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Walters, Henry Beauchamp; British Museum <London> [Hrsg.]
Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum (Band 4): Vases of the latest period — London, 1896

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268 CATALOGUE OF VASES.

G 189. RHYTON, terminating in a cow's head. Ht. 8 in. From Ruvo. Temple Coll., 1856.

Red ware, with relief in front, the markings on which are finely rendered.

Contest of an Amazon and a Gryphon: The Gryphon to 1. has beaten
down the Amazon to 1., and places 1. forepaw on her body and r. hind-leg on
her feet; she looks back and seizes it by the throat with 1. hand ; she has
floating hair, kidaris, short girt chiton, and endromides, in r. hand a sword.

G 190. RHYTON, terminating in a lion's head. Ht. 8 in. 1847. Millingen Coll. Fluted body

and small ring-shaped handle. Red ware ; has been covered with a white slip.

Subject as last vase, but not so well executed.

G 191. RHYTON. Length 13 in. From Ruvo. Temple Coll., 1856. Red ware ; body fluted.

The vase terminates in the forepart of a flying Pegasos.

G 192. RHYTON, terminating in the forepart of a galloping horse. Length 9 in. From

Egnazia. Temple Coll., 1856. Body fluted ; ring-shaped handle. The vase has been covered
with a white slip. Right fore-leg of horse broken away.

In front in relief is a toilet-scene: In the centre is a female figure to front
standing over a laver ; she is nude, and is in the act of drying her hair. On the
other side of the laver is a female figure to r. with hair in a knot and himation
over 1. arm, offering her some object; behind her is a youthful Satyr retreating
to 1., with r. hand raised over his head, in 1. an uncertain object. On the r. is a
youth to the front with himation over 1. shoulder, in r. hand an oinochoi, in 1. a
staff.

G 193. OINOCHOE. Ht. 11 in. From Bolsena. Castellani, 1873. Remains of black glaze.

Shape like a bird's body.

The handle is in the form of an athlete leaning straight back, as if resting,
nude, with curly hair, in 1. hand a thong ; his head rests on a large ivy-leaf, and
his feet on a support below which is a mask with 6'7/co?, much worn.

G 194. ETHMOS, or strainer. Diam. 5J in. From Calvi. Castellani, 1873. Unglazcd

red ware.

Between the handle and strainer is a medallion with relief of two male
figures in combat to r.; the one on the 1. has beaten the other down on his
knees ; the latter has a shield on 1. arm. •
 
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