over lower limbs,
and sandals ; in r. hand a wreath, in 1. a tympanon ; ground-lines indicated.
F 424. RHYTON, terminating in a cow's head. Old No. 1473. Length, 8^ in. From the
Basilicata. Durand Coll. 1269. Design red on black ground, with accessories of white and
yellow. Round the lip, wave-pattern; below the design, egg-moulding; on cither side,
palmettes. The cow's head is black, with white horns and eyes, the cornea yellow with a
black ring round ; ears, mouth, and nostrils red inside.
Eros kneeling to L, with hair in a bunch, open beaded cap, earrings,
necklace, bracelets, strings of beads over r. shoulder and round 1. thigh, anklet
on 1. leg, and sandals ; in r. hand a cista with gabled lid and handle on the
top, on which are painted three human figures (?) in white ; in 1. hand a fan.
In front of him, an ivy-leaf and taenia ; behind, a white taenia and ivy-leaf.
F 425. RHYTON, terminating in a ram's head. Old No. 1465. Ht. ~j\ in. Archaeologia,
li. p. 392. Design red on black ground, with white accessories. The ram's head is black, the
horns left in the colour of the clay and marked with red transverse lines ; the cornea of the eye
yellow with black spots, the pupil black. Round the lip, egg-moulding ; on cither side of the
design, palmettes.