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Plate LXXIII,
All except No. 664 found at the temple of Apollo Hylates, near Curium.
657. Red terra cotta, exterior now gray. Height, 6 inches.
Fragment of rude figure of a man standing beside or leaning against a proportionately
very small horse, which he holds by the mane with his right hand. Man, beardless; with flattish
body; moulded features; prominent nose; close-fitting cap, with high brim in front, that passes
into lappets that descend in front upon the shoulders. Arms not separated from the body.
Lower part of left arm broken away, and other portions chipped and broken off. Horse, with
very large head, moulded into some resemblance to reality; small pointed ears ; very prominent
eyes ; mane crested; forelock rather high, broken off at tip. Part of each leg, and all of the tail,
broken away.
658. Red terra cotta, exterior now mottled with gray. Height, $% inches.
Group of a male and a female equestrian, each mounted upon two very rude horses, and their
hands holding each severally the outer side of the neck of a horse. The riders have no legs, but
the body of each rises from the backs of both the horses on which he sits. The man (to the
right in the plate) has full beard; each rider wears a close-fitting cap, with thick wide brim,
beneath which, over the forehead, is seen the wavy hair. Ears of horses against the breasts of
the riders. Fingers of hands moulded. The base is a mere band, to which the legs of the horses
are joined. Noses of the woman's horses partly broken away. The whole group chipped here
and there.
659. Red terra cotta, exterior now gray. Height, 6% inches.
Rude equestrian figure. Rider fairly astride, holding left hand to horse's neck, while with
the other he grasps some hanging object, perhaps a whip ; on the head a helmet, the point
curving forward, slightly upturned brim in front, under which the curly hair is seen; cheek-
pieces; fragments of a wreath over the brim in front; neck protector at the back. Over the
All except No. 664 found at the temple of Apollo Hylates, near Curium.
657. Red terra cotta, exterior now gray. Height, 6 inches.
Fragment of rude figure of a man standing beside or leaning against a proportionately
very small horse, which he holds by the mane with his right hand. Man, beardless; with flattish
body; moulded features; prominent nose; close-fitting cap, with high brim in front, that passes
into lappets that descend in front upon the shoulders. Arms not separated from the body.
Lower part of left arm broken away, and other portions chipped and broken off. Horse, with
very large head, moulded into some resemblance to reality; small pointed ears ; very prominent
eyes ; mane crested; forelock rather high, broken off at tip. Part of each leg, and all of the tail,
broken away.
658. Red terra cotta, exterior now mottled with gray. Height, $% inches.
Group of a male and a female equestrian, each mounted upon two very rude horses, and their
hands holding each severally the outer side of the neck of a horse. The riders have no legs, but
the body of each rises from the backs of both the horses on which he sits. The man (to the
right in the plate) has full beard; each rider wears a close-fitting cap, with thick wide brim,
beneath which, over the forehead, is seen the wavy hair. Ears of horses against the breasts of
the riders. Fingers of hands moulded. The base is a mere band, to which the legs of the horses
are joined. Noses of the woman's horses partly broken away. The whole group chipped here
and there.
659. Red terra cotta, exterior now gray. Height, 6% inches.
Rude equestrian figure. Rider fairly astride, holding left hand to horse's neck, while with
the other he grasps some hanging object, perhaps a whip ; on the head a helmet, the point
curving forward, slightly upturned brim in front, under which the curly hair is seen; cheek-
pieces; fragments of a wreath over the brim in front; neck protector at the back. Over the