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VASES OF RED WARE WITH RELIEFS. 267
tied under the neck ; on either side, a laurel-branch. At the back, head of
Amazons and dolphins as in front. On the handles, both sides, heads of
Maenads, with wreaths and rich curly hair.
G 185. AMPHORA, with voluted handles, on a stand. Ht. I2| in. ; with stand, 20} in. From
Bolsena. Castellani, 1S73. Minervini in Bull. Arch. Hal. i. pi. 1, fig. 1, p. 161 ; Rayct and
Collignon, Hist. Cer. Grecque, p. 351; Ann. dell' Inst. 1871, p. 14. Red unglazed ware.
Handles as F 340 ; stand as G 184. Round the lip, bead and egg-mouldings.
Round the body, a frieze with combat of Greeks and Amazons, in relief:
A group repeated four times, consisting of: a warrior advancing to r. with
helmet, chlamys flying behind, shield, and sword ; a warrior rushing to r. on the
near side of his horse, r. hand raised behind his head as if hurling a spear or
stone ; a warrior to the front moving to 1., with r. hand raised and 1. hand
extended with chlamys as a shield ; he thrusts at an Amazon in short chiton
fallen on one knee to front. At the end of one group is an Amazon advancing
to 1., defending the fallen one, with short chiton and arms extended ; behind
her, a tree-stump.
[Compare Mon. dclP Inst. ix. pi. 26, figs. \a, li.]
G 186. JAR with two handles. Ht. 91 in. 1S49. O" tnc shoulder, moulded tongue-pattern.
Red unglazed ware.
On the body each side, a subject in relief: (a) Satyr embracing a
Maenad: The Maenad dances to r., holding out a thyrsos in r. hand ; her hair
is gathered in a knot, and she wears a long chiton leaving r. shoulder bare ;
her skirts are blown back by her rapid movement. The Satyr, who is youthful,
places r. arm round her waist and looks round at her ; he wears a wreath, and
a chlamys fastened with a fibula on 1. shoulder ; in 1. hand a pedum. On either
side is a vine filling the background.
(b) Similar subject; instead of the Satyr, a Seilenos with thyrsos in 1. hand,
to which the Maenad extends her 1. hand over his r. shoulder. She has flowing
hair, and holds a pliialc in r. hand ; he wears a short chiton and anaxyrides (?).
G 187. PHIALE. Diam. 9} in. From Bolsena. Castellani, 1S73. A similar vase is described
in Proc. Soc. Antigs. xv. (1894-5), p. 305, and Ann. deW Inst. 1871, p. 18.
In the centre is a medallion with reliefs : Female figure seated to 1., with
flowing hair and himation over lower limbs, in 1. hand the leg of an animal
with claws (?). Before her is Heracles to 1., leaning against rocks, beardless
and nude, with club in r. hand, cross-belt over r. shoulder, and lion's skin on
rock at 1. side. In the background is Eros to the front, holding a pliialc with
fruit in 1. hand. Round -the medallion are vine-leaves with bunches of grapes.
G 188. PHIALE. Diam. 9J in. From Bolsena. Castellani, 1S73.
In a medallion with borders of rays, a band of vine-leaves, tendrils, and
bunches of grapes, and sunk hatched lines : Head of Heracles in relief, with
flowing hair and lion's skin tied round neck.
tied under the neck ; on either side, a laurel-branch. At the back, head of
Amazons and dolphins as in front. On the handles, both sides, heads of
Maenads, with wreaths and rich curly hair.
G 185. AMPHORA, with voluted handles, on a stand. Ht. I2| in. ; with stand, 20} in. From
Bolsena. Castellani, 1S73. Minervini in Bull. Arch. Hal. i. pi. 1, fig. 1, p. 161 ; Rayct and
Collignon, Hist. Cer. Grecque, p. 351; Ann. dell' Inst. 1871, p. 14. Red unglazed ware.
Handles as F 340 ; stand as G 184. Round the lip, bead and egg-mouldings.
Round the body, a frieze with combat of Greeks and Amazons, in relief:
A group repeated four times, consisting of: a warrior advancing to r. with
helmet, chlamys flying behind, shield, and sword ; a warrior rushing to r. on the
near side of his horse, r. hand raised behind his head as if hurling a spear or
stone ; a warrior to the front moving to 1., with r. hand raised and 1. hand
extended with chlamys as a shield ; he thrusts at an Amazon in short chiton
fallen on one knee to front. At the end of one group is an Amazon advancing
to 1., defending the fallen one, with short chiton and arms extended ; behind
her, a tree-stump.
[Compare Mon. dclP Inst. ix. pi. 26, figs. \a, li.]
G 186. JAR with two handles. Ht. 91 in. 1S49. O" tnc shoulder, moulded tongue-pattern.
Red unglazed ware.
On the body each side, a subject in relief: (a) Satyr embracing a
Maenad: The Maenad dances to r., holding out a thyrsos in r. hand ; her hair
is gathered in a knot, and she wears a long chiton leaving r. shoulder bare ;
her skirts are blown back by her rapid movement. The Satyr, who is youthful,
places r. arm round her waist and looks round at her ; he wears a wreath, and
a chlamys fastened with a fibula on 1. shoulder ; in 1. hand a pedum. On either
side is a vine filling the background.
(b) Similar subject; instead of the Satyr, a Seilenos with thyrsos in 1. hand,
to which the Maenad extends her 1. hand over his r. shoulder. She has flowing
hair, and holds a pliialc in r. hand ; he wears a short chiton and anaxyrides (?).
G 187. PHIALE. Diam. 9} in. From Bolsena. Castellani, 1S73. A similar vase is described
in Proc. Soc. Antigs. xv. (1894-5), p. 305, and Ann. deW Inst. 1871, p. 18.
In the centre is a medallion with reliefs : Female figure seated to 1., with
flowing hair and himation over lower limbs, in 1. hand the leg of an animal
with claws (?). Before her is Heracles to 1., leaning against rocks, beardless
and nude, with club in r. hand, cross-belt over r. shoulder, and lion's skin on
rock at 1. side. In the background is Eros to the front, holding a pliialc with
fruit in 1. hand. Round -the medallion are vine-leaves with bunches of grapes.
G 188. PHIALE. Diam. 9J in. From Bolsena. Castellani, 1S73.
In a medallion with borders of rays, a band of vine-leaves, tendrils, and
bunches of grapes, and sunk hatched lines : Head of Heracles in relief, with
flowing hair and lion's skin tied round neck.