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PLATE VII.
and a light cloak hanging over his arm. Near the Satyr are two
other male Bacchantes, one of whom, of an aged appearance, and
with a pedum in his hand, seems to be in a state of intoxication,
and is supported by his more youthful companion. The strong
muscular figure, near the centre, with a panther at his feet, and
with his right arm uplifted, is in the act of stimulating^) the votaries
of Bacchus to a continuation of the rites, in which endeavour he is
seconded by the Satyr, who holds up his right hand in the same
action of exhortation. Nearly the whole of these figures, agree-
ably to the rites of the Bacchanalian games, are in the act of
dancing.
The Dionysia, or orgies of Bacchus, were instituted in com-
memoration of his conquest of India, and were celebrated in dif-
ferent parts of Greece, but were observed with greater splendour at
Athens, perhaps, than at any other place. At these festivals it was
customary for the people to imitate the followers of Bacchus, and
to run about the mountains, feigning phrenzy, and repeatedly shout-
ing the name of Bacchus.
At the lower part of the body of the vase are eight female figures,
holding a patera in each hand; they have wings, and terminate in
the form of Tritons. An architectural fragment, which represents
a figure precisely similar to these, and which has probably belonged
to a temple dedicated to Bacchus, is in the collection of Lord
Elgin, and similar representations of male Fauns have occurred in
the Terracottas. (5) In the ancient sculptures we sometimes see
the Bacchic and marine characters united : an instance of this
kind occurs in a terminal head, formerly in the Vatican, (6) in
which the attributes of Bacchus are blended with those of a
4 ApofAio y.xi p£opoiV EPE0IZHN 7rA»t/<rr«f,
laX-xif t ANAnAAA^N. Eurip. Bacch. v. 148.
' No. LXVI. p. 33.
6 D'Hancarville, Recherches sur l'origine des Arts de la Grece, torn. I. pi. xviit
—Mus. Nap. torn. 2. pi. xlv.
and a light cloak hanging over his arm. Near the Satyr are two
other male Bacchantes, one of whom, of an aged appearance, and
with a pedum in his hand, seems to be in a state of intoxication,
and is supported by his more youthful companion. The strong
muscular figure, near the centre, with a panther at his feet, and
with his right arm uplifted, is in the act of stimulating^) the votaries
of Bacchus to a continuation of the rites, in which endeavour he is
seconded by the Satyr, who holds up his right hand in the same
action of exhortation. Nearly the whole of these figures, agree-
ably to the rites of the Bacchanalian games, are in the act of
dancing.
The Dionysia, or orgies of Bacchus, were instituted in com-
memoration of his conquest of India, and were celebrated in dif-
ferent parts of Greece, but were observed with greater splendour at
Athens, perhaps, than at any other place. At these festivals it was
customary for the people to imitate the followers of Bacchus, and
to run about the mountains, feigning phrenzy, and repeatedly shout-
ing the name of Bacchus.
At the lower part of the body of the vase are eight female figures,
holding a patera in each hand; they have wings, and terminate in
the form of Tritons. An architectural fragment, which represents
a figure precisely similar to these, and which has probably belonged
to a temple dedicated to Bacchus, is in the collection of Lord
Elgin, and similar representations of male Fauns have occurred in
the Terracottas. (5) In the ancient sculptures we sometimes see
the Bacchic and marine characters united : an instance of this
kind occurs in a terminal head, formerly in the Vatican, (6) in
which the attributes of Bacchus are blended with those of a
4 ApofAio y.xi p£opoiV EPE0IZHN 7rA»t/<rr«f,
laX-xif t ANAnAAA^N. Eurip. Bacch. v. 148.
' No. LXVI. p. 33.
6 D'Hancarville, Recherches sur l'origine des Arts de la Grece, torn. I. pi. xviit
—Mus. Nap. torn. 2. pi. xlv.