Walters, Henry Beauchamp; British Museum <London> [Hrsg.]: Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum (Band 1,2): Cypriote, Italian, and Etruscan pottery (London, 1912)

258 ITALIAN AND ETRUSCAN POTTERY.

band of large concentric semicircles inverted, in white, and bands of white with
patterns in a darker colour ; round the foot, white lattice-pattern.

[Cf. for the animals those on the wall-paintings found in a tomb at Veii (Dennis, Etruria,
I. p. 33 \'i.) ; also Louvre D 143 ff. See also generally a vase in the Faina Collection at Orvieto
(Montelius, op. cit. pi. 243, 5.)]

8. DOUBTFUL BUCCHERO FABRICS (h 231-240).

H 231. PART OF ANTEFIXAL ORNAMENT (?). Ht. 7! in. Naples, 1889. Drab clay

with dark grey slip resembling bucchero ware in appearance (the clay is partly blackened
through). Part of the projection at back remains.

Gorgoneion of archaic type, with curls over forehead and protruding tongue
and teeth.

H 232 BOWL. Ht. \'i in. Diam. 5i in. From excavations at Tharros, Sardinia, 1856 (tomb

25). Grey ware, with dark grey polish in interior, except centre.

Shallow form, with moulded rim and plain foot. Two rings scored round
centre.

H 233. BOWL, similar. Ht. if in. Diam. 5} in. Tharros, Sardinia, 1S56 (tomb 5). Dark

grey ware, slightly polished ; in the interior, rings engraved round the centre.

H 234. BOWL, similar. Ht. i\ in. Diam. 4! in. Tharros, 1S56 (tomb 18).

H 235. BOWL. Ht. if in. Diam. 4} in. Tharros, 1856 (tomb 19). Black polished ware;

curved outline, without rim.

H 236. OLPE. Ht. 4 in. From excavations at Tharros, Sardinia, 1856 (tomb 10). Grey ware,

slightly polished.

Body swelling out below, with small foot ; plain rim and handle. Round
the body, moulded rings.

H 237. JUG. Ht. 45 in. Similarly acquired (tomb 1). Coarse grey ware, unpolished.

Pear-shaped body, with moulded lip ; handle of two ribs, prolonged along
the rim, the lower ends twisted. Projection on shoulder (broken), pierced with
small hole.

H 238. ASKOS. Ht. 6 in. Length gi- in. Christy Coll., 1865. Light brown ware, discoloured Plate 2v

by fire, surface worn away in places.

Body of double convex form and circular section, rising to a point at the
top ; long neck with spreading mouth and broad flat ring-handle adjoining ; flat
base. Round the top, concentric circles incised, from which radiate triple loop-
shaped markings as far as the middle of the body.

H 239. ASKOS. Old Cat., No. 13. Ht. 4! in. Length 5 J in. Drab ware, unpolished. Plate &

Body in rude imitation of bird-form, with mouth in place of head ; handle
at back ; flat base.

[A similar vase in the museum at Orvieto.]