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PLA TE LXXII. CONTINUED.
conical; forelock very large and flattened vertically, seeming to have (with the top of the mane)
a double crest. Top of mane, and forelock, colored brown ; eyes indicated in brown ; double
vertical brown stripe from the conical ears to the forefoot, and similar double stripe over the back
and down the hind legs ; hair of tail indicated by one brown stripe along its top, from which
diverge stripes on either side ; ears in front, and top of head, colored red ; throat decorated with
transverse and oblique brown stripes and a red triangular space. Across the breast a heavy band
with a downward curve, with a large disk or rosette at each end and one at the middle, from
which last, under the band, depends a heavy tassel. This decoration and all the front part of the
legs, colored red. Surface a little worn.
656. Red terra cotta, exterior now gray. Height, 6% inches. Found at the temple of
Apollo Hylates, near Curium.
Rude figure of horse and cavalryman ; the latter kneeling on the horse's back and grasping
the mane with both hands. Rider with flatfish pointed helmet, and crest over the top from front
to rear. Large nose, chin, and ears. Over the left shoulder and behind the back hangs a round
shield, colored red. Eyes and beard indicated in brown ; nose-piece indicated in, and ears colored,
red ; fingers indicated in brown ; remnants of brown and red transverse stripes on the arms ; traces
of brown and red on the rest of his body. Mane of horse wide, curving over into a projecting
forelock, colored brown at top ; ears and conical nose colored red ; eyes indicated in brown ;
traces of a headstall in brown. Across the throat and down the sides of the neck, a broad band
of brown, which joins the brown that covers the front part of the forelegs. A broad apron, colored
red, seems to hang in front of the breast, and to be secured by a red strap of color passing over
the lower part of the neck. Traces of red and brown on the neck. A brown strap passes over
the back at the crupper, and down the hind legs ; which stripe is joined by another running the
length of the tail above ; all the rest of the body colored red.
conical; forelock very large and flattened vertically, seeming to have (with the top of the mane)
a double crest. Top of mane, and forelock, colored brown ; eyes indicated in brown ; double
vertical brown stripe from the conical ears to the forefoot, and similar double stripe over the back
and down the hind legs ; hair of tail indicated by one brown stripe along its top, from which
diverge stripes on either side ; ears in front, and top of head, colored red ; throat decorated with
transverse and oblique brown stripes and a red triangular space. Across the breast a heavy band
with a downward curve, with a large disk or rosette at each end and one at the middle, from
which last, under the band, depends a heavy tassel. This decoration and all the front part of the
legs, colored red. Surface a little worn.
656. Red terra cotta, exterior now gray. Height, 6% inches. Found at the temple of
Apollo Hylates, near Curium.
Rude figure of horse and cavalryman ; the latter kneeling on the horse's back and grasping
the mane with both hands. Rider with flatfish pointed helmet, and crest over the top from front
to rear. Large nose, chin, and ears. Over the left shoulder and behind the back hangs a round
shield, colored red. Eyes and beard indicated in brown ; nose-piece indicated in, and ears colored,
red ; fingers indicated in brown ; remnants of brown and red transverse stripes on the arms ; traces
of brown and red on the rest of his body. Mane of horse wide, curving over into a projecting
forelock, colored brown at top ; ears and conical nose colored red ; eyes indicated in brown ;
traces of a headstall in brown. Across the throat and down the sides of the neck, a broad band
of brown, which joins the brown that covers the front part of the forelegs. A broad apron, colored
red, seems to hang in front of the breast, and to be secured by a red strap of color passing over
the lower part of the neck. Traces of red and brown on the neck. A brown strap passes over
the back at the crupper, and down the hind legs ; which stripe is joined by another running the
length of the tail above ; all the rest of the body colored red.