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2l6 CATALOGUE OF VASES.
F 498. AMPHORISCOS. Ht. 5| in. Blacas Coll. 1867. Mouth injured. Designs red on
black ground, with borders of zigzag above, and chevrons and dots down the sides. Shape
resembling Fig. 5.
(a) Youth moving to 1., with 1. hand muffled in drapery, holding a scarf in
r. hand.
(I?) Female figure moving to 1., with hair in a knot, earrings, necklace,
bracelets, and long girt chiton fastened on shoulders.
F 499. AMPHORA. Old No. 1673. Ht. 6J in. From Calabria. Designs red on black ground ;
coarse. Shape as Nolan amphorae.
(a) Grotesque figure to 1., with dwarf's body terminating in the tail and
legs of a bird, projecting nose and mouth, rough hair with a crest on the top
like a cock's, and hands extended. (0) Swan to 1.; before it, a tendril ; above,
a pair of hat'teres.
F 500. HYDRIA. Ht. iojin. 1892. Design red on black ground, with slight accessories of
white. Perhaps of Campanian fabric. Shape as Fig. 8. Round the lip, egg-moulding ; on
the neck, tongue-pattern. On the shoulder, a Gorgoneion with volutes either side ; below the
design, wave-pattern all round ; at the back, palmettes.
Perseus escaping with, head of Medusa: Perseus flies to 1., looking Plate Xl^-
back ; he is beardless, with long hair, winged petasos, bordered chlamys fastened Fig. 2.
with a fibula and floating behind, winged endromides, harpe in r. hand, in 1. the
head of Medusa with eyes closed, which he holds by the hair. Behind him flies
a Gorgon, with radiated fillet, long spotted chiton and apoptygma, and sandals,
wings addorsed, hands extended to seize him. Under the handle on the r. is
seated the body of Medusa, with long chiton and apoptygma, bordered himation
over lower limbs, and sandals, on a rock indicated by flowers. Under the other
handle is a female head looking up to r., with hair in a knot, radiated fillet,
earrings, and necklace.
[Cf. Mon. dell' Inst. viii. 34, 1, and p. 31 of Vol. II. of this Catalogue^
F 501. ASKOS. Old No. 14S8. Ht. 54 in. 1842. Northampton Coll. Design red on black
ground. The shape is a rude imitation of a bird, with feathers indicated in front and at the
back; the head and tail are partly broken away. The shape resembles F 414-416; on the
tail is a spout, and over the back a handle.
On either side is a panel : (a) Head of a Maenad to r., with embroidered
cap, large earrings, and necklace ; behind, a band of wave-pattern and egg-
moulding.
(b) Head of a Seilenos to L, bald, with a tuft of hair on the forehead,
wearing a necklace ; behind, egg-moulding.
F 502. LEPASTE. Old No. 1635. Ht. 6f in. Diam. 7i in. Designs black on red and white
on black ground. Shape as Fig. 17. On the top of the cover, a double palmette (black on
red) ; round the edge, wave pattern (black on red); on the cover, pendants and a pattern of
F 498. AMPHORISCOS. Ht. 5| in. Blacas Coll. 1867. Mouth injured. Designs red on
black ground, with borders of zigzag above, and chevrons and dots down the sides. Shape
resembling Fig. 5.
(a) Youth moving to 1., with 1. hand muffled in drapery, holding a scarf in
r. hand.
(I?) Female figure moving to 1., with hair in a knot, earrings, necklace,
bracelets, and long girt chiton fastened on shoulders.
F 499. AMPHORA. Old No. 1673. Ht. 6J in. From Calabria. Designs red on black ground ;
coarse. Shape as Nolan amphorae.
(a) Grotesque figure to 1., with dwarf's body terminating in the tail and
legs of a bird, projecting nose and mouth, rough hair with a crest on the top
like a cock's, and hands extended. (0) Swan to 1.; before it, a tendril ; above,
a pair of hat'teres.
F 500. HYDRIA. Ht. iojin. 1892. Design red on black ground, with slight accessories of
white. Perhaps of Campanian fabric. Shape as Fig. 8. Round the lip, egg-moulding ; on
the neck, tongue-pattern. On the shoulder, a Gorgoneion with volutes either side ; below the
design, wave-pattern all round ; at the back, palmettes.
Perseus escaping with, head of Medusa: Perseus flies to 1., looking Plate Xl^-
back ; he is beardless, with long hair, winged petasos, bordered chlamys fastened Fig. 2.
with a fibula and floating behind, winged endromides, harpe in r. hand, in 1. the
head of Medusa with eyes closed, which he holds by the hair. Behind him flies
a Gorgon, with radiated fillet, long spotted chiton and apoptygma, and sandals,
wings addorsed, hands extended to seize him. Under the handle on the r. is
seated the body of Medusa, with long chiton and apoptygma, bordered himation
over lower limbs, and sandals, on a rock indicated by flowers. Under the other
handle is a female head looking up to r., with hair in a knot, radiated fillet,
earrings, and necklace.
[Cf. Mon. dell' Inst. viii. 34, 1, and p. 31 of Vol. II. of this Catalogue^
F 501. ASKOS. Old No. 14S8. Ht. 54 in. 1842. Northampton Coll. Design red on black
ground. The shape is a rude imitation of a bird, with feathers indicated in front and at the
back; the head and tail are partly broken away. The shape resembles F 414-416; on the
tail is a spout, and over the back a handle.
On either side is a panel : (a) Head of a Maenad to r., with embroidered
cap, large earrings, and necklace ; behind, a band of wave-pattern and egg-
moulding.
(b) Head of a Seilenos to L, bald, with a tuft of hair on the forehead,
wearing a necklace ; behind, egg-moulding.
F 502. LEPASTE. Old No. 1635. Ht. 6f in. Diam. 7i in. Designs black on red and white
on black ground. Shape as Fig. 17. On the top of the cover, a double palmette (black on
red) ; round the edge, wave pattern (black on red); on the cover, pendants and a pattern of