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PLATES CIV., CV. CONTINUED.
pointed or foliate star, between each two points of which is a rosette of dots. These rectangles
being twenty in number, the handles set at equal distances, fall alternately opposite a rectangle
with the star and one with the chequer-work. Cover: conical portion decorated generally like
the lower part of the body, but with one wide zone of chequer-work ; cylindrical part with five
horizontal bands, the middle portion a zone of chequer-work ; body of amphora, below and above
the handles, five horizontal bands ; its lower handles with lines along their length, its upper
handles with transverse lines ; neck, a zone of rectangles, separated by vertical bars of fine lines,
in the midst of which is a line of lattice-filled diamonds or lozenges ; each alternate rectangle
occupied with a pointed quatrefoil, the points shaded with oblique strokes, and between each two
points a rosette of dots ; the alternate rectangles, with chequer-work. Flaring lip with horizontal
bands about it, and a zone of vertical strokes at the top. Figured, or animal, decoration on the
cover: on the principal zone about the amphora part, and between its two horizontal handles, on
each side two long-legged horses feeding, one with his head close to his hind feet; under the
body of each horse the figure often called a swastika, with arms so inclined, and the ends of each
arm coming so near the next angle, that they look almost like diamonds with diagonals. Above,
interrupting the bands about the body, and opposite the base of the vertical handle, the figure of
a long-necked and long-tailed bird, above and below which is a rosette of dots. Figured, or
animal decoration on the body: The handles furnish the best starting point. These all differ
more or less from one another. Beginning with that shown nearly at the centre of Plate CIV.,
there are two divisions, above and below, each occupied by a feeding horse, beneath which is a
long-legged, long-necked bird, of the stork or crane kind ; one standing erect, the other dressing
its plumage ; a rosette of dots above and one below the bird ; a rosette also in each right hand
corner of the lower division. The rest of the ornamentation, in transverse lines, rows of dots and
of vertical strokes, is seen well enough in the plate. Passing around to the left, the next handle,
whose edge only is seen in the plate, the occupations of the birds are reversed ; the upper one
dressing its plumage, the lower one standing erect; two six-rayed stars replace the rosettes in the
lower space, there being no rosettes in the upper. Also, sharp close zigzags take the place of
the transverse lines of dots at the middle (as seen on the handle shown at centre of Plate CV.),
pointed or foliate star, between each two points of which is a rosette of dots. These rectangles
being twenty in number, the handles set at equal distances, fall alternately opposite a rectangle
with the star and one with the chequer-work. Cover: conical portion decorated generally like
the lower part of the body, but with one wide zone of chequer-work ; cylindrical part with five
horizontal bands, the middle portion a zone of chequer-work ; body of amphora, below and above
the handles, five horizontal bands ; its lower handles with lines along their length, its upper
handles with transverse lines ; neck, a zone of rectangles, separated by vertical bars of fine lines,
in the midst of which is a line of lattice-filled diamonds or lozenges ; each alternate rectangle
occupied with a pointed quatrefoil, the points shaded with oblique strokes, and between each two
points a rosette of dots ; the alternate rectangles, with chequer-work. Flaring lip with horizontal
bands about it, and a zone of vertical strokes at the top. Figured, or animal, decoration on the
cover: on the principal zone about the amphora part, and between its two horizontal handles, on
each side two long-legged horses feeding, one with his head close to his hind feet; under the
body of each horse the figure often called a swastika, with arms so inclined, and the ends of each
arm coming so near the next angle, that they look almost like diamonds with diagonals. Above,
interrupting the bands about the body, and opposite the base of the vertical handle, the figure of
a long-necked and long-tailed bird, above and below which is a rosette of dots. Figured, or
animal decoration on the body: The handles furnish the best starting point. These all differ
more or less from one another. Beginning with that shown nearly at the centre of Plate CIV.,
there are two divisions, above and below, each occupied by a feeding horse, beneath which is a
long-legged, long-necked bird, of the stork or crane kind ; one standing erect, the other dressing
its plumage ; a rosette of dots above and one below the bird ; a rosette also in each right hand
corner of the lower division. The rest of the ornamentation, in transverse lines, rows of dots and
of vertical strokes, is seen well enough in the plate. Passing around to the left, the next handle,
whose edge only is seen in the plate, the occupations of the birds are reversed ; the upper one
dressing its plumage, the lower one standing erect; two six-rayed stars replace the rosettes in the
lower space, there being no rosettes in the upper. Also, sharp close zigzags take the place of
the transverse lines of dots at the middle (as seen on the handle shown at centre of Plate CV.),